Picked from a record 60,636 entries, the first images from the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year competition have been released. The photographs, which range from a lion facing down a cobra to magnified mould spores, show the diversity, beauty and complexity of the natural world and humanity’s relationship with it. The winners will be announced on 14 October

Picked from a record 60,636 entries, the first images from the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year competition have been released. The photographs, which…

A hundred of the competition’s top submissions will go on display at the Natural History Museum later this year

Picked from more than 60,000 entries, these stunning images are among the 'highly commended' in the Natural History Museum's wildlife photographer of the year.

See striking photos from the \