Leaderboard
Congratulations to the leading SeadragonSearch photographers and submitters of 2024!
SeadragonSearch leaderboards showcase the top contributors to our database on a monthly basis. The top photographers list acknowledges contributors who have shared their photographs with SeadragonSearch. The top submitters list acknowledges contributors who have spent time filling out report forms to organize and upload photos to the database. Leaderboards are updated here at the end of each month, and current rankings for the past 30 days can be monitored at our Wildbook site.
January 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 97 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 97 |
| 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 65 | 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 64 |
| 3 | John Smith (TAS) | 56 | 3 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 40 |
| 4 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 40 | 4 | Morgan Kurrajong (VIC) | 28 |
| 5 | Morgan Kurrajong (VIC) | 30 | 5 | Michaël Roelens (WA) | 20 |
February 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Michaël Roelens (WA) | 149 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 103 |
| 2 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 103 | 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 71 |
| 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 71 | 3 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 30 |
| 4 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 30 | 4 | Erin Brereton (VIC) | 20 |
| 5 | Erin Brereton (VIC) | 26 | 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 18 |
March 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 120 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 120 |
| 2 | Sarah Handebeaux (NSW) | 60 | 2 | Sarah Handebeaux (NSW) | 55 |
| 3 | Michaël Roelens (WA) | 40 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 20 |
| 4 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 20 | 4 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 16 |
| 5 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 16 | 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 11 |
April 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 133 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 133 |
| 2 | Michaël Roelens (WA) | 70 | 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 44 |
| 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 45 | 3 | Martin Crossley (WA) | 15 |
| 4 | Sam Glenn-Smith (VIC) | 40 | 4 | Silke Tyler (WA) | 14 |
| 5 | Martin Crossley (WA) | 15 | 5 | Konrad Scriba (WA) | 11 |
May 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Sam Glenn-Smith (VIC) | 205 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 136 |
| 2 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 136 | 2 | Martin Crossley (WA) | 22 |
| 3 | Martin Crossley (WA) | 22 | 3 | Della Grunwald (WA) | 16 |
| 4 | Della Grunwald (WA) | 17 | 4 | Michelle Hall (SA) | 11 |
| 5 | Michelle Hall (SA) | 11 | 5 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 10 |
June 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 114 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 114 |
| 2 | Sam Glenn-Smith (VIC) | 66 | 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 20 |
| 3 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 20 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 14 |
| 4 | Erik Schlogl (NSW) | 17 | 4 | Martin Crossley (WA) | 10 |
| 5 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 14 | 5 | Ryleigh Broughton (VIC) | 7 |
July 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 130 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 130 |
| 2 | Erik Schlogl (NSW) | 42 | 2 | Morgan Kurrajong (VIC) | 6 |
| 3 | Andrew Burnell (SA) | 23 | 3 | Peter McGee (NSW) | 4 |
| 4 | Daniel Whittle (VIC) | 16 | 4 | Michael Anderson (SA) / Martin Crossley (WA) / Steph Tsang (VIC) | 3 |
| 5 | Morgan Kurrajong (VIC) / Peter McGee (NSW) | 6 |
August 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 150 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 150 |
| 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 55 | 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 55 |
| 3 | Daniel Whittle (VIC) | 47 | 3 | Ryleigh Broughton (VIC) | 5 |
| 4 | Mervyn Dannefaerd (VIC) | 22 | 4 | Jason Miles (NSW) | 5 |
| 5 | Rebecca Power (VIC) | 21 | 5 | Steph Tsang (VIC) | 5 |
September 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 127 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 127 |
| 2 | Craig Lebens (WA) | 108 | 2 | Lakiesha Wear (WA) | 30 |
| 3 | John Smith (TAS) | 30 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 27 |
| 4 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 27 | 4 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 22 |
| 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 23 | 5 | Martin Crossley (WA) | 9 |
October 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 109 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 109 |
| 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 21 | 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 22 |
| 3 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 6 | 3 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 5 |
| 4 | Daniel Whittle (VIC) | 5 | 4 | Kelsey Freemantle (WA) | 3 |
| 5 | Jak Grimm (VIC) | 4 | 5 | Kris O’Keeffe (NSW) / Matt Brooks (NSW) / Mike Jones (NSW) | 3 |
November 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 125 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 125 |
| 2 | John Smith (TAS) | 57 | 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 41 |
| 3 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 41 | 3 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 27 |
| 4 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 27 | 4 | Morgan Kurrajong (VIC) | 19 |
| 5 | Morgan Kurrajong (VIC) | 16 | 5 | Matt Brooks (NSW) / Tiffany Kosch (VIC) | 11 |
December 2024 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Craig Lebens (WA) | 139 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 132 |
| 2 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 132 | 2 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 81 |
| 3 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 81 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 35 |
| 4 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 35 | 4 | Ryleigh Broughton (VIC) | 31 |
| 5 | Ryleigh Broughton (VIC) | 31 | 5 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 16 |
