Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award
A rare image of a brown hyena in a ghost town has won the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
South African photographer Wim van den Heever captured the image of a brown hyena outside a ruined diamond mining town in Namibia.
The Winning Image
The image, titled 'Ghost Town Visitor,' shows the world's rarest hyena standing in front of a long-deserted building lit with an ethereal glow.
"I spent several seasons trying to photograph them at dawn and dusk from nearby buildings, but without success,"
van den Heever told Live Science in an email, describing his efforts to capture the image after discovering hyena tracks in the ghost town of Kolmanskop nearly a decade ago.
Author's Summary
Photographer Wim van den Heever wins award for rare hyena image.
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