Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition | Adelaide Botanic Garden | Opens 26 Sep 2025
Epic wildlife photography returns to Adelaide Botanic Garden in time for the Spring school holidays.
The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, now in its sixtieth year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will return to Adelaide Botanic Garden’s lush Bicentennial Conservatory this September.
Nestled inside the green rainforest setting, the exhibition will feature 100 exceptional images that capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.
The venue is the perfect backdrop for the exhibition, allowing visitors to experience the powerful images set amongst the stunning living collection, in a tranquil environment. The botanical collection features some rare and endangered tropical plants from Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and beyond, inspiring a deeper appreciation for global plant diversity. Using photography’s unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the images shine a light on
stories and species around the world and encourage a future of advocating for the planet.
The prestigious photography event provides a global platform that showcases some of the best photography talent from around the world. Launching in 1965, the latest competition attracted an astounding 59,228 entries from photographers of all ages and experience levels from 117 countries and territories. During an intense week at the Natural History Museum in London, entries were judged anonymously on their creativity, originality, and technical excellence by an international panel of industry experts.
An accompanying program of activities will include school holiday fun for children and a nature-themed photography competition.
There will also be evening ticketed events in January 2026 to compliment the Adelaide exhibition, where visitors will enjoy balmy evenings on the Gardens’ lawns with food and drinks on offer and live music, as well as access to the wildlife exhibition plus another exhibition being held in the Museum of Economic Botany, ‘Tails from the Coasts’.
The return of gin masterclasses thanks to Prohibition Gin Liquor Co, and the illuminated Palm House highlighting the Glacier Ice and Lapis Chandelier by Dale Chihuly will also feature in the summer program. Tickets for this event will be available in November 2025.
TICKETS:
- Adult general admission: $12
- Students and concessions: $10
- Children 12 years and younger: Free entry
- $25 for a season pass for the duration of the exhibition
All children attending the exhibition must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be pre-booked via link below, and are also available on the door. Please note this is a cashless venue.
Content warning: Visitors are advised that some images in the Photojournalism section depict animal cruelty or death. Please speak to our staff if you wish to avoid seeing these photographs.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Botanic Gardens SA website.
What: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition
When: 26 September 2025 – 1 February 2026 | 10am – 4pm daily (closed Christmas Day)
Where: Bicentennial Conservatory, Adelaide Botanic Garden | North Terrace, Adelaide (or enter via Plane Tree Drive)
Who: Everyone
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Image Source: all images supplied (please see notes below)
IMAGE 1
As Clear as Crystal by Jason Gulley, USA (Highly Commended, Underwater)
IMAGE 2
Twist and Jump by Jose Manuel Grandío, Spain (Highly Commended, Behaviour: Mammals)
IMAGE 3
Stormy Scene by William Fortescue, UK (Highly CommeNded, Behaviour: Mammals)
IMAGE 4
Preening Hornbills by Antonio Liebana Navarro, Spain
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