Experience breathtaking wildlife photography that captures the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world.
Direct from London's <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/">Natural History Museum</a>, these remarkable images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year reveal unique moments from Earth's rich biodiversity, prompting reflection on our role in nature, and the challenges our planet faces. In its 59th edition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year drew over 49,000 entries from photographers around the world, in all experience levels and ages. The exhibition showcases images across sixteen categories including Animals in their Environment, Underwater and Photojournalism judged by an international panel of industry experts. Visit the museum today and immerse yourself in the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.

Each year we welcome the finest images from the world’s best nature photographers. The powerful, beautiful and perfectly timed images in Wildlife Photographer of the Year never fail to surprise, inspire and amaze our audiences.&nbsp;

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Shallow Iridescence

Yolŋu sculptor Guykuda Munungurr presents a powerful demonstration of ancestral and totemic affiliations of marine life to family in the Yirrkala region. The exhibition involves a three-dimensional installation space of cultural knowledges extending beneath the surface of the ocean. Many of the fish, sharks and crocodile that are represented in these works are depicted in the museum’s internationally significant saltwater bark paintings. Protecting Sea Country is an important message aligned with the museum’s commitment to the UN Ocean Decade.

Mäṉa and Bäru – The Sea Country of Guykuda Munungurr

Valerie Taylor – An underwater life 

The museum is opening its windows to the world
&nbsp;Immerse yourself in historical and contemporary stories of Sydney Harbour – both above and below the waterline – and understand your role in keeping the inhabitants of our harbour safe.&nbsp;
See ship models that highlight past and present commerce and trade, and learn about the importance of keeping our working port alive. Find out what scientists and designers are doing to restore vital habitats and protect biodiversity. Understand the threats our harbour has overcome, and what we need to do to protect it in future.
The Sydney Harbour Gallery is sponsored by Port Authority of NSW who retain the significant maritime roles of Harbour Master, management of dangerous goods and emergency response plus responsibility for the navigation, security and operational safety needs of commercial shipping operating in the ports of Sydney Harbour, Port Botany, Newcastle, Port Kembla, Yamba and Eden. They also operate Sydney’s two international cruise terminals (Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay Cruise Terminal at Balmain) and hosts the city’s only dry bulk facilities, located on Glebe Island.
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Barani is a story that stretches back thousands of years, exploring themes of humanity, compassion and connection.
This immersive experience of animation, sound, and storytelling was projected onto the museum rooftop as part of Vivid Sydney, Humanity, and is now showing in the museum galleryies for everyone to enjoy.
Developed by Studio Gilay, Barani is a bittersweet narrative set in Warrane (Sydney Cove) 500 years ago, juxtaposing humanity's current existence in the Anthropocene with a time of harmony between humans and nature. The story, rich in historical and cultural value, prompts audiences to reconsider the history of the land under their feet.
Barani intricately explores the dynamics of a mother-son relationship on the cusp of coming-of-age, emphasising themes of love, connection and independence. The symbiosis between humanity and the natural world is a crucial element, underscoring the importance of mutual care for the environment and each other. As the story unfolds, Barani encourages the audience to connect with ways of the past and review our current coexistence with nature. Barani is inspired by longtermism and looks to First Nations knowledge to more deeply connect with the world around us

Barani – a Sydney Harbour story

As an island nation, Australia has a unique relationship with the oceans that surround us. Over tens of thousands of years, the sea and our inland waters have shaped this continent and sustained the many peoples who have lived here. Drawing on scientific and First Peoples perspectives, Shaped by the Sea explores this deep time view of the extraordinary forces that created our country.
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The exhibition invites us to reconcile different ways of knowing, together reaching a fuller understanding of this ancient continent. From a dugong skeleton to digital installations, Shaped by the Sea shares thousands of objects and stories that circumnavigate our past. Visitors will be immersed in displays of scientific specimens and invited to learn from Aboriginal cultural practices.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year