Wildlife Photographer of the Year

*Due to the extreme heat forecast for Friday 30 January, the Bicentennial Conservatory, where Wildlife Photographer of the Year is held, will be CLOSED to ensure the safety of visitors, staff and volunteers.

If this impacts your planned visit, please email botanic.exhibitions@sa.gov.au for ticketing enquiries.

Step behind the lens and into the wild with 100 jaw-dropping images that capture nature at its most dramatic, beautiful and raw.

The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, now in its sixtieth year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will return to Adelaide Botanic Garden this spring and summer. 

Inside the lush green setting of the Bicentennial Conservatory, the exhibition will feature 100 exceptional images that capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world.  

Using photography's unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the images shine a light on stories and species around the world and encourage a future of advocating for the planet. 

Keen to experience more? Head to Gather in the Garden, where you can experience this exhibition after the garden gates have closed. Enjoy toe-tapping live jazz and Latin bands on the lawn, food trucks, a bar and an additional art exhibition inside our on-site Museum.

Location

Bicentennial Conservatory, Adelaide Botanic Garden (reference B5 on the map)  

Times

Open daily from 10:00am until 4:00pm (closed 25 December).  

Nature & Wildlife Photographer ticket deal

We've teamed up with the South Australian Museum to offer you entry to both the Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer exhibitions at a discounted rate!

Tickets: $20 adults, $18 concession, seniors and students. Free entry for kids under 12.

This special ticket is valid for one entry at each exhibition between Friday 26 September 2025 and Sunday 1 February 2026. T&C apply.
 

Heat Policy

Please note that the Bicentennial Conservatory will close at 2pm on days when the weather is forecast to reach 36 degrees Centigrade, for the safety of visitors, staff and volunteers. When the forecast temperature is 40 degrees or higher the Bicentennial Conservatory will not open all day.

Content warning

Visitors are advised that some images in the Photojournalism section depict animal cruelty or death. Please speak to our staff if you wish to avoid seeing these photographs.

Thanks to Media Partner, Nine, and Local Partner, Foodland, for their support of Gather in the Garden.