Scientific Photography
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners 2022

“This is a photo taken on the rocky shores in New Plymouth, as the theme was ‘What’s Underneath’ I thought it was fitting to capture a photo underwater.”

“My image was created at home on the 18.6.22.  My phone was set on a 3 second timer, to enable correct positioning.  I wanted to create the illusion of someone underneath a giant foot, about to be crushed.

I had to have help keeping my balance for this photo.”

“Captured this photo of my sister jumping on the trampoline.

Newton’s third law: “ for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”.

This is where you get the bounce!”

“My photograph is of the under side of a mushroom. I chose this as I have wondered what’s underneath one, now I know that they have ribbed undersides. My photo was taken in Pukekura Park.”

“I took this photo when I was in India. It’s a caterpillar that lives on the underside of the leaf and I thought it fit the brief of ‘what’s underneath’ well.”

“This photo is a human cheek, cell magnified at 400x zoom. It was taken during a science lesson on a Samsung Galaxy a12.”

“This picture shows the underside of a rock ledge on the Rockhoppers walk from Back Beach to Oakura Beach. It depicts the theme ‘What’s underneath?’ as it shows a whole microorganism hidden beneath rock. When you first look you see a normal rock ledge but when you delve deeper you come face to face with a whole other world of dripping algae. It mesmerised me as you never know what is truly underneath unless you are curious enough to find out.”

“I chose Kiwi Fruit because of It’s fascinating textures and colours. How I took the photos is I got a piece of window glass and placed it on the top of the back of the chairs, I cut the Kiwi Fruit into slices, once I placed the Kiwi Fruit how I liked I layed down on the ground underneath the glass looking up at the Kiwi Fruit.”

“Photograph taken underneath people walking around at the Puke Ariki Museum; it was taken on the 1/07/22 with permission from person in the shot (Melissa Berridge).”

“Icicles beneath a tree stump.”

“I took this photo on Saturday at a friend’s house. It fits the criteria because it shows extremely  hot embers underneath the fiery logs.”

“Plant pot cut in half, black sheet as backdrop. It shows the root system ‘underneath’the plant, usually hidden ‘underneath’the soil, growing bigger for stability and accessing the nutrients.”

“This picture was taken underneath the Port Taranaki Wharf. To me, this fits well under the “What’s Underneath?” category.”

“This image showcases two neighbouring glow worms fishing for moths underneath a dirt cliff overhang in Pukekura Park. The bioluminescence of the worms comes from an organ just underneath their skin. The glow is caused by an enzyme reacting to other chemicals within the worm.

This image was taken with a Fujifilm XT-3 and Fuji 100-400mm lens”

“I took this photo using my ipad mini 4. The cliff-face borders the Waiaua River, Opunake. The layers of rock and soil caught my eye because of the scientific and cultural symbolism of history and time they represent to me. The photo reminded me that there is so much we don’t “see” unless we look beyond the surface to discover what’s underneath.”