{"id":21362,"date":"2022-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=21362"},"modified":"2022-10-21T12:08:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:08:42","slug":"foreword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/2022\/10\/20\/foreword\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreword"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\">BY PICTURE EDITOR<\/span> <strong>TOM GILKS <\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-25-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-21543\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-25-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-25-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-25-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-25-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-25.png 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif dropcap\">IT\u2019S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. The passing of summer may be sad for some, but I always excitedly await the results of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which showcases the very best of the world\u2019s wildlife photography. And this year certainly hasn\u2019t dissapointed. I have been blown away by the attention to detail in every one of the winning images \u2013 the more you look, the more they deliver. Take young Thai photographer Katanyou Wuttichaitanakorn\u2019s breathtaking textural composition of a Bryde\u2019s whale\u2019s baleen, which reveals a familiar mammal in a whole new light. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is also such a refreshing celebration of diversity \u2013 of species, landscapes, photographers and perspectives. It truly is a global contest. So, immerse yourself in the following pages, and I hope you feel as inspired and moved as I have been. <\/p>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-67874f76-64a9-49cd-a51a-1d32e854b0ab\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h5 class=\"sans-serif article-subhead\"><strong>Wildlife Photographer of the Year <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">The competition is run and developed by the Natural History Museum, London, where the winning and highly commended entries can be viewed until 2nd July 2023. For details of the exhibition, how to enter the next competition, and dates and venues of the regional exhibition tour, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\">nhm.ac.uk\/wpy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY PICTURE EDITOR TOM GILKS IT\u2019S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. The passing of summer may be sad for some, but I always excitedly await the results of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which showcases the very best of the world\u2019s wildlife photography. And this year certainly hasn\u2019t dissapointed. 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