Nature Conservation Photography Grant
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The Wildlife Queensland Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant supports photography projects by non-professional Australian nature conservation photographers.
2026 Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant
Opening date: Coming soon
Congratulations to Dr Phil Tucak, winner of the 2025 Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant! Read more about Phil’s project.
About the grant
What do you get?
Up to $2000 of eligible expenditure for your photographic project. The grant must be undertaken in partnership with a community-led conservation partner project.
Who is this for?
Amateur photographers in Australia.
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The grant is undertaken in partnership with a community or environmental group working on a conservation project that requires photographic assistance to help promote the project within Australia.
The objectives of the grant are to:
- promote community-based nature conservation projects through photography;
- enhance a non-professional photographer’s skill set in nature conservation photography; and
- help meet the non-equipment costs of nature conservation photographic projects within Australia.
Cause
Community-led conservation partner project making a positive environmental impact.
Grant
Financial support for photographic assistance to promote the conservation partner project.
Project
Your story, told via photos, to gain exposure for the conservation partner project.
Eligible individuals
- a non-professional photographer
- 18 years or older
- an Australian resident or hold an Australian working visa.
Eligible projects
- provide photography assistance to help promote or advocate a conservation project being undertaken by a community/environmental group within Australia.
Eligible expenditure
- domestic travel, limited to the reasonable cost of accommodation and transportation required to conduct agreed project activities in Australia
- consumables
- computer-related software under $100.
Wildlife Queensland may determine other expenditure items eligible.
To be eligible, expenditure must:
- be a direct cost of your conservation photography project
- be incurred between the start and end date unless agreed otherwise.
How to apply
Wait for the next round to begin.
- Download the Application Form.
- Complete your application, which includes:
- applicant details
- project overview
- conservation partner information and letter of support
- examples of photography.
- Submit your application before the close date.
Make sure you include enough detail and supporting evidence in your application to help us decide whether to award you the grant. Please refer to the Grant Guidelines.
Frequently asked questions
How many projects can I apply for?
How do I fill out the application form?
The form can be completed in Adobe Acrobat, or you can print your application and submit it.
Technical help
If you encounter any technical issues, please contact us for assistance.
Can I submit my grant application after the close date?
Who will be judging the entries?
How and when will I be contacted to know if I'm successful?
Unsuccessful candidates will be contacted via email.
Will there be more grants in the future?
Contact
Need help?
Let us answer your question via phone or email.
- Phone: 07 3844 0129
- Open Hours: Monday — Friday, 9 am — 5 pm
- Email: [email protected]
Latest grant news
In search of the numbat: Honouring Wayne Lawler through conservation photography
Upon receiving the Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant 2025 from Wildlife Queensland, I aimed to achieve two key outcomes: to promote numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus) and their conservation, and to honour the legacy of the remarkable Wayne Lawler, with whom I was fortunate to work several years ago.
Australia’s first conserved area declared at Wildlife Queensland’s Weranga Scarps
Wildlife Queensland is proud to share the historic news that Weranga Scarps Nature Reserve, managed by our sister organisation Wildlife Land Fund Limited (WLFL), has officially been recognised as Australia’s first “Conserved Area” under the National Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) Framework.
Dr Phil Tucak awarded Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant 2025
Wildlife Queensland is delighted to announce that Dr Phil Tucak has been awarded the Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant 2025 for his project on the endangered numbat.