I visited the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Natural History Museum with the Botany Club, and it turned out to be a profound journey that touched both my eyes and my soul. Stepping into the exhibition hall, the hustle and bustle of the outside world faded away instantly, replaced by a quiet atmosphere where light and shadow danced on the walls, and every photograph seemed to whisper a unique story.

This exhibition brought together masterpieces by a hundred photographers from around the world. They travelled across mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, using their lenses to capture the truest and most vivid moments of wildlife.

One of my favourite works is about a tropical pitcher plant titled Deadly Allure. The photographer, Chien Lee, used a UV torch to reveal the fluorescent world of an insect-attracting pitcher plant. Insects can see ultraviolet light, but humans can’t, so Chien used a long exposure on a UV torch. Waiting until after sunset, he had just a five-minute window before the ambient light illuminating the backdrop disappeared completely.