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I’ve just been informed that the search for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 has begun.
If you have broadband you can enter the competition online. Alternatively enter by post.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
UK

However, it costs £20 to enter online and £27 to enter by post, due to the increased administration this involves.
Deadlines:
Monday 31 March 2008 for online submission.
Monday 24 March 2008 for postal submission.

New award for 2008: Photographer’s Award for Lifetime Commitment to Wildlife Photography
This award will be given to the photographer whose work and commitment to wildlife photography is considered worthy of commendation. This can either be through the sheer power and beauty of their imagery or the positive impact the imagery has made. All entrants can nominate candidates for this award.

Your nomination must be based on the criteria above, you must include a valid reason.

Online entrants can nominate from within the upload area.
Postal entrants can email a nomination or alternatively enclose the nomination with their package.

The title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 will be given to the photographer whose single image is judged to be the most striking and memorable of all the entries. The winning photographer will receive a cheque for £10,000, which will be presented at an awards ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London, in October 2008.
Other awards are: Eric Hosking Award (Prize: £1,000), Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife(Prize: £1,000), One Earth Award(Prize: £1,000), Photographer’s Award for Lifetime Commitment to Wildlife Photography New for 2008.

The categories are:

1. Animals in Their Environment
2. Animal Behaviour: Birds
3. Animal Behaviour: Mammals
4. Animal Behaviour: All Other Animals
5. The Underwater World
6. Animal Portraits
7. In Praise of Plants
8. Urban and Garden Wildlife
9. Nature in Black and White
10. Creative Visions of Nature
11. Wild Places

For more details about this and how young photographers under 17 can participate, click here.