Exhibiting 100 images of exquisite nature photography, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is taking place in the Natural History Museum, where we can get a glimpse of what life is like outside of our secretive enclosed cities. From 20 October 2017 to 28 May 2018 the Wildlife Photographer of the Year is showcasing the winning images carefully selected out of nearly 50000 entries across the world.

‘The Photographer of the year exhibit in the natural history museum was absolutely incredible’

One out of two, of the grand title winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit was a tragic view of the poacher’s leftovers after ridding a black rhino bull of it’s ivory horn, in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, taken by Brent Stirton. The devastatingly accurate image makes us question our lives and what we can do to stop poaching. Although attempts are being made to end poaching, it is still increasing, due to the growing demand for ivory, to be illegally traded for non scientifically proven medicines. Due to this, a once joyous and peaceful species are now attacked and threatened, and when once a numerous species roamed freely, now an estimate of only 5000 remain in the wild.

The other grand title winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit, was a playful figure of a jolly nine year old gorilla called Caco. This elegant image draws us into the life of Caco and her peaceful and delightful forest of the Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in the Republic of the Congo. Her gorgeous expression shows how overjoyed she is in her home, and the relationship with her perfect habitat that provides her with food and shelter. However many Western Lowland Gorilla’s like Caco, are not as lucky, and do not have the comforting and supportive environment of forests, due to deforestation, poaching and diseases, meaning they are now critically endangered. This image cleverly shows us a peak at how it should be and what it can be like if we act to save these helpless animals.

We are unable to reproduce the images for this article but I strongly recommend people of all ages to go to this incredible exhibition. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, is taking place from 20 October 2017, to 28 may 2018, there is an entrance fee.