The professional photography community convened in Wellington in June for the annual New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) Ilford ExposurePro conference. Alongside the programme of talks and workshops runs the much-anticipated Nikon Iris Awards, which reveal 2019’s top professional photographers. D-Photo is proud to be NZIPP’s media partner and an Iris Awards sponsor, and is honoured to present this year’s winners.
Major award winners
Highest Scoring Print Award — sponsored by Ilford
Loren O’Connor
International Photographer of the Year — sponsored by Nikon
Belinda Richards
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New Zealand Photographer of the Year — sponsored by Nikon
Katherine Williams
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Category award winners
Book — sponsored by NZIPP
Esther Bunning
Commercial — sponsored by Sony
Sarah Caldwell
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Creative — sponsored by NZIPP
Jackie Ranken
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Documentary — sponsored by Sony
Katherine Williams
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Family — sponsored by Canon
Jo Frances-Moore
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Illustrative — sponsored by Tamron
Richard Wood
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Landscape — sponsored by Olympus
Janyne Fletcher
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Nature Category — sponsored by Epson
Simone Jackson
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Portrait In-Camera Artistry — sponsored by CR Kennedy (NZ)
Katherine Williams
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Portrait Open — sponsored by Canon
Richard Wood
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Student — sponsored by D-Photo magazine
Timothy Lomax
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Travel — sponsored by Olympus
Nicky Kerr
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Wedding In-Camera Artistry — sponsored by Momento Pro
Justin Aitken
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Wedding Open — sponsored by CR Kennedy (NZ)
Doug Richardson
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See it in D-Photo issue 91, on sale now.