Australian Geographic Nature Photographer finalists revealed
The finalist works from the 2018 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition are on show from today at the SA Museum, including the winning shot of a school of fish fleeing from predators.
The competition, which is owned by the South Australian Museum, invites photographers to submit images of fauna, flora or landscapes in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the New Guinea region.
The judges have chosen Malaysia-based photographer Tracey Jennings’ photograph Hide and Seek as the winning entry, describing the shot as a having “a huge amount of energy with a rich cacophony of shapes and an explosion of tonality.” New South Wales photographer Floyd Mallon won the junior category for his shot Running Wombat, Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus).
The gallery below includes a selection of the finalists’ works, on show at the museum until November 11.
Hide and Seek by Tracey Jennings
Running Wombat, Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) by Floyd Mallon
Maybe 2 in a 1000, Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) by Matty Smith
Posing black-fronted dotterels, Black-fronted dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) by Dan Giselsson
Enchanted, White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) by Matthew Smith
The northern leaf-tailed gecko, Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus) by Igor Mikula
Early elation by Dylan Fox
Left Behind, Kangaroo (Macropus sp.) by Ben Goode
The refuge, Red mangroves (Rhizophora stylosa) by Andy Lewis