Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Photogenic plants, fascinating animals and dramatic landscapes are celebrated in this annual photography competition and exhibition, a joint enterprise between the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine. This year the exhibition includes the results of a new award, Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year, which celebrates six pictures that tell a memorable story. A key component of the show are the stories which accompany the photos, describing the often remarkable conditions under which each photographer captured their winning shot. Esa Malkonen's striking image, 'Back in, fronts out', for instance, records the carefully choreographed hatching ritual of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica – half of each parental couple sits on their eggs while the other party ambles to the sea to look for food.