An emotional ‘gut punch’: elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia scoops the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award — here are this year’s winning images
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced
- Federico Veronesi takes top prize with elephant carrying a dead calf photo
- Winning photographs showcased at the Natural History Museum, London, from 16 October 2026
The winners of the 62nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been announced, and once again the selection gives us a fascinating insight into our planet's animal behaviour and evolving habitats.
A total of 19 young and adult category winners covered specific species and habitats, and the overall top prize has gone to the Behaviour: Mammals category winner Federic Veronesi, with his "heartbreakingly poignant" photo of an elephant carrying a dead calf, witnessed in Namibia, Africa, through a Nikon Z8 and 400mm f/2.8 lens.
Having personally witnessed a recently deceased elephant calf years back in Kenya's Masai Mara National Park, I can resonate with what Chair of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Jury, Kathy Moran, said...
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