The Arrowtown Photography Competition is an annual opportunity for amateur photographers to share their images of New Zealand's most beautiful small town – and win some cash prizes.

The competition runs as part of the Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival and photographs have to be taken in the area around Arrowtown bordered by the Crown Range, Shotover River and Gibbston in the preceding year.  

Open category winners are awarded $100, while youth winners and second places receive $50. The overall champion receives $200 and holds the Jade & Opal Factory trophy. All finalists are displayed at the Lakes District Museum as part of the Bayleys Arrowtown Autumn Art Exhibition.

The winners and placegetters of the Arrowtown Photography Competition 2022 are as follows:

History
1st Lyn Alves, The Lavender Path

Landscapes
1st Prize: Rob Crawford, Magical Macetown
2nd Chad Robinson, Head in the Clouds

Nightscapes
1st Henric Matthiesen, The Long Wait

Outdoor Recreation
1st Deb Owen, Lake Hayes Morning Tranquillity
2nd Nicole Mudgway, Best Mates

Seasons
1st Rob Crawford, Macetown Gold
2nd Teresa Julian, Majestical

Youth
1st Prize: Eva Hemingway, My Home
2nd Prize: Nina Hamilton, Best Mates - Lake Hayes Jetty

Overall champion
Henric Matthiesen, The Long Wait

Entries for next year's competition will open late in the year.

The Long Wait

Henric Matthiesen

The Lavender Path

Lyn Alves

Magical Macetown

Rob Crawford

Head in the Clouds

Chad Robinson

Lake Hayes Morning Tranquillity

Deb Owen

Best Mates

Nicole Mudgway

Macetown Gold

Rob Crawford

Majestical

Teresa Julian

My Home

Eva Hemingway

Best Mates – Lake Hayes Jetty

Nina Hamilton