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Photographer of the Year 2025 — Winners

In 2025, there were 36 winners in Photographer of the Year, each a compelling reflection...

Photographer of the Year 2025 — Finalists

These are the finest images of 2025. Now you be the judge—vote on your five...

Photographer of the Year 2024 — Winners

Each frame is a photographer’s gallant attempt to describe the world in front of them—a...

Photographer of the Year 2023 — Winners

When you take a photo, why do you take a photo? The winning photographs of...

Photographer of the Year 2023 — Finalists

The finest images of 2023 have been announced. Now is your chance to vote on...

We couldn’t do it without them

The sponsors that contribute to the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year season of...

Photographer of the Year 2022 — Winners

Judges sifted and sorted, ranked and graded, compared and contrasted until the winners emerged from...

Photographer of the Year 2022 — Finalists

The finest images of 2022 have been announced. Now is your chance to vote on...

Photographer of the Year 2021 — Winners

Among the best frames of 2021 were just a handful of winners, drum roll please…...

Photographer of the Year 2020 — Winners

From nearly 6000 entries, judges whittled it down to just 40 finalists, then winners, runners-up...

Photographer of the Year 2019 — Winners

Winning visions of New Zealand’s environment and society....

Photographer of the Year 2018—winners

52 of the finest and freshest visions of New Zealand’s environment and society....

Photographer of the Year 2017

From 65 finalists, there were nine winners in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the...

Life on expedition

A photographic journey through a remote archipelago of Papua New Guinea....

Photographer of the Year 2016

Congratulations to the winners of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2016. From...

Best of Photostory

While a picture is worth a thousand words, a well crafted collection of pictures can...

The Best of Our Youth

The Young Photographer of the Year award has celebrated Aotearoa’s freshest photographic talent since the...

Best of Society and Culture

A window on ourselves, in all our diversity — we present the best society and...

Aerial Perspectives

It’s now easier than ever for photographers to capture a bird’s eye perspective on the...

Best of Wildlife

‘Never work with children or animals’ goes the old adage. Featured here are the best...

Timeless

A flower in bloom, a carcass decomposing, the bustle of the night sky—there are few...

Best of Landscape

The perennial favourite of our New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year entrants, competition is...

Photographer of the Year 2015

Congratulations to the winners of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2015. From...

Photographer of the Year 2014

Congratulations to the winners of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2014. From...

Photographer of the Year 2013

Congratulations to the winners of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2013. From...

Photographer of the Year 2012

Congratulations to the winners of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012. Competition...

Photographer of the Year 2011

Congratulations to all the winners of the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2011....

Photographer of the Year 2010

2400 images were entered in this year’s competition, from nearly 1000 different photographers. Yet, the...

Photographer of the Year 2009

Gathered in a darkened boardroom, three of the finest editorial photographers in New Zealand pressed...

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