For four year’s running, The Nature Conservancy Australia has collated a stunning number of wildlife and conservation-themed shots with its annual photo competition.
As media sponsor for the competition, Wild recently published the winners of the competition in our January 2018 issue. Now, we’ve included them alongside the runners up for each category right here.
Are you a budding nature photographer looking to get your work out there? Keep an eye out on The Nature Conservancy‘s website for the terms of their 2018 competition (TBA) or send us an email to submit an entry or receive further details about our in-issue Wild Shot competitions.
The Nature Conservancy’s 2017 Photo Competition
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- Overall winner of the Wildlife category: ‘Eye bath’ by Harrison Warne. An eastern spiny-tailed gecko captured on a Canon EOS5D MkII in Townsville, QLD.
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- People’s Choice category winner: ‘Breaching’ by Nitin Jayanand. Shot on an Olympus E-M5 MkII at Port Arthur, TAS.
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- Landscape category winner: ‘Boab at sunset’ by Ben Goode. Captured with a Nikon D750 at Parry Creek Wetlands, WA.
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- Wacky wildlife winner: ‘Is that me?’ by Donna Rondeau. Cairns, QLD.
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- Urban Nature category winner: ‘Reflecting spider’ by Emily Williams. Shot on a Canon EOS760D in Birkdale, QLD.
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- People in Nature category winner: ‘Welcome relief’ by Liam Byrne. Shot on a Nikon D800 at Yandeyarra, WA.
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- Highly commended in Wacky Wildlife category: ‘Save water’ by Paul Welch.
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- High commended in Landscape category: ‘Lake Bonney Milky Way’ by Luke Hamra.
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- High commended in the Wildlife category: ‘Dying glance’ by Naomi Pellowe depicts a python devouring a crested pigeon.
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- Highly commended for Water category: ‘Dragon head’ by Susanna Lenc.
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- Highly commended in the Urban Nature category: ‘Yellow-tailed black cockatoo preening’ by Kirsten Woodforth.
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- Highly commended for People in Nature category: ‘Awestruck’ by Danny Lee.