Winner in Photography Open Category - Environment.
A portfolio of 12 images
Images featured in
New Zealand Geographic Magazine in December 2009 on the Downunder New Zealand feature spread of images.
N.Z. Oceanz International Underwater Photography Competition 2003
Gold Medal -------------- Best Image of the Show Award
Gold medal -------------- Underwater Panorama category
Gold Medal--------------- Creative category
Silver Medal---------------Creative category
Bronze Medal ------------Underwater Marine Life category
BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2003
Highly Commended -----Underwater Category
New Zealand Professional Photography Awards 2002
Silver award--------------Landscape category
Silver Award--------------Illustrative / Still Life category
Silver Award------------- Self Promotion category
Silver Award--------------Editorial / Corporate category
Silver Award--------------Editorial / Corporate category
Silver Award------------- People category
Silver award--------------Self Promotion category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer
of the Year Portfolio Competition 2001. (Five images to a portfolio.)
1st place ----------------- Winner of the Australisian Photographer of the year award
Gold Medal -------------- Best Image of the Show Award
Image 2001, the International Festival of Underwater photography & Film. United Kingdom.
Gold medal
silver medal
Bronze medal x 2
World Festival of Underwater Images 2001 in France, Antibes
Silver Diver award for the slide portfolio category, (10 slides to a portfolio)
International 1999 Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society competition.
Silver Medal-------------- Aquatic topside category
Silver Medal-------------- Creative slides category
Bronze Medal------------ Close focus underwater wide angle category
World Festival of Underwater Images 1999 in France, Antibes
Gold Diver award for the underwater photography portfolio category,
(10 images to a portfolio)
British Gas 1999 International Wildlife Photographer of the
Year photographic competition. (over 20,000 entries)
Runner up ----------------In In Praise of Plants category
Highly commended ----- Underwater World category
The 21th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1998.
Gold Medal -------------- Best Image of the Show Award
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Static & plant life category
Gold Medal--------------- People Underwater category
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Panorama category
Gold Medal--------------- Creative category
Silver Medal-------------- Creative category
Silver Medal-------------- Underwater Open Portfolio category
Bronze Meda------------- Creative category
Bronze Meda------------- Underwater Panorama category
Highly Commended----- Creative category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Panorama category
Highly Commended----- Aquatic Sports category
The 21th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1997.
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Static & plant life category
Silver Medal-------------- Underwater Marine animal life category
Silver Medal------------- Creative category
Bronze Meda-------------Creative category
Bronze Medal------------ Aquatic sports category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Static & plant life category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Panorama category
Highly Commended----- Large marine animals category
Highly Commended----- Aquatic Sports category
The 20th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1996.
Gold Medal--------------- Aquatic Marine animals category
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Panorama category
Gold Medal--------------- Creative category
Bronze Medal------------ Aquatic marine animals category
Bronze Medal------------ Underwater Static & plant life category
Highly Commended----- Aquatic marine animals
Highly Commended----- Aquatic marine animals
Highly Commended----- People underwater category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Panorama category
Highly Commended----- Large Marine animals category
The 19th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1995.
Kodak Bronze for Best Overall NZ Entrant
Gold Medal ---------------Best of Show
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Marine animals category
Gold Medal--------------- Marine animals underwater Category
Gold Meda---------------- Aquatic Seascapes category
Silver Medal-------------- Aquatic Seascapes category
Bronze Medal------------ Aquatic seascapes category
Bronze Medal------------ People underwater category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Marine animals category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Panorama category
Highly Commended----- Underwater Panorama category
Highly Commended----- People Underwater category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer
of the Year Portfolio Competition 1994. (Five images to a portfolio)
Gold Medal -------------- Best image of the show award.
3rd place------------------ Open category
British Gas 1995 International Wildlife Photographer of the
Year photographic competition. ( over 17,500 entries)
1st place------------------ Underwater category
2nd place----------------- Animal Behaviour (Other animals)
Australasian Padi Seven seas Underwater portfolio competition 1995.
(Seven images to a portfolio)
Gold Medal -------------- Best image of the show award.
2nd place ---------------- Professional category
The 18th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photographic
Competition, 1994.
Did not enter this year as was the Chairman of Judges for 1994.
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer
of the Year Portfolio Competition 1994.
2nd place ---------------- Out of 66 port folios, submitted by
photographers from Australia, New Zealand and the South West Pacific.
The 17th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1993.
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Print category
Silver Medal-------------- Aquatic Topside Category
Silver Medal-------------- Portfolio Ocean underwater theme
Bronze Medal------------ Underwater Wide Angle Category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer
of the Year Portfolio Competition 1993.
2nd place Out of 65 port folios, submitted by
photographers from Australia, New Zealand
and the South West Pacific.
(Top N.Z. entrant)
The 16th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1992.
Gold Medal--------------- Best Image of the Show Award
Kodak Bronze------------ Best Overall New Zealand Entrant
Gold Medal--------------- Aquatic Topside slide category
Silver Medal-------------- Underwater Medium Angle slide category
Bronze Medal------------ Portfolio Ocean underwater theme
British Gas 1992 International Wildlife Photographer of the
Year photographic competition. ( over 10,000 entries)
1st place ----------------- Composition & Form category
The 15th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1991.
2nd place ---------------- Underwater Print category
3rd place ----------------- Aquatic Topside category
British Gas 1991 International Wildlife Photographer of the
Year photographic competition. ( over 10,000 entries)
1st place ----------------- Dusk to Dawn category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer of the year
Portfolio Competition 1991.
Honorary Mention - 4th - Out of 75 port folios,
submitted by photographers from Australia,
New Zealand and the South West Pacific.
The 28th Annual International Underwater Photographic
Competition 1990, held by the U/W Photographic Society of
America, Los Angeles chapter.
1st place------------------ Underwater Wide angle slide category
British Gas 1990 International Wildlife Photographer of the
Year photographic competition. (10,000 entries)
1st place------------------ Animal Behaviour, Other Animals Category
The 15th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1990.
Gold Medal--------------- Audio Visual Category
Gold Medal--------------- Underwater Print category
Gold Meda---------------- Underwater Medium Angle slide category
Silver Medal-------------- Aquatic Topside slide category
Bronze Medal----------- Underwater Print category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer
of the Year Portfolio Competition 1990.
2nd place - Out of about 70 port folios, submitted by
photographers from Australia, New Zealand
and the South West Pacific. (Top New Zealand entrant)
The 27th Annual International Underwater Photographic
Competition 1989, held by the Underwater Photographic Society of
America, California chapter.
Best Image of the Show
(2nd year running to Win Top Prize, see 1988 list)
1st place------------------ Close-up Prints category
1st place------------------ Wide angle Prints category
1st place------------------ Special Shark Competition category
2nd place----------------- Close-up slide category
Honourable Mention---- Wide angle prints
32nd New Zealand International Photographic Exhibition 1989 -
Photographic Society of New Zealand.
Silver Medal---------------Natural History Prints category
PSNZ Honours Ribbon-- Natural History Prints category
The 14th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1989.
Gold Medal----------------Underwater Print category
Gold Medal----------------Underwater Medium Angle category
Silver Medal---------------Aquatic Topside category
Bronze Medal-------------Aquatic Topside category
Highly Commended------Underwater Medium Angle category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographic
of the year Portfolio Competition 1989.
Honorary Mention - 4th - Out of 65 port folios,
submitted by photographers from
Australia, New Zealand and the South
West Pacific.
International Underwater Photographic Competition 1988, held
by the Underwater photographic Society of America, California
chapter.
Best Image of the Show
1st place ----------------- Underwater Close-up Prints category
1st place ----------------- Underwater Close-up Slides category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Close-up prints category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle Prints category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Close-up Slides category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Close-up Slides category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle Slides category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle Slides category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle Slides category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle Slides category
The Dunedin Festival Salon of Photography 1988
Honours ------------------ Natural History Slide category
31st New Zealand International Photographic Exhibition 1988 -
Photographic Society of New Zealand.
Silver Medal ------------- Natural History Slide category
The 13th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1988.
Gold Medal --------------- Underwater Wide Angle category
Gold Medal -------------- Aquatic Topside category
Silver Medal ------------- Aquatic Topside category
Bronze Medal ----------- Underwater Close-up category
Bronze medal ----------- Underwater Prints category
South Pacific Divers Australasian Underwater Photographer of the year
Portfolio Competition 1988.
Honorary Mention - 4th - Out of 96 port folios,
submitted by photographers from
Australia, New Zealand and the South
West Pacific. (Top N.Z. Entrant)
SCUBA 88 World-wide Underwater Photographic Competition
in California, USA
2nd place ---------------- Underwater Close-up category
The French International Underwater Photographic Portfolio
Competition 1987. (Portfolio of 10 images)
3rd place - out of 80 portfolios submitted by
photographers mainly from Europe.
The 25th International Underwater Photographic Competition
1987, held by the U/W Photographic Society of America,
California chapter.
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Wide Angle category
Judged Superior -------- Underwater Close-up category
N.Z. National Parks Centennial Celebrations, "People in the
Parks" Photographic Competition 1987.
1st Place ----------------- In Senior Section.
The Australian International OCEANS Underwater photography
Competition -- held in Melbourne 1987.
Won the Australasian Underwater Photographer of the Year award
Gold Medal --------------- Best overall entrant
Silver Medal -------------- Life in the Oceans category
Silver Medal -------------- Oceans Creative category
Bronze Medal ------------ The Diver category
Honorary Mention ------ Close-up category
Honorary Mention ------ The Diver Category
The 12th N.Z. Oceans International Underwater Photography
Competition, 1987.
Silver Medal -------------- Aquatic Topside category
Highly Recommended -- Underwater Wide Angle category
Highly Recommended -- Underwater Close-up category
The 36th National Exhibition of Photography in N.Z. 1987.
Gold Medal --------------- Natural History
The 24th International Underwater Photographic Competition
1986, held by the U/W Photographic Society of America,
California chapter.
1st place------------------ Underwater Wide Angle category
2nd place ---------------- Underwater Wide Angle category
The New Zealand 29th International Exhibition of Photography
1986 - Photographic Society of N.Z.
Gold Medal----------------Photojournalism
Bronze Medal------------ Natural History
The 11th Annual N.Z. Oceans International Underwater
Photography Competition 1986.
Gold Medal --------------- Underwater Wide Angle category
Gold Medal --------------- Underwater Medium Angle category
1st place ---------------- The New Zealand Underwater Calendar competition
The Best Prudential New Zealand Underwater photograph of the year award.
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