Media Release 
3 June 2008
Olympus Auckland Photo Day – one city – one day.
OLYMPUS Auckland Photo Day runs for 24 hours on Saturday 7 June 2008 - midnight to midnight and is an open access public photography competition. Photographers are asked to capture an image which reflects their Auckland allowing anyone, anywhere in Auckland , to share their perspectives of Auckland . It’s the largest collective photo shoot in the region.
 
Julia Durkin, Festival Director says “Olympus Auckland Photo Day creates a democratic visual conversations about the place we live, work and play. We want to see the fascination in the everyday, what is surprisingly different and what is comfortingly familiar. “
 
Groups, individuals, families, children and anyone who has access to a camera is encouraged to submit the scenes, people and places that reflect their Auckland taken on Saturday. 
 
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 fulfils the important role of documenting our life right here and now in the world we live in. The growing Photo Day archive creates a snapshot of Auckland captured in one day by many people
 
Since 2004, there have been over 2,500 photo entries with the 2007 winning Top 30 images appearing on NZ postage stamps currently on show at the Aotea Gallery till Friday.  
 
Entries are judged and the winner will receive an Olympus Digital Camera E-410 D-SLR with 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses plus a Nitro Coffee Machine donated by official coffee sponsor Gravity. Winners and 30 runners up receive 2 sheets of their own photo personalised stamps (50 cents face value per stamp) and a Gravity coffee pack.
 
Entries must be sent via the Festival website on www.photographyfestival.org.nz by 5pm Friday 13th June. The judges are Kellie Blizard, Ron Brownson and Jocelyn Carlin. They will select this year’s overall winner and Top 30, to be announced on Wednesday 18th June 2008.
 
For further information please contact
Suzanne McNamara 021 933 331

Previous winners:
 
2004      Wesley Tumai (then 9 years old) for his photo of his school mates.in Aotea Sq
http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/gallery/index.cfm?content_id=128281
2005      Matt Close, took his winning photo from his flat window.- see http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/gallery/index.cfm?content_id=131337
2006      Phillip Freeman took his winning shot on K Road , after recently arriving in Auckland to work for Greenpeace, - see http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/gallery/index.cfm?content_id=131684
2007      Holly Corbett, Engineering Student at Auckland Uni took her winning photo using an old tree in the Domain as a backdrop, - see http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/gallery/photoday.cfm
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