From nearly 6000 entries, judges whittled it down to just 40 finalists, then winners, runners-up and highly commended—each a new expression of the environment and society in which we live. These are the finest frames of 2020.
Entries are open for the annual New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year—the country’s most popular, prestigious and richest photography competition.
Winning visions of New Zealand's environment and society.
When one smartphone camera isn’t enough, try four.
52 of the finest and freshest visions of New Zealand's environment and society.
New Zealand-born photojournalist Robin Hammond does not turn away from human suffering, but bears it witness. His images of rape in the aftermath of civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, industrial injustice in Lesotho, and mental health across northern Africa have created global concern, and demand that we do not turn away either.
Jonathan Suckling's vision for the future of Aotearoa is for a country where people live connected lives full of meaning; one in which we learn to listen and appreciate those around us.
Nisha Ravji's hope for the future of New Zealand is that we continue to celebrate love no matter what we identify with or where we come from.
Esther Bunning's hope for the future of Aotearoa is that we nurture and encourage the voice of our youth.
These scenes are familiar to anyone living in a region where forestry dominates the landscape. Photographer Rob Suisted, who rode his motorbike through the backblocks of the flood-stricken North Island to capture the following images, says the land looks “like Papatūānuku has had her skin torn off”.
Mark Gee’s hope for the future of New Zealand is to breathe meaning into our cities by preserving the open spaces for people to enjoy and share.
Richard Wong's hope for the future of New Zealand is harmony through diversity, showing that even things with conflicting natures can live together peacefully.
From 65 finalists, there were nine winners in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year. Behold, the finest frames of New Zealand's environment and society in 2017.
The inaugural Canon Personal Project Grant enabled Richard Robinson to photograph the far reaches of New Zealand’s ocean territory.
There are difficult assignments, and then there’s filming in a watery, dank space with barely room to move. Director Melissa Nickerson goes behind the scenes of Luckie Strike, her documentary about the search for a connection between two Waitomo caves.
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Every visual we see—in our social media feeds, magazines, advertisements—contributes to our understanding of the world around us. But is it possible to predict the images of the future? Well, yes, say the analysts at Getty Images.
A photographic journey through a remote archipelago of Papua New Guinea.
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