Photography Competition
Photography Competition 2024
The annual NZAC Wellington section photography competition is now underway!
The objectives of the competition are to stimulate interest in mountain and rock climbing photography and give our members a chance to showcase photos from their epic adventures, including the landscapes along the way.
The winners will be announced at the club section night on 7th November 2024 with some great prizes up for grabs from our sponsors Aspiring Safety and Bivouac Outdoors.
Last day for entry is Sunday 20th October 2024.
There are five categories to choose from, so get creative! These are:
Alpine Activity
Photographs where the main subject is people engaging in activity in the alpine environment (e.g. climbing, skiing, tramping, camping). Emphasis should be on balanced composition and ‘capturing the moment’.
Alpine Landscape
Photographs that display mountain landscapes. Images should be strongly composed with great light. Judges will be weighing technical excellence, colour, tone and detail along with the image’s subject and composition.
Alpine Nature
Photographs of natural subjects in the mountain environment, where the emphasis is on artistic rendition. Subjects may include geological features, plants (or parts of plants), animals, water, snow and ice formations etc.
Rock Climbing
Photographs of rock climbing that authentically express the rock climbing experience, have a balanced composition and pay heed to the aesthetic attributes of the scene.
Mountain & Climbing Culture
Photographs that portray the climbing life and places and people encountered by climbers. Entries might include travel photography (as long as it’s strongly related to climbing) or documentary-style images, covering any aspect of climbing.
Judge
Rebekah Parsons-King is a photographer and visual content producer specialising in science communication, journalism and environmental story-telling.
An award winning science communicator, visual journalist and filmmaker. She strives to give a voice to those that cannot speak for themselves, whether that is a vulnerable person, community, or our environment.
Entry Details
All entries need to be submitted via the form linked. Last day for entry is Sunday 20th October 2024.
Competition Rules
Entry Criteria
The competition is open to NZAC members only
Individual competitors must enter images depicting subjects appropriate to any of the five theme categories (as noted above).
Each competitor may enter no more than three images in each category.
Images that have been entered in previous NZAC Wellington photography competitions, may not be entered a second time.
Images must be taken no earlier than October 2022
Winners may be asked to supply a higher resolution version of their image after the conclusion of the competition.
By entering, competitors must agree to their images being displayed on the NZAC Wellington Section website and Social Media channels for the purposes of promotion of the photography competition.
Ownership of images remains with the photographer. However, NZAC cannot guarantee the copyright of images that appear on the website.
NZAC Wellington Section may submit entries to the FMC (Federated Mountain Clubs) affiliated club competition in 2025.
In all instances of use full accreditation to the source will be given.
Image Specifications
All images must have been taken by the competitor and be their property.
Images must not be processed beyond colour grading and minor touch ups.
Images need not necessarily have been taken in New Zealand.
Image files must be named with a) your name, b) the initials of the category they are entered into, c) a caption, d) the location and e) the date before they are submitted. The relevant initials for each category are:
Alpine Activity-AA, Alpine Landscape-AL, Alpine Nature-AN, Rock Climbing-RC, Mountain and Climbing Culture-MCC
For example, an entry into the Alpine Activity category by Jane Doe should be named JaneDoe_AA_My beautiful picture_MtAspiring_August2024.jpg.
Entries are permitted in digital format only, uploaded via the provided form.
A free Google account is required to complete the entry form.
Questions highlighted as required on the form must be completed
Files must be JPEG format, less than 10MB (but at least 1000 pixels on the long side).
Images not meeting these specifications are not eligible for entry.
Judging
Entries are judged by the competition judge and individual winners and place-getters are chosen for each category.
Judging will be carried out on the basis of the criteria listed above. The judge and the organisers of the competition may reject images that are not of an alpine, mountain or climbing nature and may transfer entries from one category to another.
The judge will also select the overall champion image, irrespective of category.
The judge may choose not to award category winners/ honours/acceptances for any of the above if they feel a suitably high standard has not been achieved.
The Judge’s decisions are final and no correspondence shall be entered into.