Category: Animal
Age category: 15 years and over
Highly Commended
Name: Anne Marie Basquin
Title: Deep Swimmers
Location: Vava'u, Tonga
Category: Animal
Age category: 15 years and over
Highly Commended
Name: Mark Kitchingman
Title: Hector's dolphin encounter
Location: Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula
Category: Animal
Age category: 14 years and under
Highly Commended
Name: Jack Aubin
Title: Dam dragonfly
Location: Naseby, Central Otago
Category: Animal
Age category: 14 years and under
Highly Commended
Name: Jemma Bezuidenhout
Title: Beautiful boy
Location: Anatoki Salmon Farm, Golden Bay
Category: Animal
Age category: 14 years and under
Winner
Name: Megan Hunt
Title: Family of ducks
Location: Alexandra, Central Otago
Category: Human
Age category: All ages
Highly Commended
Name: Caitlan Smart
Title: Chimps in the city
Location: Wellington
David Steer
Category: Human
Age: Over 15
Category: Human
Age category: All ages
Winner
Name: Paul Sorrell
Title: Juvenile keas tussling over cigarette
Location: Hollyford Valley, Fiordland
Category: Pets
Age category: 14 years and under
Winner
Name: Jack Aubin
Title: Charlie in the backyard
Location: Dalmore, Dunedin
Category: Pet
Age category: 14 years and under
Highly Commended
Name: Jemma Bezuidenhout
Title: Flying pup
Location: Tata Beach, Golden Bay
Category: Pet
Age: Under 14
Name: Miles Ghiggioli
Category: Plant
Age category: 15 years and over
Highly Commended
Name: Henry Eden-Mann
Title: Highlight of the bush
Location: Clinton River, Southland
Age category: 15 years and over
Winner
Name: Nicola Baines
Title: Fading beauty
Location: Glenfalloch Gardens, Dunedin
Category: Plant
Age: Over 15
Name: Sally Gable
Title: Rhubarb leaf
Location: Glenfalloch Gardens, Dunedin
Category: Plant
Age category: 14 years and under
Highly Commended
Name: Amelia Phipps-Green
Title: The ancient forest
Location: Kepler Track, Fiordland National Park
Name: Elizabeth Dearden
Category: Plant
Age category: 14 years and under highly commended
Title: Rosey Spirals
Location: Dunedin
Category: Plant
Age category: 14 years and under
Winner
Name: Frankie McAuliffe
Title: Colour explosion
Location: Dunedin
Category: Night Skies
Age: Over 15
Name: Brad Phipps
Category: Night Skies
Special Acknowledgement
Name: Dave Curtis
Title: Vela supernova
Location: Waldronville, Dunedin
Category: Night Skies
Highly Commended
Name: John Moran
Title: St Clair aurora
Location: St Clair Beach, Dunedin
Category: Night Skies
Over 15
Name: Nathan Williams
Title: Interstellar mail
Location: Irishman Creek, Tekapo
Category: Night Skies
Name: Timothy Tay
Age category: All ages
Title: Milky Way explorer x Bear Rock
Location: Aramoana Beach, Dunedin
Otago Wildlife Photographer of the Year WINNER
Animal 15 years and over Craig McKenzie
Title: Kakariki karaka
Location: Hawdon Valley, Arthur's Pass
A selection of entries from the 19th annual Otago Wildlife Photography Competition 2018.
The winners of the competition were officially announced on Saturday.
Retired software developer Craig McKenzie was declared the overall winner of this year’s competition as well as winning the animal photography category for people 15 years old or over.
