Leaderboard
Congratulations to the leading SeadragonSearch photographers and submitters of 2025!
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 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 157 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 157 |
| 2 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 111 | 2 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 111 |
| 3 | John Smith (TAS) | 108 | 3 | Lakiesha Wear (WA) | 108 |
| 4 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 96 | 4 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 95 |
| 5 | Craig Lebens (WA) | 64 | 5 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 66 |
February 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Craig Lebens (WA) | 164 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 155 |
| 2 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 155 | 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 52 |
| 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 52 | 3 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 23 |
| 4 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 22 | 4 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 18 |
| 5 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 18 | 5 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 15 |
March 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 132 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 132 |
| 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 43 | 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 43 |
| 3 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 30 | 3 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 31 |
| 4 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 24 | 4 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 24 |
| 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 21 | 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 21 |
April 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 113 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 113 |
| 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 72 | 2 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 72 |
| 3 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 22 | 3 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 20 |
| 4 | Phil McDonald (WA) | 9 | 4 | Phil McDonald (WA) | 8 |
| 5 | Michelle Chan (WA) | 6 | 5 | Michelle Chan (WA) | 6 |
May 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 106 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 106 |
| 2 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 18 | 2 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 18 |
| 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 11 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 11 |
| 4 | Jack Breedon (VIC) | 7 | 4 | Della Grunwald (WA) | 5 |
| 5 | Andrea Earle (VIC) | 7 | 5 | Michelle Peak (WA) | 5 |
June 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 105 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 105 |
| 2 | Jack Breedon (VIC) | 78 | 2 | Marco Bordieri (NSW) | 17 |
| 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 16 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 16 |
| 4 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 15 | 4 | Bonnie Harris (NSW) | 15 |
| 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 10 | 5 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 10 |
July 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 113 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 113 |
| 2 | Lars Sigge (VIC) | 30 | 2 | Lars Sigge (VIC) | 30 |
| 3 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 24 | 3 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 24 |
| 4 | John Smith (TAS) | 15 | 4 | Marco Bordieri (NSW) | 13 |
| 5 | Mervyn Dannefaerd (VIC) | 11 | 5 | Sandra Broom (SA) | 8 |
August 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 97 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 97 |
| 2 | Daniel Whittle (VIC) | 38 | 2 | Andrea Earle (VIC) | 29 |
| 3 | Andrea Earle (VIC) | 29 | 3 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 24 |
| 4 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 24 | 4 | Maya Hilder (TAS) | 9 |
| 5 | Rebecca Power (VIC) | 22 | 5 | Marco Bordieri (NSW) / Jared Tracey (VIC) | 8 |
September 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 104 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 104 |
| 2 | Paolo Bottari (VIC) | 30 | 2 | Kim de Vries (WA) | 35 |
| 3 | Lars Sigge (VIC) | 22 | 3 | Lars Sigge (VIC) | 22 |
| 4 | Paul Schaus (VIC) | 8 | 4 | Marco Bordieri (NSW) | 9 |
| 5 | Jenny Allitt (NSW) / Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 7 | 5 | Jenny Allitt (NSW) / Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 7 |
October 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 94 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 94 |
| 2 | Michaël Roelens (WA) | 47 | 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 35 |
| 3 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 35 | 3 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 30 |
| 4 | Jared Tracey (VIC) | 31 | 4 | Kim de Vries (WA) | 24 |
| 5 | Paolo Bottari (VIC) | 29 | 5 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 17 |
November 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Michaël Roelens (WA) | 141 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 116 |
| 2 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 116 | 2 | Lars Sigge (VIC) | 23 |
| 3 | Lars Sigge (VIC) | 23 | 3 | Silke Tyler (WA) | 16 |
| 4 | Paul Schaus (VIC) | 10 | 4 | Hannah Miller (USA) | 11 |
| 5 | James Ireland (VIC) / Jeroen van Meenen (NSW) | 8 | 5 | Ryleigh Broughton (VIC) / Alfredo Prado (VIC) | 6 |
December 2025 leaders
| Rank | Photographer | Encounters | Rank | Submitter | Encounters |
| 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 103 | 1 | Andrew Trevor-Jones (NSW) | 103 |
| 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 61 | 2 | Imogen Manins (VIC) | 60 |
| 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 52 | 3 | Joseph Sainsbury (WA) | 51 |
| 4 | Salvatore Gambacurta (WA) | 39 | 4 | Salvatore Gambacurta (WA) | 39 |
| 5 | Marcus Liley (WA) | 16 | 5 | Kim de Vries (WA) | 19 |
