Seabird Photo Gallery

Congratulations to the winners of Southern Seabird Solutions Trust’s 2008 photo competition.  Winners were announced during a ceremony on 30 July at Te Papa’s Nature Space.

Wanganui fisherman Cameron Long’s ‘poignant and extremely atmospheric’ photo of a Salvin’s albatross in flight was the overall winner status as well as winner of the category New Zealand seabirds, which was open only to fishermen and their immediate families. 

Peter Langlands of Christchurch won the open New Zealand seabird category for his photo of two Gibson’s wandering albatrosses in combat over fish remains five km offshore of Kaikoura.

The young person’s New Zealand seabird category was won by Steven Hirst of Christchurch.  In his photo he captured a black-backed gull in flight at a Christchurch Estuary.

The seabirds and fishing practices category was won by Greg Tinney of Hokitika.  Taken in the Hokitika Canyon off of the West Coast, his photo captures a vessel using a mitigation device to reduce the accidental capture of seabirds while fishing.

The photograph competition was sponsored by Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd, New Zealand Geographic, Te Ohu Kaimoana, and WWF-New Zealand.  Special thanks to Te Papa for hosting the announcement ceremony.

Below are some of the category winners and photos of distinction from this year's competition.

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