9-Year-Old Shreyovi Mehta Shines As Runner-Up In Wildlife Photography Contest In London
Nine-year-old Shreyovi Mehta grabbed the spotlight by earning a place in the 60th edition of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award organised by the National History Museum.
Shreyvoi is a class five student from Faridabad near Delhi. She was named the runner-up in the ’10 Years and Under’ category for her photograph titled “In the Spotlight”. The photograph featured two peahens silhouetted under a canopy of trees at Keoladev National Park in Bharatpur, India.
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She will receive a medal at an award ceremony at the National History Museum in London on October 8. As per the PTI report, Mehta’s image was one among nearly 60,000 photographs by participants of all ages and experience levels from 117 countries and territories.
The young photographer expressed her disbelief and joy over the recognition in an Instagram post. She wrote, “I can’t believe I am being awarded by the @nhm_wpy at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 in the Under 10 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year category”.
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She also extended gratitude to her family for their support on the post.
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Kathy Moran, chair of the judging panel praised the diversity and depth represented in the competition entries.
“In this selection you see species diversity, a range of behavior and conservation issues. These images represent the evolution of the competition through the years, from pure natural history to photography that fully embraces representation of the natural world – the beauty and the challenges,” he said in a statement.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will open at the NHM on October 11 and will run till June 29, 2025.
