2024 competition now closed
The Birdlife Australia Photography Awards are back in 2024, and entries are now closed. Stay tuned for the shortlist announcement soon!
The special theme for this year’s competition is Land of the Parrots. Find out more information about each category here.
Remember – the welfare of birds always comes first, and no winning shot should see birds losing out! All entries must adhere to the BirdLife Photography Code of Ethics.
Sponsors and prizes
The 2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards are proudly sponsored by Nikon Australia and Lake Cowal Foundation.
Nikon Australia is an Australian leader in digital imaging and optics, and is the proud Principal Sponsor of the 2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards.
Lake Cowal Foundation (LCF) is a not-for-profit Environmental Trust, established to protect and enhance the nationally-significant wetlands of Lake Cowal in New South Wales. LCF is a proud sponsor of the 2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards Birds in the Landscape category.
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.
2023 Winners
Need some inspiration? Check out the winning entries from last year’s BirdLife Australia Photography Awards!
Where there is smoke there is fire by Martin Anderson
Winner of the 2023 Portfolio Prize
Funds for bird conservation
Photographers aren’t the only winners in the competition! Your entry fees support BirdLife Australia’s bird conservation work, and in 2024, proceeds will go to our work with migratory shorebirds.
In 2023, proceeds went to our Birds on Farms project in central west NSW – helping landholders protect, restore and revegetate threatened woodland bird habitat on their properties.
Photo credits from top (left to right):
Musk Lorikeet by Vicki Johnson
Eastern Curlew by Simon Blanchflower
Australian Magpie by Muneer Aishanti Fairy Tern by Claire Greenwell
Crested Tern by Craig Greer
Royal Penguin by Duade Paton
Black Swans by Russell Wiltshire
Spotted Harrier & Brown Falcon by Martin Anderson