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SUMMARY:North Shore Salon
DESCRIPTION:This promises to be a game-changer\, setting a new standard for creativity and innovation in the photographic world. With categories traditional and new\, as well as one cutting-edge category and a platform to showcase emerging talent alongside seasoned professionals\, this competition will push boundaries and redefine visual storytelling. \n\n\n\nOpen online           April 18 2025 Digital entries only accepted \n\n\n\nCloses                     May 15 2025 Midnight (No extensions) \n\n\n\nJudging                  June 7 2025 (Saturday) \n\n\n\nJudge Convenor   Russell Hamlet \n\n\n\nJudges \n\n\n\n\n                               Lynn Clayton\n\n\n\n                               Rachael Smith\n\n\n\n                               Gerard Emery\n\n\n\n                               Kevin Clarke\n\n\n\n                               Chris Traill\n\n\n\n                               Mike Langford\n\n\n\n                               Jackie Rankin\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re a hobbyist\, an aspiring professional\, or a seasoned artist\, this is the event you cannot afford to miss. \n\n\n\nUnder the banner of the North Shore Photographic Society
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/north-shore-salon/
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Club Salons
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SUMMARY:70th PSNZ National Convention
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URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/70th-psnz-national-convention/
CATEGORIES:National Convention
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SUMMARY:Māwhera National Salon of Photography
DESCRIPTION:Māwhera National Salon of Photography is run by the Greymouth Photography Club which is affiliated to PSNZ. \n\n\n\nEntry is open to residents of New Zealand and financial members of PSNZ residing overseas. The 2025 Salon opens for entries on 1st May 2025\, and closes on 31st May 2025 at 11:59 pm. \n\n\n\nThere will be six (6) sections in 2025.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/mawhera-national-salon-of-photography/
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Club Salons
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SUMMARY:Trenna Packer Nature Salon (Clubs)
DESCRIPTION:The competition was started by Hagley Camera Club of Christchurch in 1972 as a memorial to Trenna Packer\, a keen nature photographer who was killed in a car accident on her way back from a photographic expedition. The Nature Photography Society took over the running of it in 2007. \n\n\n\nThe Nature Photography Society of New Zealand would like to invite your club to take part in the Trenna Packer \n\n\n\nSalver Competition. The competition opens on the 1st of May 2025 and closes on Friday the 20th of June 2025.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/trenna-packer-nature-salon-clubs/
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Club Salons
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our Annual General Meeting.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/annual-general-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Four Nations
DESCRIPTION:How do you feel about representing your country\, photographically? The 4 Nations competition is your chance to achieve this honour. It is a cool photo event\, quite different to the usual salons and competitions. \n\n\n\nThis annual challenge pits the best photographic endeavours of the four national photographic societies of Australia\, Canada\, South Africa and New Zealand. Each society selects 80 images to represent them. All the resultant 320 images are judged by a panel of three international judges\, who are all independent of the four countries. Images are scored anonymously\, and the 3 judges scores are aggregated. The society with the highest total score gains the “Bragging Rights”. \n\n\n\nWherever PSNZ finishes in the challenge you can feel proud that your selected image was part of our team chasing the honours.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/four-nations/
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250511T130000
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SUMMARY:Autumn Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Capture the Magic of Autumn \n\n\n\nJoin us for an exclusive\, hands-on autumn landscape photography workshop with renowned photographer\, Meghan Maloney. Known for her breathtaking captures of nature’s finest moments\, Meghan will guide you through the stunning landscapes of Hawkes Bay\, where vibrant autumn colours come alive. Perfect for photographers of all levels\, this workshop provides a rare opportunity to learn Meghan’s award-winning techniques\, from composition and lighting to editing tips that make colours pop. \n\n\n\nBook Your Spot Now! Meghan’s workshops always fill up fast. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will start at 1pm on Friday 9th May and conclude around 1pm on Sunday 11th May. Locations will be weather dependant and may include Te Mata Peak\, Mt Erin\, Waimarama beach\, Tukituki valley\, Maraetotara Falls\, and TutiraSunset. \n\n\n\nA medium level of fitness will be required as some walking on tracks will occur. \n\n\n\nThe workshop fee of $275 includes lunch on Sunday. Other meals will be a mix of cafes\, takeaways and restaurants. \n\n\n\nOnce you have registered and paid\, you will receive more in depth information on the schedule and locations as well as a recommended gear sheet.  \n\n\n\nWorkshop is limited to 12 people \n\n\n\nWe are looking for two people to use their car to help transport attendees to the various locations. If you are willing to do this please let Nicole know once you have registered. A $100 petrol voucher will be provided. \n\n\n\nLog into the Member’s Area to register for this workshop.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/autumn-landscapes/
CATEGORIES:Workshop Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250517T090000
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SUMMARY:Mushroom Macro Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Lee says she “fell down the rabbit hole of the fungi world” in 2009 and that she is “happiest when hanging out in New Zealand’s beautiful native forests.” She has an outstanding command of the field and has published two books on the subject featuring her outstanding photography. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is designed for occasional macro photographers who really want to lift their game to the next level. It will be a practical workshop.  \n\n\n\nSaturday 17th May 9.00am \n\n\n\nOn Saturday morning we will workshop the following topics:  \n\n\n\n\nGear\n\n\n\nFocus brackets and stacking using Helicon (essential for superb mushroom images) including tabletop practise\n\n\n\nLighting\n\n\n\nPrepping mushrooms for photography\n\n\n\n\nOn Saturday afternoon we will travel to one of Rotorua’s many exceptional locations to put theory into practice. \n\n\n\nSunday 18th May 9.00 am \n\n\n\nOn Sunday we will review how participants got on during the field trip and answer any questions arising. We will then adjourn to a second location and more opportunities to make some great images. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will begin at 9.00 am on Saturday 17th May in Rotorua and end after the second field trip mid afternoon on Sunday. The meeting point and class room will be in the Rotorua City area and advised prior to the commencement date in our follow up email to registrants. \n\n\n\nPlease note: \n\n\n\nMeals and accommodation are not included in the price. You will need to bring your camera\, a macro lens and your laptop with Helicon installed (you can download a free version that works for 30 days).
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/mushroom-macro-masterclass/
CATEGORIES:Workshop Series
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250525T160000
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SUMMARY:Instilling Emotion with Photoshop
DESCRIPTION:Helen McLeod is a Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand\, an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and holds a Gold Portfolio Distinction with the Photographic Society of America. She has been tutoring photography for many years in tertiary institutions and runs six Landscape workshops annually in central Otago. \n\n\n\nIn this workshop you will learn The What\, Why and How of Photoshop Image Enhancement including: \n\n\n\n\nBasic Photoshop means of enhancing the images captured from any genre of photography;\n\n\n\nWhy this is important – a way to instil the emotion you felt at the time of capture\, to pull out the hidden potential of any photograph; and\n\n\n\nHow we can bring to life any image and let our uniqueness shine through our photography.\n\n\n\n\nCheck out this AV which gives numerous before and after examples. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be held at the Vintage Car Club rooms\, Hickling Park A C Baths Avenue\, Taupō  at 12.00 pm on Friday 23rd May and end on Sunday 25th May around 4.00pm. \n\n\n\nFriday 23rd May (12pm) \n\n\n\nWe begin the workshop by checking that everyone has their laptops set up correctly with Photoshop. Then we will venture out with our cameras to capture some images that you will process during the workshop.  (You are also welcome to bring some unprocessed images with you as well to work on.) \n\n\n\nSaturday 24th May (9am – 4pm) \n\n\n\nHelen will demonstrate her approach to the assessment of her images and how she brings them into line with her vision at the time she pressed the shutter button.  During this time she will provide a brief explanation of Photoshop’s basic features (such as layers\, adjustment layers and masks) and how they are employed to instil the emotion back into our images to bring them to life and really make them our own.  Images will be supplied upon which we will work together encompassing several techniques. \n\n\n\nSunday 25th May (9am – 4pm) \n\n\n\nUsing examples from her own work we will look at some slightly more advanced\, or alterative\, methods of enhancing our images (painting like a Renaissance painter\, darkening versus lightening\, adding lens flares\, working non-destructively\, cropping\, vignettes).  You will then apply all your newly found skills to your own images on your laptops\, revealing the hidden potential you captured.  From here we will briefly touch on more artistic means to bring our personalities to our images (overlays/textures\, borders). \n\n\n\nWhat to Bring \n\n\n\n\nCamera\, tripod\, and your favourite landscape lens\n\n\n\nLaptop with Photoshop downloaded and installed.  Please make sure you have loads of space on your laptop as Photoshop images can get large quickly.  Working on and from an external hard drive is a great way to work and makes your laptop run quicker.\n\n\n\nA USB (Windows compatible) stick upon which images supplied will be loaded to work on as a group.\n\n\n\nImages taken previously that you would like to process.\n\n\n\nA sense of fun and a willingness to learn!\n\n\n\n(Chocolate for your tutor/educator!)\n\n\n\nWater bottle\, snacks\, and lunches for both days.\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: \n\n\n\nMeals and accommodation are not included. The nearest option for lunch is the Village Bakery and Café at 258 Spa Road\, about three minutes’ walk away. We will have a Workshop dinner on Saturday (pay your own).
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/instilling-emotion-with-photoshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshop Series
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SUMMARY:Capture the Extraordinary
DESCRIPTION:Capture the Extraordinary: Steampunk Photography Workshop in Oamaru \n\n\n\nStep into the unique world of Victorian-inspired sci-fi and futuristic fantasy with our exclusive 2.5-day themed street and event photography workshop\, set amidst the iconic annual Oamaru Steampunk Festival! This workshop is designed to immerse photographers of all levels in the vibrant\, surreal scenes of NZ’s largest annual official steampunk event\, across multiple venues – from street parades and night markets\, to off-camera flash portraiture\, to closeup street and event photography. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Highlights: \n\n\n\n\nStreet Photography Techniques: Learn how to capture those special spontaneous ‘decisive’ moments during a real-life cosplay parade; eye-catching compositions; and the fascinating details that make street photography so compelling.\n\n\n\nBe exposed (pun intended) to both night and day time photographic opportunities where you are an official ‘Event Photographer’\, and your subjects are willing participants in the visual extravaganza that is Steampunk.\n\n\n\nMultiple opportunities will be available to take festival goers portraits and then sell them.\n\n\n\nHands-On Instruction & Feedback: With expert guidance\, you’ll receive personalised tips on framing\, lighting\, and compositional storytelling to bring out the character of this unique festival\, and most importantly\, its people.\n\n\n\nExplore Oamaru’s unique historic precinct with its distinctive Forrester and Lemon designed stone buildings\, set against the backdrop of Oamaru’s Victorian architecture and harbour. Each shot combining modern creativity with historic charm. \n\n\n\nSteampunk Style & Character Portraits: Perfect your portrait skills as you photograph festival-goers dressed in elaborate costumes\, from neo-Victorian characters to sci-fi creations.\n\n\n\nGet a taste of some of the intricacies of product photography as you catalogue competition entries.\n\n\n\nWorking in small teams rotated across multiple venues\, each participant will be exposed to various facets of street and event photography and will be granted preferential access as ‘official event photographers.’\n\n\n\n\nYour tutor for this weekend long degustation of photographic opportunities is Oamaru born and raised Ted Grenfell\, an award winning professional photographer now based in Dunedin. As Ted says “The world of photography would be meaningless without light\, colour and emotion to help open our minds to express passion and love for each other.” Ted will guide you to capture all three on this unique photography workshop as you work with both festival organisers and participants to provide unique photographic memories for festival-goers. \n\n\n\nAll attendees on this workshop will be acting as official event photographers for the festival and will therefore be granted unprecedented access to events and backstage locations. Something previously only available to a select few. Photographs from the PSNZ team will be widely shared with the organisers and Steampunk community and distributed (with credit) on social media both during and after the event. \n\n\n\nPhotographers retain rights to their work and will be given credit for their photographs. There will be many opportunities for images taken to be sold to festival-goers\, with previous year’s attendees expressing interest in such a service as part of our partnership with festival organisers in 2025. We may directly facilitate this for you\, or show you how you can set this up for yourself. \n\n\n\nThe workshop fee is $300. Please note that you need to provide your own accommodation. \n\n\n\nAll meals will be at your own expensive with many options available at the festival\, both formal and casual dining. An early Saturday evening group dinner has already been booked at Oamaru’s oldest cafe & restaurant\, the iconic Star and Garter\, in the historic precinct. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will take place over King’s birthday weekend and will start at 3pm on Friday 30th May and conclude around 2pm on Monday 2nd June. \n\n\n\nBased right at the heart of the festival in the Whitestone Civic Trust building\, attendees will be given daily briefings on events and are also encouraged to attend the optional final ceremony Steampunk breakfast on Monday morning to raise money for breast cancer before returning to the conference room for a wrap- up discussion. \n\n\n\nTime will also be made for group sessions in the Civic Trust building for workshop participants to share their work and gain insight in to Ted’s workflow for processing event images from capture\, through to sale. A medium level of fitness will be required as this is a busy festival and the boardroom for the group briefing sessions is up a flight of stairs. Days will commence with workshop sessions and finish with photographing the freakshow\, mess dinner and Victorian ball on the respective evenings. \n\n\n\nOnce you have registered and paid\, you will receive more in depth information on the schedule and locations as well as a recommended gear sheet. The workshop is limited to 10 people.  \n\n\n\nSign up now to secure your spot for a themed street and event photographic experience unlike any other!  \n\n\n\nLog into the Member’s Area to register for this workshop.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/capture-the-extraordinary/
CATEGORIES:Workshop Series
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SUMMARY:National Photojournalism Competition
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the New Brighton Photographic Club. It is open to all PSNZ New Zealand residents\, or financial members of a PSNZ affiliated camera club. Entries comprise digital projected images only. \n\n\n\nPlease visit https://www.newbrightonphotoclub.org.nz for more information and competition rules. \n\n\n\nEntries open 1st June and closes 31st July 2025
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/national-photojournalism-competition/
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Club Salons
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SUMMARY:National Portrait Salon 2025
DESCRIPTION:Tauranga Photographic Society facilitates the National Portrait Salon Bi Annually. \n\n\n\nEntries open at 9am on 1st June\, and closes at 5pm on 30th June. Results are expected to be released by end of July 2025.
URL:https://photography.org.nz/calendarofevents/national-portrait-salon-2025/
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Club Salons
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