Far North Exposure Photo Competition 2009: Prize-giving and Exhibition @ Bank Street Art Kaitaia, 5th June
Far North Exposure is a celebration of the environment and the arts. As a way of celebrating World Environment Day (5th June 2009) with a Far North focus, the Far North Environment Centre is proud to present a series of environmental photographic arts exhibitions featuring the work sourced through a community competition.
The theme:
"The power of a photo: Our Far North Environment"
A picture is worth a thousand words is a proverb that refers to the idea that complex stories can be described with just a single still image, or that an image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text.
The photo may be a landscape, a detail of the natural world, or an image that reveals an aspect of human impact on our environment. It is your vision and image, so we will leave it to your imagination.
The categories:
The competition is divided into four age categories
Infant to 12 years old
13 to 17 years old
18 to 30 years old
31 years and older
The prizes:
A Category Winner will be selected from each of the four age categories.
Each Category Winner will win a Nikon Coolpix L16 Digital Cameras, plus one week's camping at a Far North Department of Conservation campsite.
One Grand Prize Winner selected from the Category Winners will also receive a $100 gift voucher redeemable from Trees Company nursery.Winners in the four age categories for the Far North Exposure Photo Competition will be presented with their prizes in Kaitaia at the Bank Street Art Gallery on World Environment Day, 5th June at 5.30pm. Friends and supporters are cordially invited to attend and enjoy this fine collection of pictures from around our area.
The exhibition:
A selection of the winning and commended entries will be exhibited at the Gallery throughout Friday and again on Saturday morning. Should you miss the show at Bank Street Art, there will be further opportunity to view the work of these talented photographers at the Taipa Area School Cultural Centre on World Oceans Day, 8th June, during an all-day event focussing on beach and catchment care. They will also be exhibited at the Te Ahua grand finale to the Matariki season of events at the Far North Community Centre in Kaitaia, on 29th and 30th June. Other venues at which the photos will be shown through the middle of June will be posted on this website as they are confirmed.
The Environment Centre would like to thank all the entrants, who have shared their glimpses of our environment and opened our eyes to views both micro and macro. A big thank you goes to the judges and also to our sponsors who have made this event possible: More FM; Printstop; Far North District Council; Trees Company; Top Print and the Department of Conservation.
And a special mention to the Herb Shack who catered to the judges as they put in the hard yards sorting through the entries and who will catering again with their delicious nibbles at the prizegiving!
