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__NOTOC__ (Wildlife Photographer of the Year ) – the Oscar of wildlife photographers – is the most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world. It is an annual international wildlife photography competition owned by the Natural History Museum and ''BBC Wildlife''. It was known as BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year from 1990 to 2003, and briefly as Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Kodak Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Prudential Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The first competition was held in 1964, with three categories and around 600 entries. In 2008 the competition received over 32,000 entries from 3100 photographers in 82 countries.〔 There is an exhibition of the winning and commended images each year at the Natural History Museum, which later tours around the world. It is often cited as being one of the most prestigious photography competitions in the world. A book of winning entries and runners-up has been published each year since 1992, with two books being published in 1994 (the first three volumes were published the year after the corresponding competitions were held). Early volumes have become quite collectable. These portfolios are the sources of the ranking. ==About== The Wildlife Photographer of The Year competition can be entered according to the detailed forms found at the (www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto ) webpage. Maximum 25 images ranging from intimate animal portraits to atmospheric landscapes, ground-breaking photojournalism to innovative technique can be submitted once a year, in 12-17 permanent and alternate categories. Since 2003 the grand prize has been selected from among the winning images of the categories and has been awarded to a single image in adult and young competition too. The photographer aged 17 and under submitting the best image receives the title “The Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year”, while the author of the best image over 17 years of age becomes “The Wildlife Photographer of the Year”. (This award has never been won in adult category more than once.) The deadline of submission of the images is around late February, and the results become public in mid-October. The winning images are selected from among approximately 50,000 entries received from almost 100 countries around the globe, in three rounds by a prestigious and professional jury. The awards ceremony takes place in the (Natural History Museum ) in London. On this date the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year portfolio, introducing the winning images, comes out. Following the awards ceremony, the extremely high-quality and major Wildlife Photographer of the Year (exhibition ) opens its gates in London and after that touring worldwide throughout the year, attracting more than 5 million visitors. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, with a long history and traditions, has greatly contributed to the promotion of wildlife photography and conservationism. Being a winner of this competition is the most significant professional recognition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wildlife Photographer of the Year」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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