Winners of the 2105 ANZANG photography contest
The Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the natural heritage of the Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea bioregions each year.
This prestigious competition, run by the South Australian Museum, is now in its 12th year and continues to be a brilliant showcase for the unique flora, fauna and landscapes of this part of the world.
Australian Geographic is proud to be a partner in the contest. We understand the power of beautiful photography and are keen to encourage excellence in this pursuit and an appreciation of the special natural values of our own backyards, quite literally.
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up for the 2015 competition:
Overall winner
David Stowe ‘Feathered symmetry’
Portfolio prize
Justin Gilligan Underwater marine life
Animal portrait
Winner: Ross Gudgeon ‘Red jellyfish’
Runner up: Charles Davis, ‘Icy looks’
Animal Behaviour
Winner: Judith Deland, ‘Lyrebird in the mist’
Runner up: Johnny Gaskell, ‘Hunting night octopus’
Animal habitat
Winner: Johnny Gaskell, ‘Mantas’
Runner up: Justin Gilligan, ‘Camoflaged eel’
Botanical subject
Winner: Drew Hopper, ‘Antarctic beech forest’
Runner up: Matthew Smith, ‘Sargassum’
Landscape
Winner: Peter Hill, ‘Edith Falls study 1’
Runner up: Andrew Carter, ‘Rolling thunder’
Monochrome
Winner: Doug Gimesy, ‘Devil’s punchbowl’
Runner up: Andrew Peacock, ‘Eucalypt dawn’
Interpretive
Winner: Marc Lynch, ‘Bat blurs’
Runner up: Raoul Slater, ‘New moon’
Our impact
Winner: Leon Rakai, ‘Perfect predator’
Runner up: Dave Kan, ‘Earth, water, fire and sky’
Threatened species
Winner: Georgina Steytler, ‘Juvenile Australian fairy tern’
Runner up: Johan Larson, ‘Yellow-eyed penguin’
Junior
Winner: Ryan North, ‘Waterfall’
Runner up: Wesley Read, ‘Trichoglossus moluccanus close-up’
