OUR SPONSORS

Please support these guys, they help make the competition possible.

Auckland Airport is the major connection between the world and “the land of the long white cloud”.
It is where New Zealand touches the world - welcoming visitors and farewelling friends. 
Today, Auckland Airport has been voted as one of the 10 best airports in the world two years in a row, and is a major driver of the economy. Auckland Airport generates billions of dollars for the economy, creating thousands of jobs, and making a vital contribution to New Zealand trade and tourism by strengthening connections with the world.
Over 70 per cent of visitors enter or leave New Zealand via Auckland Airport, which handles over 13 million passengers a year. More than 30 international airlines serve Auckland Airport, Australasia’s second busiest international airport, after Sydney.
As New Zealand's major transport hub, Auckland Airport is investing in an airport and traveller experience that all New Zealanders can be proud of.
Auckland Airport is continually developing the capacity and services to ensure it will sustainably cope with an anticipated 24 million passengers a year by 2025, reflecting New Zealand’s growing popularity as one of the world’s leading tourism destinations.  
www.aucklandairport.co.nz

BIOPAINTS (sponsor: Landscape Category)
If you're looking for natural paints, eco paints or organic paints; you've come to the right place. BioPaints sell a range of premium quality paints, oils, varnishes and waxes that are safer to use.
We use chalk, china clay, plant oils and tree resins that are healthier for you, your family and your painter. We tell you what ingredients are in each product, we’ll answer your questions as best we can and we’ll be honest with you.
Research shows that people are looking for non- toxic paints. BioPaints products belong to the world of natural paints, eco paints or organic paints rather than the chemical world of acrylics and polyurethanes. The special blend of plant oils and resins in our products makes them both durable and breathable.
BioPaints range includes Wall Paint for interior walls and ceilings and enamels, varnishes and oils for timber, furniture and floors.
Environmentally friendly paints delivered to your door.
www.biopaints.co.nz

GETTY IMAGES (sponsor: New Zealand Geographic Young Photographer of the Year, 2010)
Getty Images are a leading provider of digital media worldwide, creating and distributing a range of assets – from royalty-free stock photography and editorial images to footage, music and multimedia – that help communicators around the globe tell their stories.
www.gettyimages.co.nz

LOWEPRO (sponsor: Wildlife Category)
We are inventors, designers, photographers and lovers of the natural world who take our reputation as The Trusted Original™ to heart.
We also are shoot & sharers, bloggers, travelers, hikers, cyclists, rock climbers, runners, surfers, skiers, kayakers and snowboarders. Each of our interests influences how we carry and use our cameras, video cameras, laptops, GPS and other portable electronic devices.
We are obsessed with the way photographers work. Always have been. Always will be. We study their every move and incessantly invent solutions for the challenges they face: changing weather, remote locations; bustling cities, and international travel.
Our design team is a passionate, curious and disciplined set of individuals. They put incredible energy and imagination into building and testing products. They suit up with gear-filled backpacks on kayaking adventures. They wear DSLR shoulder bags and navigate busy city metros, buses and streets. They send photographer colleagues out to use prototypes on weekends and vacations.
Obsessive? Yes. Good qualities for designing camera bags? We think so. And hope you do, too.
www.lowepro.co.nz

NIKON (sponsor: New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year, 2010)
The reliability of the Nikon brand is based on high-level technological power and ongoing R&D activities since the company’s establishment in 1917. Introduced here are the technologies behind all Nikon products, from optical goods such as cameras, lenses and microscopes, to semiconductor manufacturing equipment and software. Nikon supplies a wide range of custom-made products that meet various needs, including those practically used in our everyday life and leading-edge gears designed to explore the origin of the universe. We interviewed advanced researchers who make the most of these Nikon products to contribute to the progress in technology innovations.
www.nikon.co.nz