This years best nature photographs shine a spotlight on creatures and places manyof us might otherwise never see.
THE STATE OF THE OCEANS has been in the news a lot recently. Hot topics such as coral bleaching and plastic pollution have captured headlines and done the rounds on social media. Clean-up efforts and plastic bans have sprung up around the nation and there’s a groundswell of grassroots support for exploring practical solutions to these problems. It’s heartening to see such growing concern for a realm most of us never see for ourselves. It can be hard to reconcile the environmental threats faced under water with the sparkling blue waters and beautiful white beaches above that bless Australia in abundance. That we are able to understand and appreciate what lies beneath has much to do with the people who document this extraordinary world.
Underwater photography is a highly specialised form of picture-taking that combines technical wizardry (in both cameras and life-support systems), adventure, courage, creative artistry and biological expertise. Its exponents are a special breed and tend to specialise in this field. The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPY) competition has always attracted the best of them, and in 2018 they have dominated the top prizes. The waters of the broader ANZANG region boast many of the world’s great dive spots, not to mention the Great Barrier Reef, so it’s no surprise the submarine world features strongly in this contest.
Denne historien er fra September-October 2018-utgaven av Australian Geographic Magazine.
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Loveday Internment Camp, SA A
DURING WORLD WAR II, civilians n Australia deemed \"enemy aliens\" - mostly those of German, Italian and Japanese descent were housed in internment camps.
THE STORYTELLERS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
More than 100 dedicated Master Reef Guides are sharing the GBR's most important stories with visitors in a bid to inspire its greater protection.
A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER
Does last summer's mass coral bleaching event sound a death knell for Australia's beloved Great Barrier Reef? \"Not on my watch!\" is the message coming from he army of heartbroken, but resolute, marine scientists who've responded to the crisis by doubling down on their research.
AROUND AUSTRALIA IN 44 DAYS
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia. Aviator Michael Smith retraces the flight in his unique amphibious flying boat, Southern Sun, starting and finishing at RAAF Base Point Cook, on Melbourne's Port Phillip, taking in 15,000km of vast, diverse and stunning coastline in between.
CLEAR-CUTTING KOALA COUNTRY
More than 3000sq.km of forests on NSW's Mid North Coast have been earmarked for the Great Koala National Park. But there's still work to be done before this proposed reserve becomes the safe haven koalas desperately need.
MORE THAN QUOKKAS
Sure, you can't avoid those cute little marsupials that made Rottnest Island world-famous, but there's so much more to life on this ocean-ringed jewel off the Western Australian coast.
A WILD POLO TUSSLE
It's an event reminiscent of a Banjo Paterson poem. For 35 years, in the High Country 200km east of Melbourne, city polo players have gathered annually at Cobungra, Victoria's largest cattle station, to vie with a rural team for the Dinner Plain Polo Cup.
Ancient know-how meets a modern challenge
Contemporary marine park management is infused with traditional knowledge to tackle new threats on the Great Barrier Reef.
LOOKING FOR TJAKURA
The search is on across Australia's deserts for a culturally important vulnerable lizard.
RESCUING THE CHUDITCH
After intensive planning, recovery for this endangered marsupial species is being stepped up to secure its future.