The Australian, New Zealand, Antarctica, and New Guinea (ANZANG) Nature and Landscape was created by Dr Stuart Miller in 2004. A keen nature photographer, Dr Miller wanted to celebrate our region’s unique flora and fauna.
He wasn't alone. Within five years, there was so much interest that Dr Miller could not manage the competition on his own. In 2009, he gifted it to the South Australian Museum. We have proudly produced the competition and exhibition since, sharing it with thousands of people in South Australia and beyond. The competition became the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year in 2015. The support of our generous naming sponsor has seen the competition grow even further.
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the competition. These two decades have been a turbulent era for the environment. We’ve felt the impacts of the climate crisis and experienced unimaginable natural disasters, which are reflected in the photographs.
We have also seen rapid change in technology. In the first year of the competition, digital photography was limited to one category. Photographers now use tech that would have been unthinkable, from smartphones to aerial drones.