Beaker Street science photography prize showcases Tasmania's natural wonders
The Beaker Street science photography prize, organized by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, features stunning images of Tasmania's natural phenomena. Highlights include Deni Cupit's 'Just Another Bioluminescent Tantrum' depicting glowing Noctiluca scintillans, Nathan Waterhouse's 'Shy' capturing crown shyness in myrtle canopies, and Keith Martin-Smith's 'Absolute Precision' showing a Darwin wasp parasitizing a beetle larva. Other entries include Chelsea Bell's 'Alpine Overture' of autumn fagus leaves, Amber Summers' 'Trust Fall' of fallen Nothofagus gunnii leaves, Charlie Chadwick's 'Hygrocybe Firma' fungus, Alison McNeice's 'Underwater Bouquet' of hydroids, Francisco Albergoli's 'My Home Is Being Eaten' featuring the endangered red handfish, Lucy Marwood's 'Death of Essence' of a satin moth, Daniel van Duinkerken's 'A Ghostly Chimaera' of an Australian ghostshark, Armando Ochoa Aguilar's 'First Day' of red handfish hatchlings, Bronwen Gunning's 'Lunar Spiral' of a blood moon eclipse, Alex Wheeler's 'A Natural Wetsuit' of a platypus, Nicolas Horniblow's 'Pipe Dream' of a spotted pipefish, and David Nolan's 'Satellite Trails Over Hobart Skies' documenting light pollution. The prize highlights Tasmania's unique biodiversity and environmental issues.
Key facts
- Beaker Street science photography prize is organized by Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Deni Cupit photographed bioluminescent Noctiluca scintillans
- Nathan Waterhouse captured crown shyness in Nothofagus cunninghamii canopy
- Keith Martin-Smith photographed a Darwin wasp parasitizing beetle larva
- Chelsea Bell documented autumn fagus (Nothofagus gunnii) transformation
- Amber Summers photographed fallen Nothofagus gunnii leaves in Mount Field National Park
- Charlie Chadwick photographed Hygrocybe firma fungus
- Alison McNeice photographed hydroids (Ralpharia magnifica)
- Francisco Albergoli photographed red handfish (Thymichthys politus) with fewer than 250 individuals remaining
- Lucy Marwood photographed orange-rimmed satin moth (Thalaina selenaea) in Queenstown
- Daniel van Duinkerken photographed Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii) in River Derwent
- Armando Ochoa Aguilar photographed one-day-old red handfish hatchlings with yolk sac
- Bronwen Gunning captured a blood moon supermoon eclipse in 24 photographs
- Alex Wheeler photographed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) showing two-layered fur
- Nicolas Horniblow photographed spotted pipefish (Stigmatopora argus) in Trial Bay
- David Nolan photographed satellite trails over Hobart skies
Entities
Artists
- Deni Cupit
- Nathan Waterhouse
- Keith Martin-Smith
- Chelsea Bell
- Amber Summers
- Charlie Chadwick
- Alison McNeice
- Francisco Albergoli
- Lucy Marwood
- Daniel van Duinkerken
- Armando Ochoa Aguilar
- Bronwen Gunning
- Alex Wheeler
- Nicolas Horniblow
- David Nolan
Institutions
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Beaker Street
Locations
- Tasmania
- Mount Field National Park
- Queenstown
- River Derwent
- Trial Bay
- Hobart