The 68 finalist photographers, revealed this morning, were among 508 from 16 countries who entered a total of 2288 nature and wildlife photographs across a range of categories.
The competition is run annually by the SA Museum, celebrating the natural heritage of the Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea bioregions. This year’s winners will be announced on August 23, the day before the exhibition opens at the museum.
Below is a selection of finalists’ work (the full list can be viewed here).
Breathe. Photo by: Sean Scott, Queensland.
Caudal Luring. Photo by: Nicolas Rakotopare, South Australia.
Lone Gum. Photo by: Andrew Dickman, South Australia.
Broken Dreams. Photo by: Ben Goode, South Australia.
Lyrebird Strut. Photo by: Charles David, New South Wales.
Skeleton Trees. Photo by: Darren Longbottom, South Australia.
Intertidal Watercolour. Photo by: David Rubinich, South Australia.
Smile…It’s contagious! Photo by: McKinley Moens, New South Wales.
Awaiting the breeze. Photo by: Dianne Galbraith, South Australia.
Luminous. Photo by: Matthew Smith, New South Wales.
Balance. Photo by: Dylan Toh, South Australia.
Wake up sleepy heads. Photo by: Julie Fletcher, South Australia.
The Tui Bird. Photo by: Peter Barrien, South Australia.