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Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 finalists revealed
The annual search for the best wildlife and landscape photographs taken across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea drew 2,182 high-calibre entries from 550 photographers across 10 countries.
By Lucy Slade |2:55am Jun 11, 2023
1 of 19Attribution: Sam Bayes
Animals in nature
Finalists for Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 have been revealed.
The stunning photographers have been entered into ten categories including animals in nature, astrophotography, junior, landscape, macro, monochrme, our impact, threatened species and urban animals.
Click through to see some of our favourites.
2 of 19Attribution: David Robinson
Animals in nature
This stunning photo is part of the animals in nature submissions.
It is in the running for the prestigious title of Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
3 of 19Attribution: Asher Allison
Animals in nature
The South Australian Museum will announce the overall winner, category winners, runners-up and the Portfolio Prize for 2023 on August 24.
4 of 19Attribution: Keith Horton
Animals in nature
The annual search for the best wildlife and landscape photographs taken across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea regions invites photographers of all ages, nationalities and experience levels to submit their best shots.
5 of 19Attribution: Gary Meredith
Animals in nature
This is the 20th year of the competition being held.
This year drew 2182 high-calibre entries from 550 photographers across 10 countries.
6 of 19Attribution: Damien Esquerre
Animals in nature
Acting Director of the South Australian Museum Justine van Mourik said this year's judges, Mike Langford, Wayne Quilliam and Jackie Ranken faced an epic task in turning this sprawling field into a shortlist of just 95 images.
7 of 19Attribution: Ofer Levy
Animals in nature
"From cute creatures and captivating celestial skies to unflinching scenes that capture the reality of humanity's impact on nature, the 2023 shortlist showcases a wide variety of images that illustrate the beauty, fragility and power of our natural world," said van Mourik.
8 of 19Attribution: Lewis Burnett
Animals in nature
"Building on the competition's sustained growth and popularity over two decades, this year we introduced the well-received Macro category, with photographers submitting incredible larger-than-life-sized images of nature's smallest scenes," van Mourik said.
9 of 19Attribution: William Godward
Astrophotography
Astrophotography is a category for imaging astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.
10 of 19Attribution: Jose Luis Cantabrana
Astrophotography
Australian Geographic editor-in-chief Chrissie Goldrick said it was great to see the way this competition evolved year on year.
11 of 19Attribution: Isabella Alexis
Junior
"Nature has never been at greater risk than now and the talented photographers who participate in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year have a golden opportunity to help focus attention on the precious things we stand to lose," Goldrick said.
12 of 19Attribution: Andrew Peacock
Goldrick said adding new categories invited photographers to look at fresh ways of documenting the natural world and engaging the viewer.
13 of 19Attribution: McKinley Moens
Junior
The field of finalists also captures the scale and artistry of the natural world.
14 of 19Attribution: Robin Moon
Landscape
The entrants into the landscape competition faced tough competition due to Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea's diverse natural landscapes.
15 of 19Attribution: Gaetano Gargiul
Our impacts
The "our impacts" category is designed to show how pollution is impacting and harming animals and the environment.
16 of 19Attribution: Nicolas Remy
Our impacts
Whilst grey nurse sharks became protected in 1984, they are still threatened by illegal fishing, accidental catch, and regularly get injured by fishing hooks.
A hook might infer their ability to hunt or kill them if ingested.
17 of 19Attribution: Tom Owen
Urban animals
Another category is urban animals.
This photo might make you think twice before using a long drop in tropical areas of Australia.
18 of 19Attribution: Keith Horton
Our impacts
The exhibition will open to the public at the South Australian Museum from August 26 to October 29.
19 of 19Attribution: Harriet Spark
Threatened species
For more information about all of the finalists you can visit South Australia Museum's website here .
The annual search for the best wildlife and landscape photographs taken across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea drew 2,182 high-calibre entries from 550 photographers across 10 countries.
By Lucy Slade |2:55am Jun 11, 2023
1 of 19Attribution: Sam Bayes
Animals in nature
Finalists for Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 have been revealed.
The stunning photographers have been entered into ten categories including animals in nature, astrophotography, junior, landscape, macro, monochrme, our impact, threatened species and urban animals.
Click through to see some of our favourites.
2 of 19Attribution: David Robinson
Animals in nature
This stunning photo is part of the animals in nature submissions.
It is in the running for the prestigious title of Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
3 of 19Attribution: Asher Allison
Animals in nature
The South Australian Museum will announce the overall winner, category winners, runners-up and the Portfolio Prize for 2023 on August 24.
4 of 19Attribution: Keith Horton
Animals in nature
The annual search for the best wildlife and landscape photographs taken across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea regions invites photographers of all ages, nationalities and experience levels to submit their best shots.
5 of 19Attribution: Gary Meredith
Animals in nature
This is the 20th year of the competition being held.
This year drew 2182 high-calibre entries from 550 photographers across 10 countries.
6 of 19Attribution: Damien Esquerre
Animals in nature
Acting Director of the South Australian Museum Justine van Mourik said this year's judges, Mike Langford, Wayne Quilliam and Jackie Ranken faced an epic task in turning this sprawling field into a shortlist of just 95 images.
7 of 19Attribution: Ofer Levy
Animals in nature
"From cute creatures and captivating celestial skies to unflinching scenes that capture the reality of humanity's impact on nature, the 2023 shortlist showcases a wide variety of images that illustrate the beauty, fragility and power of our natural world," said van Mourik.
8 of 19Attribution: Lewis Burnett
Animals in nature
"Building on the competition's sustained growth and popularity over two decades, this year we introduced the well-received Macro category, with photographers submitting incredible larger-than-life-sized images of nature's smallest scenes," van Mourik said.
9 of 19Attribution: William Godward
Astrophotography
Astrophotography is a category for imaging astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.
10 of 19Attribution: Jose Luis Cantabrana
Astrophotography
Australian Geographic editor-in-chief Chrissie Goldrick said it was great to see the way this competition evolved year on year.
11 of 19Attribution: Isabella Alexis
Junior
"Nature has never been at greater risk than now and the talented photographers who participate in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year have a golden opportunity to help focus attention on the precious things we stand to lose," Goldrick said.
12 of 19Attribution: Andrew Peacock
Goldrick said adding new categories invited photographers to look at fresh ways of documenting the natural world and engaging the viewer.
13 of 19Attribution: McKinley Moens
Junior
The field of finalists also captures the scale and artistry of the natural world.
14 of 19Attribution: Robin Moon
Landscape
The entrants into the landscape competition faced tough competition due to Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea's diverse natural landscapes.
15 of 19Attribution: Gaetano Gargiul
Our impacts
The "our impacts" category is designed to show how pollution is impacting and harming animals and the environment.
16 of 19Attribution: Nicolas Remy
Our impacts
Whilst grey nurse sharks became protected in 1984, they are still threatened by illegal fishing, accidental catch, and regularly get injured by fishing hooks.
A hook might infer their ability to hunt or kill them if ingested.
17 of 19Attribution: Tom Owen
Urban animals
Another category is urban animals.
This photo might make you think twice before using a long drop in tropical areas of Australia.
18 of 19Attribution: Keith Horton
Our impacts
The exhibition will open to the public at the South Australian Museum from August 26 to October 29.
19 of 19Attribution: Harriet Spark
Threatened species
For more information about all of the finalists you can visit South Australia Museum's website here .
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