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Time is ticking away for entries into this year's New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year. The country’s richest and most popular photographic event, Photographer of the Year encompasses a competition, exhibition, audience voting and awards night.

Win a share of $5000 cash, a voyage with Heritage Expeditions, a cycle trail with Adventure South, public notoriety, industry back-slaps and the envious stares of your peers, all on one stage.

You'll be competing for the grand prix Nikon Photographer of the Year, Young Photographer, Ockham Residential People's Choice, and Resene Colour awards. Categories include Resene Landscape, Progear PhotoStory, Electric Kiwi Wildlife, Lumix Society, Lightforce Aerial and a new category, Resene Built Environment. Photographers keep copyright—this isn’t a rights grab.

Start preparing now as entries close midday, Wednesday 14 July. Check out the entry conditions.

Image; William Patino, winner Resene Landscape 2020

Expedition prizes, for young and old!

The Grand prix winner of the Nikon Photographer of the Year receives a Heritage Expeditions 11-day cruise to remote Fiordland, Stewart Island, Campbell Island and The Snares valued at more than $10,000. Learn more...

For the first time we are also able to offer the Pathfinder Young Photographer of the Year a six-day Alps-to-Ocean cycle trail with Adventure South worth more than $2000. Learn more...

*Flights and pre- and post-tour accommodation not included. Image; T Kraakman.

A bit of admin...

There is a small charge of $25 to enter Photographer of the Year to cover some administration costs. But included in that fee is a free six-month digital subscription to NZGeo.com—2500 stories, 10,000 images and 250 hours of natural history television programming from NHNZ available on-demand.

However, for the first time, we've waived the fee for young photographers (under the age of 25 on Sep 1, 2021), but you still get the subscription... so we're basically paying you to enter, it's madness.