Entries are now open for the Arataki Visitor Centre photography competition.
In celebration of next month’s Matariki Festival, we want you to share your photos taken in or around the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park (Te Waonui-a-Tiriwa). Entries close 1 June 2017.
Arataki Visitor Centre Manager Glenn Browne says there are so many talented photographers who have a real passion for capturing the beautiful environment we have around us.
“This is a great opportunity for photographers to share their amazing work and help us celebrate the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park. We have been blown away by the response so far and the high standard of entries. This will be a very tight competition,” he says.
Photo entry by Jules Person
Photo entry by Annamarle Wood
How to enter
Upload your photos to the Arataki Visitor Centre Matariki Photo Competition Flickr pages, as per the categories below:
Te Ngahere (forest)
Te Wai (water)
Te Rangi (sky)
You can enter as many times as you want!
What’s up for grabs?
There are amazing prizes to be won, including a Nikon D5600 and 18-55mm kit for the overall winner, thanks to Nikon New Zealand and Auckland Camera Centre.
Finalists in the three categories will be exhibited at the Arataki Visitor Centre during Matariki 2017 celebrations from 11 June to 2 July 2017. The winning photographs will be announced during the exhibition opening on 11 June 2017.
Photos will be judged by Richard Hollier, Auckland Council’s Manager Regional Parks and Auckland-based photographers Chris Turner and Pete Rees.