The finalists for Australian Geographic Photographer of the Year 2023 have been revealed, with entries included in ten different categories. FULL GALLERY: 9News
This year drew 2182 high-calibre entries from 550 photographers across 10 countries.Acting Director of the South Australian Museum Justine van Mourik said this year's judges, Mike Langford, Wayne Quilliam and Jackie Ranken faced an epic task in turning this sprawling field into a shortlist of just 95 images.
"Building on the competition's sustained growth and popularity over two decades, this year we introduced the well-received Macro category, with photographers submitting incredible larger-than-life-sized images of nature's smallest scenes," van Mourik said.Astrophotography is a category for imaging astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.
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