2019 : 05 May Alex Mao Photo Award

Amanda Kelso; 87 Rangiaowhia Rd, Te Awamutu; St Pauls Anglican Church stands at the historical sight of the 1864 Land War battles. It stands strong against the very calm landscapes which were once a battle grounds.
Amanda Kelso; Final Foggy Morning; Exploring the lens of a truck driver, I explored my mothers last journey of travel as a truck driver before she passed away. Early mornings and late finishes. Rain, hail or shine. She loved what she did.
John shen;Untitled; 3 photographs from my current project which focus on public toliets.
John shen; Untitled; 3 photographs from my current project which focus on public toliets.
John shen;Untitled. ;3 photographs from my current project which focus on public toliets.
Amanda Kelso; He Stands Tall. He Stands Strong; Mount Ruapehu is a very sacred and spiritual place to not only the people of Ngati Rangi but a lot of the Maori descendants of New Zealand. I have always had an understanding of this, but have never encounter a powerful awakening as such.
Ryan Anderson; Late night blur; While preparing for a birthday party, fog thicker than I had ever seen rolled through. So i ditched the party in time to capture it before it left.
Ryan Anderson; You are not alone.; I wanted to keep the focus on just the subject without having just a generic crowd shot so I dashed ahead of the march to frame them between two posts. As with the other submitted images, I prefer to centre the focal point, or keep it within the centre third.
Jenny Partington ;Herring Cove; 35mm film photograph shot at Herring Cove with amateur film camera and kodak colour plus film
Jenny Partington; New Brighton Pier; Pier in New Brighton, Christchurch shot with 35mm kodak colour film on amateur film camera
Ryan Anderson; Armed underground; On an expedition to take landscape photos we stumbled across an old army bunker tucked into the hillside.
Yishang Chen; The Feeling of Home; A Chinese balladeer came to Christchurch at the Boundary Bar to sing for the Chinese student studying abroad in New Zealand free of charge. His singing was beautiful, it felt like home.

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