Rowan Dear – Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2023 – Featured entry

22 December 2022

Photographer: Rowan Dear
Title: The Mating Game
Category: Animal

Instagram: www.instagram.com/rdearphotography

About the entry
The annual aggregation of giant cuttlefish in Whyalla, is like being part of a David Attenborough show. This series of photos shows two males battling it out for a female, a male guarding two potential female partners, and then finally a male and female locking face-to-face to mate.

© Rowan Dear. The Mating Game, Animal category featured entry, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2023.
© Rowan Dear. The Mating Game, Animal category featured entry,
Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2023.
© Rowan Dear. The Mating Game, Animal category featured entry, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2023.
© Rowan Dear. The Mating Game, Animal category featured entry,
Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2023.
© Rowan Dear. The Mating Game, Animal category featured entry, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2023.
© Rowan Dear. The Mating Game, Animal category featured entry,
Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2023.

 

Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers, presented by Fujifilm, is the region's main platform for discovering and showcasing photographers at the outset of their careers, as well as aspiring photographers. The competition is open to emerging, student, and amateur photographers. The prize pool currently stands at over $24,000, including $9,000 in cash.The best entries will be showcased in the May–July 2023 issue of Capture magazine.

Standard pricing ends Sunday, 5 February 2023.

Please visit www.capturemag.com.au/atep-2023 to make a submission.