Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 2:59 pm
Entries closed yesterday for the updated Otago Wildlife
Photography Competition with over double the photos from the
previous year. The previous record in the 22-year history of
the awards was 2381 entries. This year received a total of
an incredible 4055 photos and almost doubled the number of
people who entered.
Charlie Buchan came on board with
the Museum in November last year as planning for the
competition was beginning, and took over the strategy for
the refreshed awards. “We wanted to increase the
engagement with the community, bring the awards inline with
other photography awards and into the digital world, as well