There were nearly 3,000 entries received this year across the four categories. These were submitted by seasoned professionals, weekend shutterbugs and seven- year-olds. But, as always, no matter who shot it and on what equipment, it was the content that made the photograph.
And from all of these entries, one photographer stood apart for his attention to detail, consistency of approach and photographic vision. New Zealand Geographic would like to congratulate Brett Phibbs, supreme winner at the 2011 Photographer of the Year awards.
“A hallmark of Phibbs’ approach is his fearless dedication to capturing human emotion. He will stand inches from his subject with his widest lens and shoot, point blank. He is a deserving winner in a competition that puts greatest value on real photographs of real life.” – James Frankham, Editor, New Zealand Geographic.
Photographer of the Year – Brett Phibbs
Young Photographer of the Year – Dougal Hilson
SOCIETY AND CULTURE CATEGORY
Winner – Brett Phibbs
Runner up – Brett Phibbs
Highly Commended – Jocelen Janon, Amos Chapple, Dean Purcell, Greg Bowker
LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
Winner – Robert Dickinson
Runner up – Laurie Williams
Highly Commended – Vaughan Brookfield, Katrin Koervers, Andris Apse, John Doogan
WILDLIFE CATEGORY
Winner – Mazdak Radjainia
Runner up – Eugene Polkan
Highly Commended – Mark Dwyer, Richard Robinson, Andy Woods
PHOTOSTORY CATEGORY
Winner – Tim Cuff
Runner up – Stephen Belcher
Highly Commended – Greg Bowker
The full array of finalists and images can be found in the November/December issue of New Zealand Geographic, in stores 31 October. High resolution images can be downloaded to complement coverage. For further information contact: Juliette Bavister, juliette@musemarketing.co.nz, 021 027 83414