Winners
We’re excited to share the results of this year’s competition, celebrating the beauty of nature through the eyes of some truly talented photographers.
First Place: Beren Hughes, New Plymouth
Photograph: "Friends Sharing Lunch"
Beren, who works at Atawhai Nursery, captured a stunning moment between a monarch butterfly and a bumblebee sharing a dahlia flower. The judges were captivated by the composition, colour palette and storytelling in Beren’s work.
Second Place: Brody Nielson, Opunake
Photograph: "My Beach"
Third Place: Erena Wylie, Kapiti
Photograph: "Growth"
Youth Award and People's Choice Award: Xervier Doney, Wellington
Photograph: "Woodcut Horse"
Online gallery
Check out the online gallery of the top 30 finalists.
About Capture the moment 2024
Capture the moment is our photography competition for New Zealanders who have an intellectual disability or an intellectual disability and autism.
Building on the success of the IHC Art Awards, we wanted to showcase the talent of New Zealanders through a different medium.
The theme of this year’s competition is “Nature: the living world” (Nature – all the animals, plants and other things in the world that exist or happen independently of people, water, sea mountains).
This year we had over 100 entries. The judges, Shayne Jeffares, Bridgit Anderson, and Rachel Callander were honoured to evaluate such stunning submissions and found it challenging to choose just a few winners.
FOTO FEST in Hastings City
The top 30 finalists were exhibited at FOTO FEST in Hastings City from 14 to 22 September 2024. The exhibition was at ToiToi Municipal Building (the Tama Tūranga Huata Room), 109 Hastings Street South, Eastbourne Corner, Hastings.
FOTO FEST is a city-wide visual art and cultural event to take place within Hastings City including local galleries, community spaces, inside and out, local businesses and retailers.
FOTO FEST is managed by FOTO IWI, a creative charitable trust.
Prizes
- Winner – $5,000
- Second place – $3,000
- Third place – $2,000
- Youth Award winner – $1,500
- People's Choice winner - $1,500
Click here to view the terms and conditions.
If you require any further information, please contact us at ihc.events@ihc.org.nz.
Judges
Bridgit Anderson
Bridgit is an Ōtautahi Christchurch-based photographer and designer, specialising in human-interest and social history storytelling.
Recent exhibitions: Stella & Cecil (2021)and Christine’s Jewellery Box (2023).
Exhibited and published nationally and internationally, Bridgit’s work is held in private and national collections, including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Rachel Callander
Rachel is a kiwi expat now living in Perth Australia.
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) from the Dunedin School of Art in New Zealand.
She has been a Master Photographer and past recipient of NZ Wedding Photographer of the Year within the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP).
She is the author of the international award-winning photographic artbook Super Power Baby Project and co-author of the follow up book and exhibition, Super Power Kids. Both books celebrate the lives and abilities of children living with a range of disabilities. The books are big, beautiful and the children within the pages exude beauty, joy and life.
Shayne Jeffares
Photography has been part of Shayne’s life for more than 30 years as a professional wedding and portrait photographer in the Hawke's Bay.
In 2022 Shayne established Fotofest, a photography festival with a focus on celebrating community and worked closely with IHC to host the photography exhibition, Capture the moment.
Shayne also runs Happy Snappers weekly with IHC Media, has run numerous photography workshops within IHC communities across the country and was a judge last year of Capture the moment.
The winning image of the competition by Cameron Henson sits proudly in Shayne’s home.
Now into its third year, Shayne is excited by the opportunities for this year's festival, held again in Hastings, Hawke's Bay and showcasing the IHC Capture the moment exhibition.
