See Australian Geographic's top picks for Nature Photographer of the Year
Australia's definitely a photogenic place, but there's plenty of competition when it comes to getting the perfect photograph.
Take the many entries vying for the top prize of Australian Geographic's Nature Photographer of the Year 2016. This year the winner is Matthew McIntosh of Queensland, Australia, with his incredible image "Piercing Headache."
The image features a male frog being stung by some thirsty mosquitoes, located in Cedar Bay National Park, which McIntosh captured during a road trip.
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"During the trip we stopped to investigate a chorus of orange-eyed tree frogs calling from foliage around an old car tire filled with water from recent rain, with numerous males vying for the attention of nearby females," he said in a statement.
"With my headlamp light failing I managed to take just one photo of uranotaenia mosquitoes, also affectionately known as 'frog flies', happily feeding from a frog’s head. Luckily it turned out more or less as I intended."
The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition is owned by the South Australian Museum, where the finalist's work will be shown, as well as Sydney's Australian Museum for the first time. Here are the winners from each category.
Animal Portrait
Animal Behaviour
Animal Habitat
Botanical
Landscape
Monochrome
Interpretive
Junior
Portfolio Prize
Our Impact
Threatened Species
