2022 Photo Competition Winners

We have once again been astounded by the number of entries and the level of excellence of the photos entered in The Lions Club of Howick Student Photo Competition this year.

We would like to thank all the the students who entered this year's competition and for putting your time and effort into taking your best photos to meet our brief of East Auckland, Bold & Bright. We received 35 entries this year, and it's been a very difficult job to pick 12 for our 2023 calendar. We really hope you enjoyed taking the photos and you should all be very proud of your work. We would also like to thank the schools and their teachers for supporting this project.

A very big thank you must go to our sponsors, as without their generosity and support this event would not have been as successful as it has been. Our wonderful sponsors are:

We are delighted to announce the top three prize winning places as follows:

First Place: Alysha Jeffs from Howick College for 'Daffodils'

Prize: $1000 Prezzy Card sponsored by Howick Lions Club

Judges Comments: This photograph fills totally the “brief” of an exciting, bold image of a local landmark that is well composed. It is full of life and impact as the spring daffodils compliment the period architecture of the building behind. The result is an eye-catching image full of colour that stimulates the viewer. It is ideally suited for inclusion in an annual Calendar.

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Second Place: Chantal Levi from Howick College for 'Sunrise Over Water'

Prize: $500 Prezzy Card sponsored by Designer Digital

Judges Comments: The right moment in time has been captured successfully to give the best impact of the light, colour, water, earth content all combining to provide an inspiring reflection that jumps out at the viewer. The photographer appears to have spent much time composing the image, choosing a simple local land-mass that is not intrusive although recognisable. With excellent balanced composition on the left to compliment the whole image, then waiting for the light to produce the effect needed. A well-planned image.

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Third Place: Von Collins from Howick College for 'Outgoing Tide'

Prize: $300 Prezzy Card sponsored by McBride Holdings

Judges Comments: There were many images submitted taken at low tide. This photograph however, stands out with its subject matter of the visual effect of light on rock and water with the lens pointed into the light source. I feel the student has done their homework researching their local locations beforehand and then waiting, pressing the shutter the exact moment the light appears around the headland. The result is a dramatic attention-drawing image with very good composition and spectacular light and shadow detail complimenting nature’s beauty.

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