Profile
About Ben
Former marine biologist, current software engineer, photographer, and space-weather obsessive.
Ben Alldridge is a photographer and software engineer based on the shores of kanamaluka / River Tamar, lutruwita / Tasmania. The live site describes him with characteristic dry humour before grounding the biography in marine biology, software, space weather, and photography.
His photographic and advocacy work has appeared across global media including Nature, National Geographic, The Dodo, and PetaPixel, alongside awards and finalist placements in major international competitions.
2026 - Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Shortlist.
2025 - Nature, Glow-in-the-dark marsupial science image coverage.
2025 - Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, Shortlist.
2024 - Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, Winner, Landscape.
2023 - CWAS David Malin Awards, Winner, Smartphone Astrophotography.
2019 - BeakerStreet@TMAG, Judge's Choice, Overall Winner.
recognition
Honours, media, and exhibitions
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Natural History Museum · 2026
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Shortlist
Natural History Museum · 0
Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
Australian Geographic · 2025
- Photo Review
- MSN
- Australian Financial Review
- The Daily Mail
- People
- The Guardian
- Australian Museum
- Talking Landscape Photography
- Snopes
- ABC Tasmania
- The Mercury
- The Mercury