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Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2025 winners – in pictures
Overall winner: Fractal Forest

A painterly, macro view of a cauliflower soft coral by Ross Gudgeon has taken out top prize in the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition. ‘This is an exceptional photograph that skews perception and leaves us questioning reality,” the judges said.

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Overall winner: Fractal Forest
Inside-out view of a cauliflower soft coral. Named for its characteristic appearance that resembles a cauliflower, with numerous small, rounded, bump-like polyps that give it a puffy texture. Photograph: Ross Gudgeon

‘Giving us a unique perspective on coral. There’s nothing fake here, but still we ponder, is this nature or a painting?’ An exhibition is on now at the South Australian Museum — Overall winner: Fractal Forest Inside-out view of a cauliflower soft coral. Named for its characteristic appearance that resembles a cauliflower, with numerous small, rounded, bump-like polyps that give it a puffy texture. Photograph: Ross Gudgeon ‘Giving us a unique perspective on coral. There’s nothing fake here, but still we ponder, is this nature or a painting?’ An exhibition is on now at the South Australian Museum

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@appassionato@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2025 winners – in pictures
Overall winner: Fractal Forest

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@SensitiveSyl@pixelfed.social · 2 weeks ago

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Little guards III/III, August 2025.

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Macro photograph of an open flower of tickseed (Coreopsis), with a yellow and black centre and pink blue petals. A greenish crabspider is standing on the petals on the right side, its head up and looking at the camera with two eyes. It is probably hunting or waiting for a prey with legs stretched but looking as if it is putting its arms around the centre of the flower, defending and guarding its flower. The background is green.

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@SensitiveSyl@pixelfed.social · 2 weeks ago

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Little guards III/III, August 2025.

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@Yanix@qlub.social · 3 weeks ago

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@Yanix@qlub.social · 3 weeks ago

Fougère en or

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@treeful@sunny.garden · 4 weeks ago

One of my favourite weird mushrooms for #FungiFriday ! Plectania melastoma, or the black hole fungus. Grows on wood, though often it appears to be on the ground from buried wood.

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Two small gritty-textured round cup fungi extend from the side of a twig. The cups are open at the top and have a dark interior.

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@treeful@sunny.garden · 4 weeks ago

One of my favourite weird mushrooms for #FungiFriday ! Plectania melastoma, or the black hole fungus. Grows on wood, though often it appears to be on the ground from buried wood.

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