Can a single beetle photograph tell the story of habitat loss?
Witness the powerful imagery from the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025. This video explores how Andrea Dominizi’s award-winning shot of a longhorn beetle captures the tension between nature's resilience and human-driven destruction.
The featured photograph, titled 'After the Destruction', captures a Morimus asper beetle in Italy's Lepini Mountains. The composition uses a diagonal split to frame the insect against abandoned logging machinery, creating a visual scale where the beetle appears as large as the equipment. This imagery highlights the impact of logging old beech trees on local habitats.
The exhibition, opening Friday 17 October at the Natural History Museum in London, showcases how photography can document the struggle of small creatures against human intervention. While the image reflects the threat of habitat loss, it also serves as a symbol of hope and resilience in the face of environmental change.
Source: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 | After the destruction by Andrea Dominizi
