10 Australian wildlife photograph of the year finalists
Australia has some of the most incredible wildlife in the world, and it’s showcased in all its glory in the Australian Geographic Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
The awards are designed to celebrate everything that’s odd and interesting about our native wildlife, with winning photos displayed at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide.
The year the top prize was taken out by Queenslander Matthew McIntosh, who captured the candid snap below of a frog being bitten by a pair of frog flies.
For his efforts, McIntosh won a whopping $10,000 in addition to a trip for two to the Subantarctic islands that’s valued at whopping $25,000.
McIntosh told Huffington Post, “During the trip we stopped to investigate a chorus of orange-eyed tree frogs calling from foliage around an old car tire filled with water from recent rain, with numerous males vying for the attention of nearby females.
“With my headlamp light failing I managed to take just one photo of uranotaenia mosquitos, also affectionately known as 'frog flies' happily feeding from a frog's head.
“Luckily it turned out more or less as I intended.”
To see some of the other photos, scroll through the gallery above. What photos were your favourite? Let us know in the comments below.
Image credit: Pinterest / Huffington Post
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