The Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year, or Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year is awarded to the photographer whose body of work is considered the best in the country for that year. It recognises newsworthiness, impact, technical superiority, creativity and originality in news photography.
The annual Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards are the highest honour for Australian press photographers. They represent the pinnacle of achievement and are judged by a panel of senior photographers and picture editors across the industry.
It was first awarded in 1969 as a separate award, but in 2000 merged with the Walkley Awards to create the current prize.
Partial list of winners:
Year Recipient(s) Story/Issue Publisher Source 1965 Jim Fenwick Kaptain Neilson disaster The Courier Mail 1969 Barrie Ward The Daily Mirror 1970 Ted Golding The Sydney Morning Herald 1971 Mervyn Bishop The Sydney Morning Herald 1972 Bill McAuley The Daily Telegraph 1973 John Lamb 1974 1975 Ken Rainsbury The Herald 1976 1977 John Casamento 1978 Kenneth (Rick) Stevens The Sydney Morning Herald 1979 John Lamb 1980 Jim Fenwick The Courier Mail 1981 Stuart Riley The Courier Mail 1982 Paul Mathews The Sydney Morning Herald 1983 1984 1985 Peter O'Halloran 1986 Paul Wright The Sydney Morning Herald 1987 Michael Amendolia 1988 Kenneth (Rick) Stevens Freelance 1989 Paul Mathews The Sydney Morning Herald 1990 1991 1992 Kevin Bull "The Advertiser Adelaide" 1993 1994 Dean Sewell The Sydney Morning Herald 1995 Jack Atley The Age 1996 1997 Craig Borrow Herald Sun 1998 Dean Sewell The Sydney Morning Herald 1999 Jason South The Age 2000 Grant Turner The Daily Telegraph 2001 Phil Hillyard Portfolio The Advertiser 2002 Nick Moir The Sydney Morning Herald 2003 Jason South Iraq The Age 2004 Adam Pretty Athens Olympics Essay Getty Images 2005 Renee Nowytarger The Australian 2006 Kate Geraghty Sydney Morning Herald 2007 Kate Geraghty John Elliot Sydney Morning Herald 2008 David Gray Reuters 2009 Renee Nowytarger The Australian 2010 Jason South The Age 2011 Phil Hillyard The Daily Telegraph 2012 Justin McManus The Age 2013 Kate Geraghty Fairfax Media 2014 Andrew Quilty Oculi 2015 Gary Ramage News Corp Australia 2016 Alex Coppel Herald Sun 2017 Kate Geraghty Fairfax Media 2018 Dean Lewins NBCnews.com, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Australian and Time 2019 Chris McGrath Getty Images2020Matthew AbbottThe New York Times2021Alex CoppelHerald Sun, The Daily Telegraph and The Courier-Mail2022Brendan EspositoABC2023Jake NowakowskiHerald Sun2024Nick MoirThe Sydney Morning Herald2025Christopher HopkinsFreelance, Al Jazeera, The Age, The Guardian
See also Walkley Awards
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