KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- Hiking through mountains? Crossing rivers? There's a lot a wildlife photographer will do for that perfect shot.

Yet sometimes, all it takes is just a 20-minute drive and some patience.

And that is how 54 years old Kuching-based wildlife photographer Chien C. Lee managed to score a win in the 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 awards recently.

Lee's entry saw him winning the Plants and Fungi category in the prestigious competition.

Organised by the Natural History Museum in London, the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year awards have been around since 1965.

This year the competition saw over 60,000 entries from professional photographers and wildlife enthusiasts from all over the world.

Lee, a Californi...