Deadline: 13 November 2022
Prizes will be awarded for ‘Best Photo’ and ‘People’s Choice’.
Entries will be displayed virtually via Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research’s (MWLR) Interactives website. Awards will be announced at the event during the conference as well on the New Zealand Ecological Society’s (NZES) social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter), and the event website. A selection of finalist images will also be on display at the conference.
The award for ‘Best Photo’ will be selected by an expert judging panel who will assess the entries for the quality of the image, composition and technical ability. The ‘People’s Choice’ award will be chosen by the collation of votes from our online voting system and the input of our judging panel.
Prizes for both awards will include a professionally printed, mounted, and framed copy of their winning photo up to the value of $200. The prizes will be sent to the winners address that is entered via their entry form.
Photo credit: Jon Sullivan
About the Competition
The competition aims to highlight the diversity, beauty and interest of the biodiversity and ecosystems of New Zealand, and the role of ecologists in unravelling their mysteries. Images must either be taken in New Zealand or illustrate the work that New Zealand ecologists are undertaking in other countries.
All entries must be submitted online as jpegs (see the Conditions of Entry below.)
Entry is limited to three (3) entries per contestant.
How to Submit
Photos are to be uploaded online. Click the button at the top of the page to upload and submit your photo. Submissions will close midnight 13 November 2022.
Voting will close midnight 20 November 2022 for the People’s Choice award.
Conditions of Entry
The competition is open to all NZES members, conference participants and the general public. Entries must be photographs uploaded as high-quality jpegs. The jpeg quality level should be set at maximum (12) to minimise loss of quality. Each entry must be submitted via the online submission form on the NZES 2022 Conference website or the online submission form on the MWLR Interactives website and must include the following information:
- entrant’s name and address
- a brief title of the image ( <10 words)
- a short description of the image ( <60 words)
- when and where it was taken
In the case of photographs of a recognisable person, it is the photographer’s responsibility to obtain the written consent of the person/s in the image for the photograph to be reproduced.
The entrant must be the copyright owner of all images entered.
By entering the competition, the entrant accepts that images may be published online at www.newzealandecology.org,
interactives.landcareresearch.co.nz or www.landcareresearch.co.nz as part of its coverage of this competition. You also accept that work may be published in the future in formats (print, electronic or exhibition) to showcase this competition. Use of images will be credited to the photographer, and the photographer retains full copyright on all images.
By entering the competition, you accept that your image may be used by New Zealand Ecology Society or Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research in media that specifically advertises, promotes or celebrates this competition. Use of images will be credited to the photographer, and the photographer retains full copyright on all images.
Personal details collected on the entry form will only be used for the purposes of this competition and related promotion. Your private information will not be given to any individual or organisation other than the New Zealand Ecological Society.
Conference Organisers
Conferences & Events Ltd
PO Box 24078, Manners Street, Wellington, 6011
+64 4 384 1511
www.confer.co.nz
nzes@confer.co.nz
Banner photos by: Danilo Hegg, James Reardon, Cara-Lisa Schloots