These wildlife photography award finalists are breathtaking to behold
25 stunning images.
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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.
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The winners of this year's Wildlife Photography Awards have already been decided, but now it's time for the public to make their choice.
On Wednesday, the 25 image-strong shortlist for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People's Choice Awards was released, and the collection is nothing short of visually stunning.
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The images below aren't all happy ones — two in particular highlight the grim conditions some animals face at the hands of their captors — but they're all incredibly powerful in their own way...
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Votes can be cast via the National History Museum website, and voting ends in February.
Topics Animals