Photo exhibition captures nature’s drama and beauty

Now in its twentieth yr, the annual competitors managed by the South Australian Museum attracted 2,182 entries from 550 photographers throughout 10 nations.

They embody pictures of flora, fauna and landscapes in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea, with the competitors spanning ten classes reminiscent of animals in nature, threatened species, astrophotography and “our impression”.

This yr, the competitors launched the “Macro” class which Appearing Director of the SA Museum, Justine van Mourik mentioned builds on the competitors’s sustained progress over the previous twenty years.

“Over the past 20 years it has been great to see this competitors go from power to power. Now greater than ever it performs an essential function in reconnecting individuals with nature and elevating public consciousness on the pressing have to protect our delicate ecosystems and the valuable species they serve,” van Mourik mentioned.

Damian Esquerré’s World’s Deadliest was taken close to Coober Pedy in South Australia and is shortlisted within the animals in nature class.

“Discovering and photographing the inland taipan was a irritating mission within the extraordinarily arid gibber plains of South Australia,” Esquerré mentioned.

“This taipan has probably the most highly effective venom of any snake. Nonetheless, the rarely-encountered reptile has bitten people only a few instances they usually pose no risk if left alone.”

Different South Australian pictures among the many shortlist introduced right now embody William Godward with Southern Glow which showcases “the Milky Approach galaxy setting over the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula” and Karoliina Kase who captured a perished Noticed harrier caught up within the fencing of a dairy farm at Lake Alexandrina for the “our impression” class.

Editor-in-chief of Australian Geographic Chrissie Goldrick mentioned the images shortlisted within the 2023 competitors had been “recent” and located new methods of “documenting the pure world and interesting the viewer”.

“It’s nice to see the way in which this competitors evolves yr on yr,” Goldrick mentioned.

“Nature has by no means been at higher danger than now and the gifted photographers who take part within the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Yr have a golden alternative to assist focus consideration on the valuable issues we stand to lose.”

The general winner and class winners of the 2023 competitors can be introduced on Thursday, August 24, with the ensuing exhibition displaying on the SA Museum from August 26 to October 29.

A number of the shortlisted photographs within the 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Yr competitors:

Aftermath, by Matty Smith, SA – Animals in Nature.

Noticed harrier caught up in a fence, by Karoliina Kase, SA – Our Influence.

Neighbour’s Dispute, by Ofer Levy, WA – Animals in Nature.

Dangle time, by Nathan Watson, WA – Animals in Nature.

Newly Fledged, by Angela Robertson-Buchanan, WA – Threatened Species.

A Bee-eater Rainbow, by Gary Meredith, WA – Animals in Nature.

Someplace Underneath the Rainbow, by Davis Robinson, NSW – Animals in Nature.

Dune, by Paula McManus, SA – Panorama.

World’s Deadliest, by Damien Esquerré, SA – Animals in Nature.

Cretaceous Stride, by Ethan Mann, QLD – City Animals.

Southern Glow, by William Godward, SA – Astrophotography.

Weaners, by Andrew Peacock, Antarctica – Animals in Nature.

Blue, by Mary Gudgeon, Indonesia – Macro.

Journey Ball, by Charles Davis, NSW – Monochrome.

See a gallery of all shortlisted photographs right here.

Supported by the Authorities of South Australia