Award-winning wildlife images on show in Brighton

An exhibition of award-winning wildlife images taken by photographers from around the world is coming to Brighton.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition showcases some of the most spectacular images of the natural world in one collection.

The 59th annual competition received nearly 50,000 entries from 95 countries.

The international tour of the winning entries is set to open at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from 14 September to 16 March.

Hedley Swain, chief executive of the museum, said the show "illustrates the variety, beauty and importance of wildlife in our world with a vital environmental message at the heart of it".

The show will mark the reopening of the museum after the Grade II* listed gallery closed for essential restoration work last month.

Mr Swain said the 12 September reopening would be "even more fabulous" due to its coincidence with the "extremely popular" exhibition.

Judged anonymously

The show features over 100 extraordinary photographs.

Images include a forest rodeo, a hidden stargazer and a mason bee at work.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual international wildlife photography competition staged by the Natural History Museum.

Entries are judged anonymously on their creativity, originality, and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts.

An exhibition of the 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year is set to open at the Natural History Museum on 11 October.