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Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition set to open in Sydney

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The Australian National Maritime Museum is ready to host the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 exhibition from this Thursday.

The exhibition will showcase 112 placing photographs celebrating the fantastic thing about the ocean whereas highlighting ecological challenges and the pressing want for marine conservation.

For the primary time within the competitors’s historical past, two Australian photographers have been named class winners from a pool of over 15,000 entries.

Marcia Riederer's image of a dwarf minke whale won the Fine Art award. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Marcia Riederer’s picture of a dwarf minke whale received the Fine Art award. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year

Melbourne-based photographer Marcia Riederer took out the Fine Art class with a surprising picture of a Dwarf Minke whale captured on the Ribbon Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.

Craig Parry won the Human Connection award with this photo of a group of people trying to save a stranded humpback whale. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Craig Parry received the Human Connection award with this photograph of a gaggle of individuals making an attempt to save lots of a stranded humpback whale. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year

Meanwhile, Craig Parry from Lennox Head, NSW, received the Human Connection class with a dramatic drone shot documenting a rescue try for a stranded Humpback whale on Seven Mile Beach.

Additionally, two different Australian photographers have been recognised within the competitors: Brooke Pyke, third within the Portfolio class, and Gergo Rugli, runner-up within the Adventure class.

Brooke Pyke, Third, Portfolio category. A scalloped hammerhead near Darwin’s Arch. “This was one of my favourite safety stops ever,” explains Pyke. “Drifting over the white sand, I looked down to see several fish swarms. Underneath them passed several scalloped hammerheads”.
Brooke Pyke, Third, Portfolio class. A scalloped hammerhead close to Darwin’s Arch. “This was one of my favourite safety stops ever,” explains Pyke. “Drifting over the white sand, I looked down to see several fish swarms. Underneath them passed several scalloped hammerheads”.

The exhibition celebrates excellence throughout classes together with The Ocean, Wildlife, Fine Art, Adventure, Conservation (Hope), Conservation (Impact), Human Connection, Young Photographer of the Year and the Ocean Portfolio Award, together with the distinguished Female Fifty Fathoms Award, this yr awarded to Jialing Cai.

Jialing Cai, Philippines – Female fifty fathoms, winnerA larval pufferfish, roughly the size of a thumb nail. “Although adult pufferfish are typically found around coral reefs, they begin life as plankton, drifting in the open ocean before eventually settling to the seafloor,” says Cai. Image: Ocean Photographer of the Year.
Jialing Cai, Philippines – Female fifty fathoms, winner. A larval pufferfish, roughly the scale of a thumb nail. “Although adult pufferfish are typically found around coral reefs, they begin life as plankton, drifting in the open ocean before eventually settling to the seafloor,” says Cai. Image: Ocean Photographer of the Year.

The total winner for 2025 was Yury Ivanov of Indonesia.

Yury Ivanov, Indonesia – Overall winner. Two amphipods from the Cyproideidae family, each around 3mm in body length, rest on a coral. Commonly called “ladybugs of the sea”, these tiny creatures display striking colouration and symmetry. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Yury Ivanov, Indonesia – Overall winner. Two amphipods from the Cyproideidae household, every round 3mm in physique size, relaxation on a coral. Commonly known as “ladybugs of the sea”, these tiny creatures show placing colouration and symmetry. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year

Australian Photography and Capture are official media companions for the exhibition, which affords a singular alternative to expertise the images up shut, celebrating each the creative and environmental significance of the ocean.

You can see a collection of the successful photographs beneath. The exhibition runs from Thursday till May 6.

Portfolio - Winner - Matthew Sullivan. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Portfolio – Winner – Matthew Sullivan. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Hugo Bret, Faroe Islands – Conservation (impact), winnerA long-finned pilot whale foetus lies lifeless under its mother’s corpse. “Each year, more than 1,000 cetaceans are killed during grindadráp, the slaughter of entire whale groups, including juveniles and pregnant females,“ says Bret. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Hugo Bret, Faroe Islands – Conservation (influence), winner An extended-finned pilot whale foetus lies lifeless below its mom’s corpse. “Each yr, greater than 1,000 cetaceans are killed throughout grindadráp, the slaughter of whole whale teams, together with juveniles and pregnant females,“ says Bret. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Takumi Oyama, Japan – Wildlife photographer, winner“This photo shows the larval dispersal behaviour observed during the hatching of the yellow pigmy goby,” says Oyama. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Takumi Oyama, Japan – Wildlife photographer, winner “This photo shows the larval dispersal behaviour observed during the hatching of the yellow pigmy goby,” says Oyama. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Ben Thouard, Portugal – Ocean adventure, winnerA rough Nazaré day. “The wind came from the north which made the surf tricky,” says Thouard. “Not many surfers went out and it was hard to shoot anything because of the big sets but eventually, this moment occurred”. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Ben Thouard, Portugal – Ocean journey, winner A tough Nazaré day. “The wind came from the north which made the surf tricky,” says Thouard. “Not many surfers went out and it was hard to shoot anything because of the big sets but eventually, this moment occurred”. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Sirachai Arunrugstichai's photo of an aquarist handling the embryo of an Indo-Pacific leopard shark won the Hope award.. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year
Sirachai Arunrugstichai’s photograph of an aquarist dealing with the embryo of an Indo-Pacific leopard shark received the Hope award. Image: Underwater Photographer of the Year


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