Beaker Street Science Photography Prize Unveils 26 Finalists for 2026 Award

1 articles · Updated · PetaPixel · Jun 8

Twenty-six finalists were named for the 2026 Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, with the public set to help cut the field to 12 works for exhibition in Tasmania.
The shortlist spans conservation, climate and natural phenomena, including one-day-old red handfish hatchlings from a captive-breeding program for a species with fewer than 250 left in the wild.
Other finalists feature emperor penguin chicks at the Lazarev colony—photographed during the first known human visit there in 2024—as well as aurora, bioluminescence, fungi, platypus fur and satellite trails.
Judges will choose the overall winner and a People’s Choice award, while the final 12 images will go on display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during the Beaker Street Festival from Aug. 6-17.
The prize marks the festival’s 10th anniversary and underscores its broader aim of linking science and art through images that make complex research and environmental change immediately visible.