A mesmerising underwater image of western toad tadpoles has earned Canadian photojournalist Shane Grossthe 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

Canada’s Shane Gross has won the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition with his backlit image of tadpoles underwater. Gross beat stiff competition from a record-breaking 59,228 entries to take the award.

These tadpoles are from a near-threatened species of toad, and in a typical year, 99% will not survive to adulthood.

The making of ‘The Swarm of Life’ “The winning image, ‘The Swarm of Life’ by Canadian photojournalist Shane Gross, was chosen from a record-breaking 59,228 entries,

The 2024 competition saw a whopping 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories. Winners were announced at a ceremony in London.

This year’s grand prize went to Canadian Marine Conservation photojournalist Shane Gross for his underwater photo of western toad tadpoles, a species threatened by habitat destruction. Gross took the photo while snorkeling in Cedar Lake on Vancouver ...

Credit: Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod / Wildlife Photographer of the Year In a village where forests once grew, a tiger lounges on a grassy hillside. India’s Western Ghats has a stable population of the majestic big cats,

Breathtaking shots shine a light on the wonders of wildlife and the threats that human activities pose to the natural world

Selected from a record 59,228 entries, these are the overall winners and the 18 category winners of this prestigious competition by London’s Natural History Museum.

Canadian Marine Conservation Photojournalist, Shane Gross, was awarded Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 for his image ‘The Swarm of Life’, a breathtaking photograph that shines a light on the magical underwater world of western toad tadpoles.