3 – 5 August 2026

Scientific Photography
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners 2023

2023 Theme: nature out of place

Close-up of a green praying mantis perched on pink sunglasses with a pink and white striped background in Taranaki.

Year 7 – First Prize

Billie Stenning

Close-up of tree bark and sprouting seedling on weathered wood surface.

Year 7 – Second Prize

Paige Creery

Close-up of a small insect or arachnid on a reflective surface, highlighting nature and scientific exploration in Taranaki.

Year 7 – Third Prize

Blake Bailey

Close-up of a small green plant sprouting from sandy terrain on the beach.

Year 8 – First Prize

Grace Ririkore

Close-up of a small green plant emerging from a crack in textured, weathered stone paving.

Year 8 – Second Prize

Aayla Memon

A white, weathered pipe with embedded plants growing in a small container at the base, outdoors with grass and greenery around.

Year 8 – Third Prize

Milah Topping

Small daisy growing in a crack between concrete and a wall.

Year 9 – First Prize

Ruby Stenning

Close-up of a bee on a window sill during rainy weather in Taranaki.

Year 9 – Second Prize

Charlotte Winschnowsky

Spray-painted "CWB" graffiti on a concrete wall with a flower in the foreground.

Year 9 – Third Prize

Miri Standbrook

A moth resting on black sand beach with distant ocean and misty hills in Taranaki, New Zealand.

Year 10 – First Prize

Finn Ingle

Bird inside a building at the Elemental Group Tararaki Science Fair.

Year 10 – Second Prize

Mikayla Burns

Close-up of a small green plant growing through a crack in a concrete wall in Taranaki, New Zealand.

Year 10 – Third Prize

Claudia Brock

Meerkat behind a chain-link fence looking upwards in a controlled environment.

Year 11 to 13 – First Prize

Penny Dixon

Rainbow oil slick on sand with leaves and shadows.

Year 11 to 13 – Second Prize

Maddi Hopkins

Night shot of fallen plant on asphalt with dark sky, streetlights, and power lines in the background.

Year 11 to 13 – Third Prize

Brayden Douwes