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2017 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition

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Special Exhibitions Gallery
25 March 2017 – 23 July 2017

The 2017 Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition opened at Otago Museum on Saturday 25 March 2017, with a prize-giving recognising Otago’s talented amateur photographers and videographers.

The competition, supported by Jonathan’s Photo Warehouse, Canon, and the Otago Daily Times, received a record number of entries, with 2226 submissions across Animal, Plant, Human Impact on the Environment, Pets, and Night Skies photo categories, as well as the popular Wildlife in Action video category.

The 2017 Otago Wildlife Photographer of the Year was Douglas Thorne with Rifleman perched, captured in Fiordland. This photo also won the Animal 15 years and over category. Melanie Middlemiss was the Jury Prize winner with her shot Horsing around taken in Tarras, Otago. Receiving an overwhelming 3038 votes, the People’s Choice Award winner was Guinevere Wilson with her image Pippa.

Exhibition statistics:

23 878 visitors

164 images displayed

2226 entries in competition