Victoria’s Riflebird, by Barry Deacon

Results are in for the 2023 Photo of the Year member voting.

Rainbow Bee-eater - Amy Rakkusol (Image ID 50628)

A short-list of 13 images was selected by a panel of image moderators and committee members; images from any panel member were not eligble for this award.  The 13 images, from 11 photographers, were put to a member vote to decide the winner.

With 63 members voting, Amy Rakkusol's Rainbow Bee-eater came out on top with 130 votes.

Following Amy were Peter Scholer's Red-backed Fairy-wren with 119 votes and Graham Gall's Wedge-tailed Eagle with 97 votes.

Congratulations once again to Amy, and indeed all shortlisted photographers.

[Note: the three images listed here are not eligible to be entered in any future BLP competition (including the current "Best of 2022" competition).]

Great Crested Grebe - Jason Moore (Image ID 45006)

A short-list of 12 images was selected by a panel of image moderators and committee members; images from any panel member were not eligble for this award.  The 12 images (from 9 photographers) were put to a member vote to decide the winner.

With 82 members voting, Jason Moore's Great Crested Grebe came out on top with 187 votes.

Following Jason were Graham Gall's Wedge-tailed Eagle with 166 votes and Ian Wilson's Superb Lyrebird with 163 votes.

Congratulations once again to Jason, and indeed all shortlisted photographers.

Photograph of the Year

Red-necked Avocets - Nathan Watson (Image ID 39859)

This image was chosen by member voting from a short-list of 12 images selected by a panel of image moderators and committee members; images from any panel member were not eligble for this award.

Best Photograph of the Year - Interchangeable Lens Camera

Australasian Gannet - Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 36862)

Best Photograph of the Year - Non-interchangeable Lens Camera

Nankeen Kestrel - Anna Browne (Image ID 33418)

The winners of these Photographs of the Year received a BirdLife Photography gold medal.

The other short-list finalists for Photo of the Year were:

Interchangeable Lens Camera:

• Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, by Ian Wilson (Image ID 33523)
• Azure Kingfisher, by Bill Harding (Image ID 36342)
• Buff-rumped Thornbill, by John Eley (Image ID 33506)
• Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo & Superb Fairy-wren, by Mark Lethlean (Image ID 34138)

Fixed Lens Camera:

• Restless Flycatcher, by Neil Humphris (Image ID 34693)
• Superb Fairy-wren, by Rodger Scott (Image ID 35027)
• Orange-bellied Parrot, by Robin Spry (Image ID 33619)
• Superb Fairy-wren, by Rodger Scott (Image ID 35843)