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Endangered Species Among Finalists for Photography Award
Finalists include images of fewer than 250 red handfish and emperor penguins newly listed as endangered, highlighting conservation concerns.
- The Australian Beaker Street Festival unveiled 2026 finalists for its Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, marking the festival's 10th anniversary with images submitted by photographers and scientists worldwide.
- Festival founder Dr. Margo Adler said the prize showcases photography's power to make science accessible and emotional, revealing stories otherwise unseen by the public.
- Finalists highlight endangered Emperor penguins and Red handfish, with fewer than 250 of the latter left in the wild, alongside the Miena cider gum, numbering under 300.
- Members of the public are invited to vote online for favorite finalist images, with winners of the Judges' Choice and People's Choice awards announced during the festival.
- The competition celebrates photography revealing the wonder and fragility of the natural world, acting as a living archive where growth, decay, and renewal form a continuous cycle.
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Endangered species among finalists for photography award
Finalists include the mushroom species mycena interrupta growing on decaying wood, a shot of emperor penguins taken on the first known human visit to the Lazarev colony, and two one-day-old red handfish.
·Missoula, United States
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