Auckland UNESCO City of Music Photography Award

Photograph: Damon Bailey, Violin. 

Auckland Festival of Photography and Auckland UNESCO City of Music are proud to present the inaugural Aotearoa Music Photography Award | Whakaahua Puoro Toa competition.

This award is for professional and community photographers who love shooting musicians at rehearsals, gigs, festivals or community events. The award boasts a $1500 cash prize for the winner. And a 2nd prize of Master & Dynamic 0.95 MW65 Leica Edition Wireless Headphones (RRP $769). All genres and styles of image are welcome as long as photographs are music related. You can enter if you are a New Zealand photographer.

Opens: 1 May
Closes: 24 May 
Full terms and conditions and how to enter announced here soon.

Media releases
8 Mar 2021 - Music Photography Award 2021
12 Mar 2021 - Photography as performance art

Key sponsor:                                                                   Media Partner;                                                                          2nd Prize sponsor: