The four main categories in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012 are intended to celebrate the time-honoured art of editorial photography and showcase the extraordinary natural and cultural riches of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012, will be picked from these entrants, as will the Young Photographer award, for entrants under the age of 21 on September 30, 2012. All photos must have been shot after September 30, 2010, and within New Zealand territory—including New Zealand-administered Pacific and Antarctic dependencies. Strictly one full entry per person, being a maximum of five images over the three categories of Landscape, Wildlife and Culture, and in addition (or instead), photographers may submit a set comprising four to six images in the Photostory category. Entries close July 18.
Capture an animal or groups of animals in their natural environment. We are looking for images which exude life and show the behaviour or adaptations which make it unique.
2011 WINNER: MAZDAK RADJAINIA
Showcase the wonders of New Zealand—its mountains, wetlands, coasts and plains. The judges will be looking for attention to light and drama.
2011 WINNER: ROB DICKINSON
This category celebrates the traditions and relationships of all New Zealanders. The winning entry will be an image that captures our identity as a people.
2011 WINNER: BRETT PHIBBS
A set of four to six images. Judges will be looking for the quality of the images overall, as well as how they work together to tell a story that can move a viewer.
2011 WINNER: TIM CUFF
Prizes
The winner of each category receives $1000 cash, publication in New Zealand Geographic, 10 New Zealand Geographic 2012 wall calendars and a one-year subscription to New Zealand Geographic. The winner of the Young Photographer category will also receive $1000 and the opportunity to attend a nature photography workshop with Kim Westerskov. The overall winner earns the title New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012, an additional $2000 cash and a berth as a New Zealand Geographic photographer on board a Heritage Expeditions’ voyage.
Entries will be judged by award-winning photographers Arno Gasteiger, Kim Westerskov, Andris Apse and New Zealand Geographic editor James Frankham.
Auckland Museum Exhibition
A spectacular free exhibition featuring a host of the best images entered in the previous three years of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year competition will open at Auckland Museum on June 22, side-by-side with photographs from the internationally renowned Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
From September 1, this exhibition will be complemented by finalists from the 2012 New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year competition. The two exhibitions will run in parallel for two months until an awards event on October 25.
A spectacular free exhibition featuring a host of the best images entered in the previous three years of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year competition will open at Auckland Museum on June 22, side-by-side with photographs from the internationally renowned Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year.