56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The 56th year the competition has been held, this exhibition features the winners and finalists from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Selected from more 49,000 images shot by photographers across 86 countries, the competition is produced by the Natural History Museum, London.

The Perfect Catch. © Hannah Vijayan, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
The Perfect Catch. © Hannah Vijayan, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

This year, the exhibition features themed panels curated with expert scientists. Through the comparison and contrast of images, these panels reveal important and surprising stories about our relationship with the world in which we live. The works reflect the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.

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The Current of Life © Laurent Ballesta.
The Current of Life. © Laurent Ballesta.
Late Delivery. © Catherine Dobbins d'Alessio.
Late Delivery. © Catherine Dobbins d'Alessio.
Jelly Nanny. © Songda Cai.
Jelly Nanny. © Songda Cai.
Treetop Douc. © Arshdeep Singh.
Treetop Douc. © Arshdeep Singh.

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July

Sydney: Until 31 Dec 2025. PIX, Australia’s first pictorial news weekly, is brought to life in this exhibition, showcasing its archived images and stories for the very first time.

November

Canberra: Until 1 March 2026. Women photographers 1853–2018 highlights the transformative impact of women artists on the history of photography.

Sydney: Until 11 April. Unfinished Business brings together the voices of 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities from remote, regional, and urban communities across Australia.

Canberra: Until 6 Sept 2026. Trent Parke’s photographic series The Christmas tree bucket 2006–09 is a tender and darkly humorous portrayal of his extended family coming together to celebrate Christmas.

Melbourne: 28 Nov 2025 – 26 May 2026. The exhibition celebrates the wide-ranging photographic practices of more than eighty women artists working between 1900 and 1975.

December

Sydney: 4 Dec – 30 Jan 2026. The project brings together around 70 images over 50 metres of wall space, profiling a wide spectrum of practical action on climate