Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 just released a sneak peek at its incredible shortlisted winning entries and it proves that DSLR cameras still rule this photography genre

Date:
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0000

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These spectacular shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the
Year 2026 competition show that there's life in the DSLR yet!

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Wildlife Photographer of
the Year competition has released a preview of select winning images for its 62nd year Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London The full set of 100 winning images will be exhibited at the Museum following the full winners announcement on October 16 The winners announcement of the Natural History Museum's Wildlife
Photographer of the Year competition is one of my favorite dates in the photographic calendar. It seems like every year the winning and commended photographers outdo themselves in capturing vivid, fascinating stories from the natural world.

One thing I also love doing is poring over which cameras the winning photographers are using to capture their spectacular shots. As such, when the Museum released this set of preview images to whet our appetites ahead of the full announcement, I headed straight to the caption information and discovered to my great interest that the two most-used cameras on the list so far are both Nikon DSLRs!

The full list of cameras used to capture the sixteen shots on the full list
is a real mixed bag. As well as a selection of pro and prosumer mirrorless
and DSLR cameras, theres also a DJI Mavic drone and a Leica Q3 43 compact. However, the two cameras that featured most prominently with two images apiece, representing a quarter of the full list were the ten-year-old Nikon D500 and the Nikon D850 ! Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: (Image credit: Dewald Tromp / Wildlife Photographer of the Year) The highly commended image Eye of the Storm by Dewald Tromp from South Africa, depicting a chameleon battling its way through a sandstorm in Nigeria (above), was captured using the Nikon D850, as was American Ralph Paces image of a sea
hare gliding through eelgrass in Monterey Bay (below). (Image credit: Ralph Pace / Wildlife Photographer of the Year) Jack Crawford in the UK has been highly commended in the 15-17 Years bracket for his perfectly timed moment of a swift flying underneath the looming bulk of a 747 shot on a Nikon D500 (below). You may like How an award-winning camera trap transformed my
backyard wildlife photography overnight Today's best DSLR cameras, based on in-depth testing Extraordinary' winning images from International Aerial Photographer of the Year unveiled (Image credit: Jack Crockford / Wildlife Photographer of the Year) And Canadian Shane Gross strapped his Nikon D500 into an Aquatica AD500 underwater housing to capture his highly commended, half-in half-out image of a school of bigeye trevally off the coast of the Seychelles (below). (Image credit: Shane Gross / Wildlife Photographer of
the Year) One things for sure the DSLR isnt dead just yet! Get daily
insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. If you want to be able to see these images for yourself when the exhibition begins in October, you can grab tickets here . Today's best deals on these winning DSLRs Nikon D850 2,080 View See all prices Nikon D500 659 View See all prices We check over
250 million products every day for the best prices The D850 and D500 The
Nikon D850 is a hugely popular full-frame DSLR. (Image credit: Future) The Nikon D850 , released in 2017, is a wildlife photography legend. A full-frame DSLR with a generous 45.7MP resolution, its 153-point AF system may not be as sophisticated as the flagship mirrorless cameras that have succeeded it, but its still incredibly tenacious and accurate for moving subjects.

With its pitch-perfect handling and large optical viewfinder, the D850 is a joy to shoot with and has captured many spectacular wildlife images since. Theres a reason that when Nikon came to release its mirrorless wildlife specialist the Z8 , the manufacturer branded it as a new D850. The smaller, more affordable Nikon D500. (Image credit: Future) The D500 , meanwhile, was released a year earlier meaning it has just marked its ten-year anniversary! Even so, this capable APS-C shooter made a reputation for being a speedster, thanks to its 10fps burst rate that could go up to 200 RAW files, as well as its simply superb autofocus system. As such, it has been embraced over the years by many wildlife photographers without the budget for the D850 and as this years WPOTY results go to show, this stunning camera still has its share of devotees. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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