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Ghostly Shot of Hyena Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award

Wim van den Heever won the grand prize for capturing the rarest hyena species in Namibia, using camera traps after a decade of effort, the Natural History Museum said.

  • Wim van den Heever's haunting photograph of a brown hyena won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award after a decade of effort and portrays the hyena in an abandoned diamond mining town in Namibia.
  • The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will take place at the Natural History Museum in London from October 17, 2025, to July 12, 2026.
  • Andrea Dominizi won the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 for his image highlighting habitat loss in Italy, showcasing a longhorn beetle surrounded by logging machinery.
  • Kathy Moran, chairwoman of the jury, praised van den Heever's image for its ability to reflect on wildlife reclaiming a once human-dominated environment.
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Ghostly shot of hyena wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

An image of a rare hyena standing in front of an abandoned building in a former diamond mining town in Namibia has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 award.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025: 'Ghostly' shot of rare hyena takes title - here are the other winners

It captures one of the world’s rarest hyenas, in a town that is ‘no longer ours’ 🐾

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Metro News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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