Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
The Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year, or Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year is awarded to the photographer whose body of work is considered the best in the country for that year. It recognises newsworthiness, impact, technical superiority, creativity and originality in news photography.
The annual Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards are the highest honour for Australian press photographers.
They represent the pinnacle of achievement and are judged by a panel of senior photographers and picture editors across the industry.
It was first awarded in 1969 as a separate award, but in 2000 merged with the Walkley Awards to create the current prize.
Partial list of winners:
| Year | Recipient | Story/Issue | Publisher | Source |
| 1965 | Jim Fenwick | Kaptain Neilson disaster | The Courier Mail | |
| 1969 | Barrie Ward | The Daily Mirror | ||
| 1970 | Ted Golding | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1971 | Mervyn Bishop | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1972 | Bill McAuley | The Daily Telegraph | ||
| 1973 | John Lamb | |||
| 1974 | ||||
| 1975 | Ken Rainsbury | The Herald | ||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1977 | John Casamento | |||
| 1978 | Rick Stevens | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1979 | John Lamb | |||
| 1980 | Jim Fenwick | The Courier Mail | ||
| 1981 | Stuart Riley | The Courier Mail | ||
| 1982 | Paul Mathews | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1985 | Peter O'Halloran | |||
| 1986 | Paul Wright | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1987 | Michael Amendolia | |||
| 1988 | Rick Stevens | Freelance | ||
| 1989 | Paul Mathews | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | Kevin Bull | "The Advertiser Adelaide" | ||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1994 | Dean Sewell | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1995 | Jack Atley | The Age | ||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | Craig Borrow | Herald Sun | ||
| 1998 | Dean Sewell | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 1999 | Jason South | The Age | ||
| 2000 | Grant Turner | The Daily Telegraph | ||
| 2001 | Phil Hillyard | Portfolio | The Advertiser | |
| 2002 | Nick Moir | The Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 2003 | Jason South | Iraq | The Age | |
| 2004 | Adam Pretty | Athens Olympics Essay | Getty Images | |
| 2005 | Renee Nowytarger | The Australian | ||
| 2006 | Kate Geraghty | Sydney Morning Herald | ||
| 2007 | Kate Geraghty | John Elliot | Sydney Morning Herald | |
| 2008 | David Gray | Reuters | ||
| 2009 | Renee Nowytarger | The Australian | ||
| 2010 | Jason South | The Age | ||
| 2011 | Phil Hillyard | The Daily Telegraph | ||
| 2012 | Justin McManus | The Age | ||
| 2013 | Kate Geraghty | Fairfax Media | ||
| 2014 | Andrew Quilty | Oculi | ||
| 2015 | Gary Ramage | News Corp Australia | ||
| 2016 | Alex Coppel | Herald Sun | ||
| 2017 | Kate Geraghty | Fairfax Media | ||
| 2018 | Dean Lewins | NBCnews.com, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Australian and Time | ||
| 2019 | Chris McGrath | Getty Images |