TORONTO, September 10, 2018 — The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition returns to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) for its sixth consecutive year, on December 1, 2018. This perennial favourite for Museum visitors of all ages features 100 extraordinary new and awe-inspiring photographs that depict striking wildlife, stunning landscapes and the remarkable beauty of our biodiversity.
Now in its 54th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the longest-running and most prestigious of its kind in the world. Organized by the Natural History Museum, London (NHM), the competition attracts tens of thousands of submissions from photographers of all ages and skill levels. Selected by an international jury for their artistic composition, technical innovation and truthful interpretation of the natural world, the exhibition showcases the winners and category finalists with work that calls attention to the beauty and fragility of life on this planet.
The ROM will present a slate of inspiring programs to complement the exhibition, including a ROMSpeaks keynote lecture by National Geographic wildlife photographer Brian Skerry, on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Join Skerry on assignment and into the sea, where his stunning visual storytelling captures the problems facing our oceans and uncovers tangible solutions to this global challenge.
ROM Members always enjoy free admission and the benefit of exclusive exhibition previews, taking place on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2018. For more information on ROM Memberships visit rom.on.ca/members or call 416.586.5700.
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Founded in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum showcases art, culture, and nature from around the world and across the ages. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects, and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country’s preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new discoveries, the ROM plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of the artistic, cultural, and natural world. Combining its original heritage architecture with the contemporary Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the ROM serves as a national landmark, and a dynamic cultural destination in the heart of Toronto for all to enjoy.
