Mr McCowan (25), a PhD student in the anatomy and structural biology department, won the best overall picture award.
He said he enjoyed taking photographs during his field work.
The winning photo was taken as he was re-seeding young paua inside adult paua shells in the Marlborough Sounds.
About 69 photographs depicting scenes as varied as sunsets to a bicuspid vein in a facial valve were entered in the competition.
Results were:
General staff: Highly commended, Chris Smith, anatomy, Limb Painting, Susan Butt, Karamea Sunset; best general staff photo, Liz Girvan, anatomy, Crystals.
Students: Highly commended, Michel Herde, physiology, Listening with the orchestra of organ pipes, John Zhang, anatomy, Bicuspid vein in facial valve, Htin Lin Aung, microbiology Surface Tension; best student photo, Tom McCowan, anatomy, Paua re-seeding in Tory Channel.
Academic staff: Highly commended, Katrin Geist, physiology, Leaf Map, Steve Kerr, pharmacology Karyokinesis, Peter Dearden, biochemistry, Fly-ing; best academic staff joint winners, Katrin Geist, physiology, Where golf balls really come from, Grant Butt, physiology, Step Ladder.
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