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Captivating wildlife photographic exhibition for Iziko Museum
NHU AFRICA brings the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 exhibition to Cape Town.
Every year London’s Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine begin a global search for the most outstanding creative visions of nature. Judges are faced with the tremendous task of selecting the top 95 winning photographs from over 43, 000 entries.
The selected images are exceptional, enthralling and unbelievable and together they create a powerful window to life on Earth. Across the 16 categories, the exhibition captures the diversity and beauty of the natural world from: intimate animal behaviour, interaction between humans and the natural world, to remote places, urban wildlife, and the underwater world.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has been running since 1964 and is regarded as the international leader in the artistic representation of the natural world. It attracts both professional and amateur photographers, who travel far and wide and brave all kinds of conditions to capture that winning shot.
NHU AFRICA (Natural History Unit of Africa) commissions, co-produces and distributes wildlife documentaries for both local and international broadcasters. It strives to instil an interest in the natural world, through environmental and conservation-based initiatives and has hosted the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition since 2006. Other NHU AFRICA initiatives include the Wild Talk Africa film festival and conference, www.wildtalkafrica.com and the Wildlife Film Academy, which trains students in wildlife filmmaking, www.wildlifefilmacademy.com
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will be showcased from 7 December 2011 until 13 March 2012 at the Iziko South African Museum, (next to the Planetarium), 25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens. Opening hours are 10:00 – 17:00, seven days a week. For more information visit www.nhuafrica.com
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
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