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NIKON Auckland Photo Day 2013

Every June - midnight to midnight - 24 hours, one day, one city

The 2013 Festival date for this year's Nikon Auckland Photo Day is to be Saturday 8 June.

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NIKON AUCKLAND PHOTO DAY (initiated by the festival in 2004) is an open access public competition run over a period of 24 hours. For one day only photographers are asked to capture an image which reflects their Auckland.  If the photo is good enough to show your friends and family - your built-in audience - it might be good enough to win 1st prize in Nikon Auckland Photo Day.  Groups, individuals, families, children  -  anyone with access to a camera is encouraged to submit the scenes, people and places that reflect their Auckland region.

Auckland Photo Day is conversational, it allows anyone, anywhere in Auckland to share their perspectives of our region. It creates democratic visual conversations about the place we live, work and play. We want to see the fascination in the everyday, what is supringsly different and what is comfortingly familiar. This event celebrates the many individual pockets of culture and identity present in New Zealand's biggest city by building cultural currency. Whilst celebrated in a spirit of fun this event also fulfills the important role of documenting our life right here and now in the world we live in. A DAY IN THE LIFE of Auckland. Look at Auckland through some new eyes and show us your vision.

Photographs are kept in an archive for future exhibition and to provide a visual resource for the region.  All images submitted are available to view for reference, research and limited use for promotional purposes under licence.

Media about previous winners:

Nikon Auckland Photo Day goes to China

We are delighted to announce that for the very first time Nikon Auckland Photo Day went to China, as part of a cultural exchange between partner Festivals in the AsiaPacific Photoforum. The Auckland Festival of Photography and Pingyao International Photography Festival worked together this year to showcase the images of 42 Auckland photographers who participated in 2012 Nikon Auckland Photo Day at their annual Pingyao event. 

The Asia Pacific PhotoForum is a collaborative group of photography festivals in the Asia-Pacific region that aims to promote photography and photographic art to the broadest possible audience.

Media releases 2012

Henderson Photographer Juliet Hopkins - Western Leader

The Aucklander - Moko Man's Winning Smile

Stuff - Nikon Auckland Photo Day winners

Media Release - DontWorryBe HappycapturesNikonAucklandPhotoDay

Media releases 2011

NZ Herald - Framed; City Frozen in Time

Big Idea - Auckland Photo Day Winner

Scoop - Nikon Photo Day Winner

Stuff - Curious Boy Scoops Prize

Festival Sponsors:

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