Photographic Competition Categories
NZSS Photographic Competition Categories
"Pybus Cup"
for Black & White/Colour Prints
- All entries must have the title of the photograph on the reverse side of the print and digital files to be named.
- The print should be approximately 300mm x 200mm or A4 and should be mounted. Photographs submitted on digital media will be printed at NZSS’s expense.
- Prints must not be modified except as might be expected in a commercial printing environment.
- Prints may be either film or digital.
"Waitomo Caves Museum Trophy" (Novice Cup)
for Slides or Black & White / Colour Prints
This section is to encourage those who are new to cave photography.
- Anyone who has previously won NZSS photographic award or an experienced photographer shall not be eligible to compete for this cup.
- All print entries must be titled on the reverse of the print and digital files to be named.
- Prints should be approximately 300mm x 200mm or A4 and should be mounted. Photographs submitted on digital media will be printed at NZSS’s expense.
- Prints must not be modified except as might be expected in a commercial printing environment.
"Hobson Cup"
Artistic/ Modified / Fantasy
- All entries must have the title of the photograph on the reverse side of the print.
- Prints should be approximately 300mm x 200mm or A4 and should be mounted. Photographs submitted on digital media will be printed at NZSS’s expense.
- Prints may be either film or digital.
- All prints may be modified as the photographer desires.
"Dimond Cup"
Slide show
Compiled using Microsoft Powerpoint, LibreOffice Impress, Proshow, Microsoft Photo Gallery(approve sites), Google Picasa, or similar suitable software.
- Must not exceed five minutes in duration
- All entries must be either on DVD or USD drive, or may be emailed if under .
"NZSS Trophy"
The trophy will be awarded to the photographer attaining the highest aggregated points obtained from all the sections that they have entered, using the following points:
All sections except Slide Show
Winner | 3 points |
Acceptance | 1 point |
Slide show
Winner | 3 points |
Acceptance | 2 points |