Alrighty, it’s time to dust off your camera and get snapping, it’s the 2024 CUTC Photo Competition! We know you all take photos every so often, I mean come on, who doesn’t? This is your chance to show off your mad photography skills, or lack thereof, and get other people inspired about the outdoors. There’ll be 9 different categories to enter. There’ll be spot prizes, and real prizes. Some of those prizes may include goon. Wowwee I’m excited.
Aaaaandddd the winning photos in each category will be submitted to the FMC (Federated Mountain Clubs, who CUTC is affiliated with) Photo Competition for 2024! That nationwide competition is judged by a panel of award-winning photographers and has some epic prizes including tents, packs, jackets and a bunch more.
Entries close 8th of September! Read on for more info. Woooohoooo!!
Categories
The categories for the FMC competition are:
- ABOVE BUSHLINE (With No Human Element) – ABN
- ABOVE BUSHLINE (With A Human Element) – ABW
- BELOW BUSHLINE (With No Human Element) – BBN
- BELOW BUSHLINE (With A Human Element) – BBW
- HISTORIC – HIS
- NATIVE FLORA & FAUNA – NFF
- LONG EXPOSURE – LE
More Information can be found here: https://fmc.org.nz/photo-competition/
CUTC Categories
In addition to the FMC categories, we also have the following categories, with the winner determined by people’s choice!
Classic CUTC – CC
This can be literally anything, be creative. Does not necessarily have to include goon or Radix.
Naked in the Wilderness – NW
You read that right. In 2023, we are bringing back this exciting category. We want your best nude photos. Please still be tramping related, and relatively PG. Photoshop/blurring etc. is acceptable for this category.
A Nice Scenic Nap After A Trying Walk (Georgia Prince)
Judging and Prizes
This year, we’ll be bringing in Sandy Brinsdon, an experienced wildlife and landscape photographer. She will be here to judge the photos, give comments and select the winners. Check out her work at this link: https://theafterworkphotographer.com/.
On Wednesday 11th September we’ll have the Photo Competition club night, where we’ll have a slideshow of entries, vote for the people’s choice award, announce the winners, and have the prize-giving!
Prizes will probably include chocolate and goon, let’s be real here, but maybe something more (watch this space yeeeoww!!)
ANNNNNNND there will be spot prizes too!!! Even more reasons to enter!!!
How to enter
File naming format:
- [Category code] Canterbury University TC [Your name] [Photo Caption]
- E.g. “ABW Canterbury University TC Edmund Hilary Everest Selfie”
To enter, upload your photos to a folder on Google Drive (using the file naming format above) and create a sharing link for that folder. Then, email that link to publicity@cutc.org.nz with the subject line “CUTC Photo Comp 2023”.
Woohoo, you’ve entered! By entering the competition you agree to the following rules:
- Entries are due 11:59pm on Friday 1st September
- Each club member can enter a maximum of 2 photos per category
- Photos were taken in 2022 or 2023 (except Historic category) and were taken in New Zealand
- You are a current CUTC member
- You own the photos and agree to CUTC using the photos on social media, the website and other publications
- The photos have not been entered into this competition before; the photos have not won any prize at any other photo competition; and the photos have not been previously professionally published (such as in magazines, commercial websites etc.)
- You give consent for CUTC to submit any winning photos to the FMC photo competition, and agree to the FMC photo competition rules
Want some inspo? Take a quick peek at the winners from last year!
https://cutc.nz/photo-competition-2022/
Can’t wait to see your awesome pictures!!!
ABW Winner – Mid Hill Tarns (Euan Robinson)