Best sports photography

This award recognises published images that capture the passion, drama and colour of sport. Entries may be either a single photograph or a series on the same subject.

2020 Winner

Scott Barbour, ‘The Melbourne Cup’, Australian Associated Press

Horses race during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday 5 November 2019. The image was taken using an incredibly slow shutter speed of one eighth of a second.

Finalists

Darrian Traynor, ‘Throwing everything at it’, Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic throws his racquet to attempt to return the ball during his Men's Singles second round match against Japan’s Tatsuma Ito on day three of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Michael Dodge, ‘Iso training’, Australian Associated Press

Shaun Atley of the North Melbourne Kangaroos trains with his dog Red on his parents' farm in Corop, two hours north of Melbourne on Friday 24 April 2020 during Victoria’s Stage 3 lockdown.

Scott Barbour, ‘Flying high’, Australian Associated Press

Kysaiah Pickett of the Melbourne Demons flies high for a spectacular mark during the Round 5 AFL match between the Demons and the Richmond Tigers at the MCG on Sunday 5 July 2020.