Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 at the Australian National Maritime Museum
The Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition is always fascinating to see. This year’s exhibition features over 100 photographs of beautiful and thought-provoking imagery from some of the world’s best ocean photographers. It is a celebration of the blue planet, shining a light on the beauty of the ocean and the threats it faces.
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 showcases all the winners and finalists from Oceanographic Magazine’s renowned competition, the Ocean Photographer of the Year awards, attracting entrants from across the world – from amateurs and professionals alike and is on until 26th May 2024.
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We were lucky to visit the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition on our recent visit to the Australian National Maritime Museum. The kids enjoyed looking at these amazing photos. Our favourite picture of the award was by far the first place winner of the award Jialing Cai from Philippines with her stunning photo of a paper nautilus.
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And in second place, Andrei Savin’s photo fascinated us with his Sea anemone with crab. My heart sank with the third place winner image by Alvaro Herrero Lopez-Beltran of his photo of a humpback whale that dies a slow and painful death after being entangled in ropes and buoys, rendering its tail completely useless :(
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At the entrance of the exhibition, a projected screen shows fascinating footage of some of the awarding works and invites visitors to provide their input on how we should preserve the ocean and its beautiful creatures.
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We kept exploring through the exhibition and saw some great images of the Young Ocean Photographer of the Year award.
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Followed by some fascinating images of our beautiful blue oceans.
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The Ocean Wildlife Photographer of the year winners were truly an eye opener, so were the Fine Art award category winners.
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The kids did however spot some upsetting images in the Ocean Conservation (Impact) award category and could not comprehend the impact humans have had on our oceans and its beautiful species, a very upsetting and required reality to ensure future generations preserve and fight for what we have left.
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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 at the Australian National Maritime Museum is a great exhibition for the whole family to visit and we highly recommend it.
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Photo credit: @busycitykids
We also visited and reviewed Kids on Deck, Octopus Garden and Great Southern LEGO®️ Reef and Valerie Taylor: An Underwater Life during our visit. The Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition is on until the 26th May 2024.
Busy City Kids were hosted by the Australian National Maritime Museum for the purposes of a review. Travel & parking was self funded. All opinions & feedback are genuine & truthful.
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Tips:
Entry to Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 is included in your See it All ticket.
Pack a water bottle and snacks for your visit.
Pack a towel and swimmers for the kids if they would like to water play at Kids on Deck (our review).
The museum has a café which is located downstairs from reception. Ripples Café has a great selection of drinks, snacks, food or ice cream and lots of seating area to catch a break.
Toilets are located next to Kids on Deck near Reception or in Ripples Café.
Grab the ferry from Circular Quay or park nearby to reduce walking, more details how to get there here.
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