Wilderness Photographer of the Year, presented by Mountain Designs, is all about discovering and celebrating amazing photos of the great outdoors. The annual competition offers a fantastic platform to share your work with the outdoors community, plus there’s more than $20,000 in prizes to be won.

Now in its sixth year, Wilderness Photographer of the Year is open to Australian and New Zealand photographers and offers a prize pool worth more than $20,000, including $5,000 cash and $15,000 in prizes.

The best images (including Winners, Runners-Up and the Top 10 in each category) will also be showcased in a special edition of Great Walks magazine (February-March 2027), and at www.greatwalks.com.au

Images can be captured in wilderness areas anywhere around the world. There are three categories in Wilderness Photographer of the Year: Places, People and Nature.

Places: We're looking for your best landscape photos of wilderness areas. Think sweeping panoramas and dramatic horizons, spectacular coastlines and photogenic mountains.

People: In this category we want to see photos of people experiencing wilderness areas. If there's one or more people in the frame, this is the category for you.

Nature: Focus on flora and fauna. Think kangaroos and wallabies, birds, wildflowers and beetles, mushrooms and orchids. From the micro to the macro! 

Got questions? Email us at hello@wildernessphotographer.com.au

Entries close Sunday 18 October 2026. Early bird entry pricing begins in March and ends Sunday 5 July 2026.