Vote now for your favourite Portraits image in The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 from BBC Wildlife magazine

By BBC Wildlife Magazine

Published: Monday, 16 October 2023 at 10:50 AM


The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: vote for your favourite Portraits image

Voting is now open for The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 from BBC Wildlife magazine. 

The judging panel shortlisted 10 amazing images for each of the five categories – Portraits, Behaviour, Plants and Fungi, Camera Phone and Environment – and it’s now time to vote.

View all the shortlisted images for The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Portrait category and vote for your favourite below. The image with the most votes will be the category winner. 

When picking their Portraits shortlist, judges were looking for striking poses that reveal the character of an animal (individual or group). 

The Wildlife Photography Awards: Portraits shortlist

1. Large scaled pit viper, Munnar, India

Large scaled pit viper; Munnar, India; August 2021

2. Empusa pennata on fern, Portugal

Empusa pennata on fern; Portugal; March 2023

3. Red deer, Bushy Park, London

Red deer; Bushy Park, London; October 2022

4. Grey crowned crane, Masai Mara, Kenya

Grey crowned crane; Masai Mara, Kenya; February 2019

5. ‘Bit Dirty!’, African buffalo, Aberdare Park, Kenya

‘Bit Dirty!’, African buffalo; Aberdare Park, Kenya; August 2023

6. Displaying pair of Chinstap penguins, Antarctica

Displaying pair of Chinstap penguins; Antarctica; January 2023

7. Elephant, Amboseli, Kenya

Elephant; Amboseli, Kenya; September 2023

8. Otters sleeping after hunting, Isle of Mull

Otters sleeping after hunting; Isle of Mull; July 2022

9. Oceanic whitetip shark, Daedalus reef in the Red Sea

Oceanic whitetip shark; Daedalus reef in the Red Sea; November 2021

10. Peacock worm, Portland Harbour, Dorset

Peacock worm; Portland Harbour, Dorset; October 2022

Vote now!

Vote for your favourite image in each category of The Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 below. The image with the most votes will be the category winner. The judging panel will then review the results of the public vote to select the overall winner, who will win a trip for two to Belize, worth £3,000.