[vc_row row_height_percent=”65″ back_image=”3501″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_color=”color-584830″ overlay_alpha=”80″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”fontsize-321034″ uncode_shortcode_id=”132441″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Tiritiri Matangi 2026 Photographic Competition[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ shadow=”xs” shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”-5″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ text_weight=”400″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128167″]It is that time of year again when we are looking for entries to our photographic competition (and photos for our 2027 Calendar which raises over $10,000 for the Island).[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ shadow=”xs” shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ subheading=”All photos must have been legally taken on Tiritiri (e.g. drone photos are not permitted), or of Tiritiri Matangi from the ferry – ” uncode_shortcode_id=”562408″]We have 5 categories –[/vc_custom_heading][uncode_list icon=”fa fa-circle-check” icon_color=”color-584830″ uncode_shortcode_id=”423600″ icon_color_type=”uncode-palette”]
- Fauna
- Flora
- Landscape/Seascape
- People on Tiritiri
- Under 16 years Old
[/uncode_list][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”159554″]You can enter 4 photographs in each category. Please email them as attachments to photocomp@tiritirimatangi.org.nz before April 30th. We will have an independent judge from the NZ Photographic Society and all photos must be able to be used for the promotion of Tiritiri Matangi.
Photo by 2025’s competition winner, Nicole Koch. Congratulations, Nicole![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”8613″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”228215″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″]To help us enter your photos:[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”168523″]1. Photos can be any size & must be attached to the email (not just copied) – 1 to
5MB is good. It’s OK to send several emails. (.heic files cannot be accepted)
2. Photos should not be zipped
3. Please save the photos with a name:
AA CC XXXXXXX
CC = category
FL Flora/plants
FA Fauna/animals
PE People
LS Landscape/seascape
YP Under 16
XXXXXX = Photo description (e.g. Tui, Hobbs Beach, kowhai, flower)
For example, if Jenny Smith took a photo of a bellbird: JS FA Bellbird
Peter Topp had two kowhai flower photographs: PT FL Kowhai 1; PT FL
Kowhai[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”132890″]Condition of entry The Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Inc (SoTM) acknowledges that photographers own the copyright in their images in accordance with the NZ Copyright Act 1994. It is a condition of entry that you grant SoTM limited free use of your images in accordance with our new Image Use Policy which restricts usage to SoTM purposes only including for our calendar. Full details of this new policy are available on our website @ https://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/image-use-policy/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]