2025-Photo Competition Results < PhotoCompetitionResults > Photo Competition Results results of the 2026 TTC Photo Competition, judged by Alan Knowles
?? club members entered 101 photographs in the 2026 photo competition judged by professional photographer Alan Knowles
Alan Knowles and Rob Vanderpoel, complimenting the high standard and suggested the photographers enter their winning work in the NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year Awards. They also commented that many entries could have earned higher awards with judicious cropping and adjusting of brightness and contrast.
The winners were:
Above Bushline (no human element) ABN
| Photographer | Description | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Gibbons | Full moon eclipse over Mt Ruapehu | Champion |
| Jenny Mason | A Golden Morning | Hnouurs |
Photo: Jenny Mason
Photo: Jim Gibbons
AboveBushline (with human element) ABW
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Kobus Boshoff | Paeretetaitonga | Champion |
| Alan Benge | Mount Mitre panorama | Honours |
Photo: Alan Benge
Photo: Kobus Boshoff
Below Bushline (no human element) BBN
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Susi Lang | Nature's Sky Drama | Champion |
| A Graham | South Island | Honours |
Photo: A Graham
Photo: Susi Lang
Below Bushline (with human element) BBW
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Munn | After dinner entertainment | Champion |
| Susi Lang | Après Tramping River Spa Treatment | Honours |
Photo: Chris Munn
Photo: Susi Lang
Historic HIS
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Stu Hutson | Hutson Family Stansfield Hut 2002 | Champion |
Photo: Stu Hutson
Humour HUM
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Susi Lang | Relaxing at Holly Hut | Champion |
| A Graham | Hokitika surfer | Honours |
Photo: A Graham
Photo: Susi Lang
Long Exposure LEX
The long exposure category is intended for highly technical images of shots taken at night, including star trails, or in extremely low light situations such as caves or canyons
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Gibbons | Aurora over Lake Kohangapiripiri | Champion |
| Jim Gibbons | The Milky Way behind an Aurora Lake Ruataniwha | Honours |
Photo: Jim Gibbons
Photo: Jim Gibbons
Native Flora or Fauna NFF
| Description | Photographer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Benge | Korokoro Koru | Champion |
| John Dement | Parasols | Honours |
Photo: Alan Benge
Photo: John Dement
Photographs and details as supplied by the Photo Competition organisers
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