Every day at AO 2025, a pool of talented and dedicated photographers documents the action - on the courts, around the grounds and behind the scenes.
Some have been coming back for many years, for others this is their first time photographing the Australian Open.
Over the course of the tournament, the 20 photographers cover everything from the coin toss and team photos, the atmosphere on site, branding and signage for marketing partnerships and, of course, the victories and defeats across the 19 championship events.
READ: A 24/7 operation - behind the scenes at AO 2025
Since the start of January, the photo editors have uploaded more than 50,000 pictures, so it might have been an impossible task to ask the photographers to pick just one out of everything they have shot.
But they did it. These photographs cover special moments, technical wizardry, a split-second combination of perfect lighting and action, or sometimes just what sums up a photographer's connection with Melbourne Park.
Here's what they came up with.
Adam Trafford - Elena-Gabriela Ruse & Marta Kostyuk
Being my first Australian Open, it’s hard not to be drawn to the classic photos that are so often seen from the tournament.
Sunsets over Rod Laver Arena shot from the rafters, players in action in the deep shadows of those beautiful blue backgrounds, and big names celebrating on a packed centre court.
In contrast, I’ve found this photo to be my favourite moment from the tournament. Elena-Gabriela Ruse and Marta Kostyuk come together as they celebrate their third set tiebreak win over Guo Hanyu and Alexandra Panova in the third round of the women's doubles.
I’ve always found you can get some really nice lighter moments in women’s sport compared to the often intense celebrations of the men. While that intensity can inject some great emotion into the pictures, you often get more smiles and laughter from the women.
Shooting the action of the doubles matches definitely proves more of a challenge than the singles. I’ve often found myself saying to myself 'please just hit the ball standing near each other'. But the dynamic of two people playing together can also give you some great candid moments between play. It’s always really nice seeing this kind of joy in such a high-level professional sport where so much is on the line for the players.
Josh Chadwick - Carlos Alcaraz
After losing the third set in a tiebreak, the first set dropped by the Spaniard at AO 2025, this photo illustrates the moment of triumph and elation of Alcaraz winning match point against Nuno Borges in his third-round match at Rod Laver Arena.
Aaron Francis - Gael Monfils
I chose this image of Gael Monfils from his match against Taylor Fritz where he jumped to hit a ball that would have gone over his head.
I like this because I've caught him in mid-air and at full frame showing his feet as well as his raquet and ball.
I also like the clean nature of it, shot from above with afternoon light, which is always great to photograph in. At 38 years old, he also defeated the much younger 4th seed.
Luke Hemer - Carlos Alcaraz
This image of Alcaraz in mid-air as he plays a forehand at Rod Laver Arena against Jack Draper is my favourite from this year's Australian Open.
It doesn't get any better than photographing one of the world's best in the afternoon sun at Melbourne Park.
David Mariuz – Ahmet Kaplan
I was intrigued by this quad wheelchair player and his process of preparation in the lead-up to his game.
It struck a chord with me on the challenges he has faced and his ability to overcome them, and that sport can be for everyone.
Hamish Blair - Alexander Zverev
We're lucky at the Australian Open to have many vantage points to shoot from - the catwalk is always popular for the high, clean angle and the interesting light.
I like this photo because of the contrast of the red clothing and yellow ball against the blue and black of the background, as well as the strong action.
Scott Barbour - Ben Shelton
This image of Ben Shelton falling to the court while hitting a return during his quarterfinal match at Rod Laver Arena was taken with this really old lens I own that produces lens flare.
The new lenses that they make these days are so good that it is very difficult to get effects like this from them anymore.
I like how Shelton is on his back on the ground as it is a very unusual position to see a tennis player in!
James Gourley – Coco Gauff
My brief for the tournament is to capture behind-the-scenes moments off the courts, which means my main challenge is to try to capture unique and interesting perspectives.
The tournament control centre has glass walls that look out onto the Match Call area for Rod Laver Arena.
Whilst waiting for Coco Gauff to leave court after winning her first-round match, I set myself up using the glass as a mirror to catch her as she passed the blue-lit wall.
Madi Leonardis – Grand Slam Oval
This shot was taken behind the scenes in the Grand Slam Oval DJ booth.
What makes this image so special to me is the story I feel it tells about the meta levels of documentation that go into capturing this iconic tournament.
Vince Caligiuri – Novak Djokovic
As my Tennis Australia brief is to cover all press conferences in the main interview room, 90 per cent of images are photographed from same position.
I mainly look for smiling or dejected pics but as I have exclusive access to this position it was a chance to capture one of the greatest players of all time in the spotlight after talking to the foreign media.
Alex Coppel - Naomi Osaka
During Naomi Osaka's practice session I managed to experiment with the exposure and slow the shutter down enough just to capture the movement of her striking the ball and manage to still have her face retain detail and definition.
Jay Town – Carlos Alcaraz
For the quarterfinal clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, I was roaming on the concourse looking down on the players.
Both were leaping and diving all around the court, but my favourite pic of the night was of Alcaraz returning serve with his racquet held high and his other arm twisted back, making him look like he was in Swan Lake rather than the Australian Open.
Fiona Hamilton - Legends Cup
