Photography Archives

Calling all photographers: Environmental Photo Award now open

Got some incredible shots that raise awareness about pressing issues? Passionate about climate change, biodiversity loss or habitat destruction? We want you!

Nature Photographer of the Year

Shortlist: 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

Here are some of the shortlisted images for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards for 2023, showcasing the year’s best wildlife and landscape photos.

History & Culture

Tasmania’s Weld Angel: A forest saviour

Matthew Newton’s haunting image became a potent symbol of the anti-logging movement that helped save Tasmania’s Weld Valley forest.

History & Culture

Sailing the Strzelecki

Sailing the deep lakes that occasionally form in Australia’s arid outback might not bring the same glory as the Sydney to Hobart, but it has its own challenges and joys for the sailors who chase these ephemeral water bodies.

News

Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees ‘deserve more attention and respect’

Australian native bees have evolved complex social structures and foraging behaviours that help biologists answer longstanding questions, such as the origins of social behaviour, and the drivers of increased biodiversity.

History & Culture

Photographing Australia’s underground town – Coober Pedy

Australian Geographic’s Photo Editor Nicky Catley takes a deep dive into the way we photograph Australia’s strangest frontier town, Coober Pedy.

News

The photos you loved most in 2022

The stories behind the photos that ran riot on our social feeds this year.

News

A year in the field: AG photographers on assignment in 2022

Australia is an extraordinary place and the photographers who capture it aren’t too shabby either! Here we celebrate their exceptional and insightful work throughout 2022.