Affiliated National Salons
Listed below, according to opening date, are National Salons (competitions) hosted by PSNZ Affiliated Clubs.
For more information, please click on the links. These will direct you to the club's official Salon page.
The Whanganui Biennial Salon
The Whanganui Salon will be open for entries on 1 April 2025, closing midnight on
26 April. All the information you need is available here:
https://www.whanganuicameraclub.org.nz/whanganui-salon-2025-information.html
Congratulations to the 2023 Salon Winner, Margaret Irving APSNZ, for her image, Irishman Creek Roadman's Hut.
Māwhera National Salon of Photography
Māwhera National Salon of Photography is run by the Greymouth Photography Club which is affiliated to PSNZ. The salon website is at: https://mawhera.myphotoclub.com.au/
Entry 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.
There will be six (6) sections in 2025.
New Zealand Landscape Salon
Formerly known as The Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon, this long-running competition boasts a rich legacy spanning 27 years of success. Open to all photographers, this digital competition is hosted by the Christchurch Photographic Society. Champion Award will receive a unique landscape trophy to keep.
Entries for the 2024 Salon will be open from 1st May to 2nd June 2024.
Presentation will be on Wednesday, 7th August 2024.
Tauranga Audio-Visual Salon
Hosted by the Tauranga Photographic Society, it is open to current financial members of the PSNZ, affiliated clubs and members of other photographic organizations around the world. Entries comprise digital AV files.
Entries for the 2024 salon open on 1st May and close on 5th June. Read the competition guidelines here.
Trenna Packer Salver Nature Photographic Competition (clubs)
Hosted by the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand. This is for sets of six New Zealand nature projected images and open to all clubs in New Zealand.
The competition opens on 1st May 2024 and closes on 15th June 2024.
The National Photojournalism Competition
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.
Please visit https://www.newbrightonphotoclub.org.nz for more information and competition rules.
Entries open 31st May 2024 and closes 28th July 2024.
Creative Focus
This is held every year, hosted by the Pukekohe – Franklin Camera Club and is open to members from all PSNZ affiliated camera clubs and societies. Entries comprise digital projected images only.
Entries open on 17th June 2024 and close on 21st July 2024.
Prize giving ceremony is on 23rd August 2024.
Nelson National Triptych Salon
Open to all New Zealand photographers. Entries comprise digital projected images, triptych format only. The subject matter is open. Champion Award will receive a unique triptych trophy which they can keep.
Entries open on 1st July and closes on 31 July 2024. Results will be released by 17 August.
The results of the 2023 Salon can be viewed here.
National Portrait Salon
Hosted by the Tauranga Photographic Society, it is open to current financial members of the PSNZ, affiliated clubs and their members.
Information on the 2024 Salon will be released soon.
Meanwhile, the Results and Catalogue for 2023 can be viewed here.
Dunedin Festival of Photography
The Dunedin Festival of Photography will be back in 2025. Videos of the successful competition images can be viewed through the Dunedin Photographic Society's Youtube Channel.
North Shore Salon
The North Shore Salon of Photography is open to all New Zealand photographers. Entries are to be digital only submissions across several categories.
There will not be a North Shore Salon in 2024 but plans are underway to hold in again in 2025.
Image by Martin Brooks