2025 Oceania Picture Contest: New Zealand Winners

Roger Smith received the Wildlife class along with his uncommon shot of a kōtuku having fun with a shower in Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae Beach, “all the more joyous for it not emphasising the bird’s usual stately grace”.

Guido Seevens was runner up within the class, with Brendon Doran extremely counseled.

Abbie Reynolds says each budding lovers and professionals entered this yr’s competitors.

“All photographers have an important role to play in capturing the awe of the natural world and inspiring us to reflect on the part we play in safeguarding its future”, she says.

View all of the successful photos.

 

List of New Zealand winners

Climate

Winner – Kaitlin Groom, Surge  

Runner Up – Tim Cuff, Floods at Glenduan  

Highly Commended – Laura Gauthier, Sombre Reminder  

 

Lands

Winner – Fay Seah, Enchanted Forest  

Runner Up – Chris Watson, Aurora Australis corona  

Highly Commended – John Perrin, Skeleton Coast Dunes  

Olivia Wentzell additionally obtained the third prize within the total Lands class along with her picture Nightfall.

 

People and Nature

Winner – Tony Stoddard, Return to the Wild

Runner Up – Tim Cuff, December Whale Stranding

Highly Commended – Lucy Schultz, Moa Hunter

 

Plants and Fungi

Winner – Chin Kang Chia, Hocus Pocus  

Runner Up – Nic Wooding – Umbellas Moss Sanctuary

Highly Commended – Chad Cottell, Campbell Island Megaherbs  

 

Water

Winner – Colin Marshall, Freshwater Eels

Runner Up – Kaitlin Lawrence, Baby Blue

Highly Commended – Kaitlin Groom, Blue Magic

 

Wildlife

Winner – Roger Smith – Rare seize of an amazing egret having fun with a shower

Runner Up – Guido Seevens, Portrait of a Kererū

Highly Commended – Brendon Doran, At dwelling within the pipe

 

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