2023 LegaSea Photo Competition

NZ Fishing News judges the annual LegaSea photography competition...

Every year LegaSea runs a photo competition to highlight Aotearoa’s coastal environment and get people engaged and interacting with our coast in different ways. Throughout the year, we use these images in our online and print communications, with full credit to each photographer. This year the team was blown away at the calibre of all the entries and decided to hand off the judgment to the New Zealand Fishing News editorial team. The winners were carefully chosen based on several factors, with approval from the LegaSea team.

Marine Life category winner: Photographer: Richard Merriman

An underwater photographer based in Tauranga.

Lifestyle category winner: Photographer: Judy Ormandy 

“Playing about trying to take over/under photos in the water – it’s an ongoing challenge! This photo was taken in Taputeranga Marine Reserve, looking out to Taputeranga Island.”

Preparing and Eating Seafood category winner: Photographer: Matt Brown

“Filleting our catch” – shot on 35mm.

Honourable mention 1: Photographer: Fred Southerwood

“Looking over Cook Strait with Kapiti Island up front and centre and South Island beyond, one of those evenings when catching a fish is great and being there is even better.”

Honourable mention 2: Photographer: Matt Ringot

A large work-up of marine life on the surface.

Photographer: Richard Merriman

Photographer: Paul Dudley

Photographer: Phil Lynch

Photographer: Yolan Iskandar 

Photographer: Yolan Iskandar

Photographer: Anna Neal

April 2023 - Nick Jones
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