Check out these amazing Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition pictures

The Natural History Museum in London has just released some of the pictures from its annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. 

Here are a selection of the entries in the competition, with the winner being announced on October 17

Sewage surfer, by Justin Hofman, USA: Seahorses hitch rides on the currents by grabbing floating objects such as seaweed with their prehensile tails. Justin watched as this estuary seahorse ‘almost hopped’ from one bit of bouncing natural debris to the next near Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. But as the tide started to come in, the water contained more and more decidedly unnatural objects – mainly bits of plastic – and a film of sewage sludge covered the surface. The seahorse let go of a piece of seagrass and seized a long, wispy piece of clear plastic. Sony Alpha 7R II + 16–35mm f4 lens; 1/60 sec at f16; ISO 320; Nauticam housing + Zen 230mm Nauticam N120 Superdome; two Sea & Sea strobes with electronic sync.