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A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist

The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition.

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The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition. Taken by Norwegian wildlife photographer Audun Rikardsen, it was among the 'Highly Commended' entries in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. While working as a guide with Arctic Wildlife Tours, Rikardsen rigged an underwater camera with a motion sensor beneath a seal's breathing hole, and then waited. At 4am, a female polar bear approached and peered down. Rikardsen then waited eight hours for the bear to move away before retrieving the camera and reviewing the images. I was screaming, so I probably woke up all the polar bears for miles." Rikardsen has previously won two Wildlife Photographer of the Year categories: Birds in 2019 and Oceans: The Bigger Picture in 2025. Scroll down to explore other highly commended works from the competition. Living alongside polar bears in the Canadian Arctic. BBC World Service Crockford watched swifts return to London after their annual migration from Africa, filling the air with their high-pitched calls.

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From the storyThe polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition.

working as a guide withCollocation

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From the storyWhile working as a guide with Arctic Wildlife Tours, Rikardsen rigged an underwater camera with a motion sensor beneath a seal's breathing hole, and then waited.

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From the storyWhile working as a guide with Arctic Wildlife Tours, Rikardsen rigged an underwater camera with a motion sensor beneath a seal's breathing hole, and then waited.

approached and peered downCollocation

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From the storyAt 4am, a female polar bear approached and peered down.

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From the storyRikardsen then waited eight hours for the bear to move away before retrieving the camera and reviewing the images.

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