The Australian National Maritime Museum is thrilled to once again be presenting the world premiere exhibition of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024. The competition, an initiative of Oceanographic Magazine returns to the Museum for the second time following extraordinary success last year.
Opening on November 28, this exhibition features 118 images that highlight the beauty and majesty of the ocean, while also drawing attention to the traumas faced by our marine environments and the importance of ocean conservation.
This exhibition features the winning image of Ocean Photographer of the Year, Spanish photographer Rafael Fernandez Caballero, which depicts a Bryde's whale feeding on a baitball and was selected from more than 15,000 ocean images across all disciplines including underwater, surf, and drone.
The museum is delighted to welcome the winner of the Blancpain Female Fifty Fathoms award, Malaysian photographer Ipah Uid Lynn, who is in Sydney for the exhibition launch. The Female Fifty Fathoms award is designed to celebrate pioneering and boundary-pushing women in ocean photography.
Lynn is the first Malaysian and Asian woman to win this coveted prize, and her spectacular portfolio of images is displayed as part of the exhibition.
Ms Daryl Karp AM, Director and CEO of the Museum said, 'Following an extraordinary response to the exhibition last year, we are thrilled to once again showcase the extraordinary talent of the Ocean Photographer of the Year photographers. This exhibition features the very best ocean photography around the world and shines a spotlight on our ocean's majesty and frailty.'
This exhibition is on at the Australian National Maritime Museum from November 28 and until April 27 2025.
