The competition runs as part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival and photographs have to be taken in the area around Arrowtown bordered by the Crown Range, Shotover River, Lake Hayes and Gibbston in the preceding year. This includes backcountry behind Arrowtown including Coronet and Macetown.
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 from Autumn Festival week, through to mid-late May 2023
The six categories this year and winners & runners up were:
History
Winner: Carrie Edgerton “Home Comforts”
Runner Up: Michelle Ryder “Winter Wonderland Church”
Landscapes
Winner: Rico Steven – “Couple of Ducks” –and OVERALL WINNER
Runner Up : Thanh Nguyen “Golden Autumn at Lake Hayes”
Nightscapes
Winner: Rita Baker “Milky Way Over Old Police station”
Runner Up: Ellie Forrest – “Starry Night”
Outdoor Recreation
Winner: Janine McIvor - “Breaking the Serenity”
Runner Up: Carrie Edgerton – “Contemplation”
Seasons
Winner: Hamish Murray – “Autumn Driveway”
Runner Up: Carrie Edgerton – “Mum leaf me alone”
Youth
Winner: AJ Stokes “Growing Up at Arrowtown School”
Joint Runner Up: Bram Hamilton “Flag over Museum” and Nina Hamilton “Mac jumping Bush Creek”
Photo: This years overall winner - Rico Steven "A Couple of Ducks"
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