Today 6th June is Auckland Photo Day, 24 hours competition.
Take new photos anywhere in Auckland region and be in the running for some great prizes!
Or just to be displayed in the web collection of a day's visuals and many perspectives!
https://t.co/XznHaQKoNf
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Auckland Festival of Photography 2026 presents the 5th annual exhibition with NZ Herald photographers. In response to the theme this year, Movement [Kori], NZ Herald photojournalists share their work for the theme.
Queens Wharf Fence, CBD 27th May - 21 June. Free.
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Nikon Ambassador Dave Laux is a herpetologist, a wildlife photographer who specialises in macro work of reptiles & invertebrates, shining a light on the intricate details & unexpected beauty of them.
Friday 5th June to hear his talk at The Annex, 12 Madden St. FREE opens 12pm.
Auckland Festival of Photography is delighted to present Andrew Cornaga, Award winning photojournalist exhibition, ‘Beautiful Game’.
Andrew’s work on the touchline is to capture the players in action!
From 26 May stop by Silo Park - Gantry wall: 7am-7pm / 7 days. Outdoors. FREE
@culture360_asef Nobody asked us to take part, so it's not accurate. We have established a network across the Asia Pacific Photoforum since 2010, had 7 photography exhibition exchanges to China, 1 to India, 4 in Japan, & have a annual photography residency in Japan for NZ artists since 2023.
Part of our in venue programme at Te Whare Roto o Toi - Lake House Arts Centre - Takapuna • 24 May - 11 June, is Transformative ii by Grae Burton, with 30 years of his arts practice. Digital process, abstraction, and movement into new forms.
Opens at 4pm on Sun 24 May.
Join us for a Talking Culture presentation + Q&A, exclusively in our Movement [Kori] theme.
Shen Chao-Liang's career spans photojournalism, professorship roles, and convening the Photo ONE Taipei International Image Festival.
FREE, Sat 30th May 2pm.
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Part of the 2026 Festival is Faye Norman & Jenny Tomlin’s works that explore overlooked and untracked routes – natural spaces and found objects that exist alongside suburbia. 'Cross Track' is at Cell Block Studios, Studio One Toi Tu • 21 May - 6 June.
Full details on website.
Talking Culture 2026 includes FREE portfolio reviews with leading curators, editors and educators. Limited for 29th May, see Lissa Mitchell, NZ, a photography curator, writer, she holds a curatorial role at Te Papa.
Book at https://t.co/[email protected] soon!
Check out our 2nd annual Aotearoa Music Photography Award - Whakaahua Puoro Toa , annual lightbox exhibition in Te Komititanga Square, City centre.
Below our hugely successful 2025 inaugural lightboxes.
Leading the way every year!
NZ Music Month May 2026. @AucklandLive
Part of the 2026 Festival is the show at Papakura Museum, by Craig Madsen, "Whakaahua" is a large body of work of transformation; as young New Zealanders embark on their journey to join the New Zealand Army │ Ngāti Tūmatauenga.
More details -
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The Festival team are delighted to announce the Auckland Festival of Photography’s 2026 full programme. Outdoor, online and in-venue exhibitions that explore the Movement [Kori] theme are at the heart of this year’s Festival, which runs 29 May-14 June.
https://t.co/PgXp8xCSNO
Auckland Festival of Photography are delighted to announce, how to apply and submit details for the 2026 Kōwhai Residency, now open.
Deadline 18th May 2026.
https://t.co/0ZoZMwuufv
Aotearoa Music Photography Awards 2026 – Opens 1st May.
Cash grants 1st place $1250 and 2nd place $500, a People’s Choice prize supported by Harvey Norman. Image gains the most valid public votes. 6th annual contest, terms + conditions, prizes out soon.
https://t.co/gHhdKmdzJM
The 2026 Festival theme is 'Movement' [Kori].
Delighted to share our advance announcement of one of our key artists. AFP 2026 are showing an exclusive presentation of Shen Chao-Liang’s ‘Stages’ series. #aucklandlive
Image: STAGE 121, Kaohsiung Taiwan, 2021 by Shen Chao-Liang
The Festival trust and team have reviewed the first 3 years of the Kōwhai residency and are delighted to offer a new, improved, important residency placement for a New Zealand photographer in Japan in 2026.
Full details & applications open in April. https://t.co/VyTGeR4lfr
The 2026 Festival theme is 'Movement' [Kori]. We're delighted to share our advance announcement of one of our key artists AFP Trust are presenting Paul Gilbert's Road People of Aotearoa: House-truck journeys 1978-1984 series, which will be shown in Auckland in late May. #photonz
The 23rd annual Auckland Festival of Photography is officially in planning mode, and we are excitedly awaiting officially opening submissions to artists, educators, and curators from around the region, nation and the world on Mon 2 Feb 2026. https://t.co/52txGSBJZi
In 2025 the Festival Trust curated 12 outdoor sites, ran three venues, offered 3 Awards – Aotearoa Music Photography Award, Youth Photo Award and 2025 Auckland Photo Day.
& ongoing support for NZ photographers included our 3rd annual Kōwhai Residencies in Japan.
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This week, Auckland Festival of Photography and Tokyo Institute of Photography presents an exclusive showcase by New Zealand artist, William Linscott as part of the 2025 Kōwhai Residency programme.
Opens 11th Dec to Sat 13th Dec, ends 13th with show talk 6pm. #shibuya#art