Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year

The Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year, or Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year[1] 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.[2]

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.[citation needed]

It was first awarded in 1969 as a separate award, but in 2000 merged with the Walkley Awards to create the current prize.[citation needed]

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 [3]
2001 Phil Hillyard Portfolio The Advertiser [3]
2002 Nick Moir The Sydney Morning Herald [3]
2003 Jason South Iraq The Age [3]
2004 Adam Pretty Athens Olympics Essay Getty Images [3]
2005 Renee Nowytarger The Australian [3]
2006 Kate Geraghty Sydney Morning Herald [3]
2007 Kate Geraghty John Elliot Sydney Morning Herald [3]
2008 David Gray Reuters [3]
2009 Renee Nowytarger The Australian [3]
2010 Jason South The Age [3]
2011 Phil Hillyard The Daily Telegraph [3]
2012 Justin McManus The Age [3]
2013 Kate Geraghty Fairfax Media [3]
2014 Andrew Quilty Oculi [3]
2015 Gary Ramage News Corp Australia [3]
2016 Alex Coppel Herald Sun [3]
2017 Kate Geraghty Fairfax Media [3]
2018 Dean Lewins NBCnews.com, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Australian and Time [4]
2019 Chris McGrath (photographer) Getty Images [5]
2020 Matthew Abbott The New York Times [6]
2021 Alex Coppel Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph and The Courier-Mail [7]
2022 Brendan Esposito ABC [8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Walkley Award categories explained". The Walkley Foundation. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "History of the Walkley Awards". The Walkley Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Walkley Winners Archive". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Hit podcast The Teacher's Pet wins the 2018 Gold Walkley Award – The Walkley Foundation". The Walkley Foundation. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Herald Sun's "Lawyer X" wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ Pash, Chris (23 November 2020). "Walkley Award winners 2020". AdNews. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ Gorman, James (17 November 2022). "The 67th Walkley Awards winners announced". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.