Mighty River Power Photographic Competition Winners Announced
Imaginative interpretations of Creating Energy, including images of pylons, light streaks and even a pregnant woman,
were a strong theme among the winners in the 2004 Mighty River Power Photographic Competition.
The winning entries were announced tonight at a special awards function at the Great Lake Centre in Taupo.
Mighty River Power General Manager External Affairs Neil Williams says the competition began two years ago to encourage
budding photographers and has grown since then.
“We are delighted by the depth of talent in this country and look forward to providing more opportunities to foster that
talent.”
More than 200 entries from throughout the country were received for the competition, which was open to secondary and
tertiary students and non-professional photographers across four themes: landscape, documentary, portraiture and
contemporary art.
Howick College’s Deone Kok was the overall winner of the Secondary section with an image of beds. The prize capped a
successful night for Howick College, which won two of the four categories and had a runner-up in another in the
Secondary section.
Cindy Hall’s portrait of her pregnant friend won the overall prize in the Tertiary section. A student of Waikato
Institute of Technology, Cindy won two of the four themes in this section.
Wellington’s Des Brough won the Non-Professional section with his mesh of pylon images.
Professional photographer and one of the judges of the competition, Patrick Reynolds says the quality of entries and the
standard of presentation were very encouraging.
“We were particularly impressed with the entries in the Secondary section and how students interpreted the brief to
present their own ideas.”
Photographer and lecturer Natalie Robertson, Hamilton Fine Arts Curator John Hurrell and Lake Taupo Museum and Art
Gallery Director Karen Williams were the other judges for the competition.
List of winners below.
Mighty River Power Photographic Competition 2004 Winners
PORTRAITURE DOCUMENTARY CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE
SECONDARY
Overall Winner:
Deone Kok
Howick College
Auckland
Winner
Abbey Watt
Hamilton
Runner-up
Amy-Rose Omeara
Whitford
Winner
Sarah Davidson
Remuera, Auckland
Runner-up
Georgia Lawrence
Whakatane
Winners
Kaya Tasman
Ohope
Deone Kok
Howick, Auckland
Chris Rudsdale
Whangarei
Runners-up
Sarah Hudson
Whakatane
Chantelle Naraine
Whakatane
Jenelle Wood
Howick, Auckland
Winner
Joanne Turner
Howick, Auckland
Runner-up
Rebecca Monks
Cambridge
TERTIARY
Overall Winner:
Cindy Hall
WINTEC
Hamilton
Winner
Cindy Hall
Hamilton
Runner-up
Juita Tambunan
Grey Lynn, Auckland
Winner
Cindy Hall
Hamilton
Runner-up
Leith Booker
Hamilton
Winner
Yahn Simons
Hamilton
Runner-up
Juita Tambunan
Grey Lynn, Auckland
Winner
Juita Tambunan
Grey Lynn, Auckland
Runner-up
Gab Stewart
Devonport
Auckland
NON-PROFESSIONAL
Overall Winner:
Des Brough
Wellington
Winner
Des Brough
Wellington
Runner-up
Fergus Campbell
Hamilton
Winner
Elizabeth Mertens
Kelston, Auckland
Runner-up
Des Brough
Wellington