Winners of the inaugural Birkenhead Photo Competition were revealed at an awards ceremony in Birkenhead last night.
Competition organisers and judges were impressed by the number entries received from enthusiastic locals sharing what they love about Birkenhead, as well as by the overall quality of the submissions received.
“You never quite know what to expect when you launch something like this, but it’s fair to say we’re delighted with the community response,” says Birkenhead Residents Association Chairperson, Gillian Taylor.
“We received 175 entries from 66 individuals in total across five themes. Last night we were pleased to announce our winners and acknowledge everyone, including sponsors, who made this a fantastic first-outing success.”
“We’ve also been blown away by the support, interest and enthusiasm we’ve received from all quarters of the community for doing this, so definitely expect to see us back, bigger and better next year,” says Taylor.
The five themes for this year’s competition were based on the following Neighbourhood Plan principles:
- Views and open aspect
- Village feel
- Bush & green space
- Quality built environment
- Connectivity and flow.
Winning entries are now on display for all to see and enjoy until end of day 31 August at the Birkenhead Library.
To read more about the competition, and view all submitted images to the competition, go to birkenhead.org.nz
Winners at a glance:
- Peoples Choice Award winner was awarded to Malcolm Barton
- Overall Youth Award winner was awarded to Charlie Tew
- Overall Adult Award winner was awarded to Lloyd Macomber
