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Your 2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards finalists

Friday, 22 November 2024

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Photographed by David Stowe

2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards shortlist out now

Drumroll please…

BirdLife Australia and BirdLife Photography are thrilled to announce the finalists of this year’s BirdLife Australia Photography Awards!

This year’s competition saw thousands of entries from some of Australia’s best bird photographers – and after much deliberation, our judges have decided the shortlist for each category. Congratulations to this year’s finalists, and stay tuned for the winners announcement in December.

View the full shortlist gallery

 

In the centre of the frame against a dark green and black blotched background, a bright orange male Australian King Parrot peers towards the camera from behind a sunflower, while eating a sunflower seed.
Tasty Sunflower by Warren Lloyd. Shortlisted in the Backyard Birds category

 

In the centre of the frame, two grey and white Pied Herons fight in flight in front of blurred trees and sky.
Pied Herons in turf dispute by Kyffin Lewis. Shortlisted in the Bird Behaviour category

 

Three young Welcome Swallows are perched on a fence post against a pale red background, while their parent hovers above them, feeding one chick an insect.
Welcome Swallow feeding young by Richard Arculus. Shortlisted in the Bird Behaviour category

 

In the centre of the frame, a Tawny Frogmouth with bright orange eyes stares at the camera from behind a branch.
Master of disguise by Sputnik. Shortlisted in the Bird Portrait category

 

In the centre of the frame, a Great Crested Grebe lifts and shakes its head with water droplets against a dark grey-green background.
I am all shook up by Harry van der Zon. Shortlisted in the Bird Portrait category

 

In the centre of the frame, a white Whiskered Tern skims the water's surface against a black background, splashing water drops while hunting for prey.
The Hawker by Claire Greenwell. Shortlisted in the Birds in Flight category

 

A small flock of five Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos landing and taking off from a leafless tree, silhouetted against a pale orange background.
The Meeting Place by Paul Jarvis. Shortlisted in the Birds in the Landscape category

 

To the left of the frame, a colourful Varied Lorikeet is perched atop yellow gum blossom, investigating the flowers against a orange and grey blotched background.
Contemplating by Rob Drummond. Shortlisted in the Special Theme (Land of the Parrots) category

 

A close-up portrait of a brightly-coloured Spinifex Pigeon against a pale background.
The mohawk pigeon by Raz Brewer. Shortlisted in the Youth category

 

To the left of the frame, an Eastern Curlew walks across a mudflat. In the distance there is the imposing silhouette of a container shipping yard against a pale sky.
Far from home by Jessica Hartley. Shortlisted in the Human Impact category

 

To the left of the frame, a Striated Heron is foraging on a mudflat. It is raising its leg while stretching out its long neck to catch a red dragonfly against a pale red/pink background
Striated Heron by David Stowe. Shortlisted in the Portfolio category

Special thanks

A huge thank you to those who made the 2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards competition possible, especially the all-star judging panel, competition coordinator Graham Cam and event sponsors Nikon Australia and Lake Cowal Foundation.

Thanks to their generous support, the winners of each category will receive $1,000 in prize money – while the very lucky winner of the Portfolio Prize will receive a Nikon Z 8 camera valued at $7,449 RRP, courtesy of our Principal Sponsor Nikon Australia. Congratulations (and good luck) to the finalists!

The BirdLife Australia Photography Awards are a partnership between BirdLife Australia and BirdLife Photography.