Ngā Wairau, Through My Lens Competition

About this Event

Languages: English, Other

Show us Wairau through your eyes – the wai, the whenua and the tāngata who live, work, learn and play here every day.

Enter the Through My Lens photo competition for a chance to win prizes and have your work exhibited at Lake House Arts during the Auckland Festival of Photography.

Open to all primary, intermediate and secondary school students.
Enter up to 3 photos across the themes of Wai, Taiao, Whenua or Tāngata.

Registration/Ticket Info:

Entries open on 25 February 2026 and close on 30 April 2026.

• Entries should represent the artist’s view of one or more of the following themes: Wai (Water), Taiao (Nature), Whenua (Land) and Tāngata (People).
• All images must be from the Wairau Catchment area (Wairau Valley, Glenfield, Sunnynook, Totara Vale, Forrest Hill, Milford).
• You can submit up to three photos – JPEG or JPG files, between 3 and 15MB each.
• No filters or heavy editing, and up to one panoramic photo per entry.
• For each photo, please include the title, your name, school level (primary, intermediate, secondary), the theme(s) you’re entering, and a short description – just a couple of sentences about what we’re looking at and why you took the shot.
• Submit photos by emailing them to [email protected]

Winning & Runner-Up Images will be:

• Contacted by email on Friday 15 May 2026.
• Added to Auckland Council’s Blue-Green Network image library.
• Showcased at a community photo exhibition at the Lake House Arts Centre during the Auckland Festival of Photography. (Exhibition runs from the 22nd of May until 11 June 2026.)
• Used in education and consultation events.
• Prizes will be awarded for each year level (first, second, and third place), and winners will receive gift cards.

Grab your camera (or your phone!), explore your neighbourhood, and show us Wairau through your lens. For more information and to enter, click the register button below.