Keith Horton
About Keith Horton
I live in Wollongong, south of Sydney in Australia, and I like to photograph nature in my local area, the Illawarra.
Recent Awards 2023 Regrowth after fire: Highly commended, Australian photographer of the year (Category: Animal and Nature) Satin bowerbirds: Honorable Mention, Chromatic Photography Awards 2023 (Global) (Category: Wildlife and Animals (Amateur)) Heath Banksia Buds: Shortlisted, Close-up Photographer of the Year 2023 (Global) (Category: Plants) Backlit Damselflies: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year, Macro Art Competition (Global) Ghost fungi: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year Macro Art Competition (Global) Droplets of water on a cobweb: First runner up, CameraPro April photo competition, ‘Black and White Photography’ (Australian) Scribbly-gum bark transformation: Highly commended, 2023 Australian Photographer of the year Awards (Category: Animal and Nature) A Little Wattlebird on a Hairpin Banksia: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Wildlife in the Garden) 2022 Bower Birds: Very Highly Commended, The Societies of Photographers (SINWP) Bird Photographer of the Year in aid of RSPB 2022 (Global) Scribbly-gum bark transformation: Honourable Mention, Budapest International Foto Awards 2022 (Global) (Category: Nature, Trees (Non-professional)) Banksia Buds: Commended, Wild Art Photo Awards 2022 (Global) (Category: Wild Land: Abstract Nature) Microworld with sundews: Gold winner, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography - Plants and Fungi (Amateur)) Bottlebrush flowers opening: Gold winner, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography - Macro (Amateur)) Sydney peppermint tree recovering from fire: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography - Plants and Fungi (Amateur)) The Big Wave: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Black & White Photography - Seascape (Amateur)) Scribbly-gum bark transformation: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography – Natural art (Amateur)) Bottlebrush flowers opening: Honorable Mention, 2022 Moscow International Foto Awards (Global) (Category: Nature/Flowers (Non-Pro)) Recovery After Fire: Honorable Mention, 2022 Moscow International Foto Awards (Global) (Category: Nature/Trees (Non-Pro)) The big wave: Nominee, Fine Art Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Seascape) Banksia spinulosa flower spike close-up: Highly commended, Royal Horticultural Society Photography Competition (Global) (Category: Macro) A variety of bird action at Coomaditchy Lagoon: Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery (Global) (Category: Amazing Animals) Banksia Buds: Special Recognition Award, Colorado Environmental Film Festival Contest (Global) Hibiscus Harlequin Bugs: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Wildlife in the Garden) Bottlebrush Buds: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: The Beauty of Plants) Scribbly-gum tree recovering from fire: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Plants and Planet)
Professional roles: Photographer
Location: Australia