2024 Photo Competition

Welcome to the 2025 BSO Photo Competition. This year, we received 57 photos, from 15 photographers, across the 3 categories.

Our judges announced the overall category winners on May 8 2025 at the AGM. At the same time we announced the People’s Choice Award chosen by BSO members.

Category Winner: Plant Portrait

Stunning colours on a flax flower by Lydia Turley — Flax Flower by Lydia Turley. Stunning colours on a flax flower.

Category Winner: Plants in the Landscape

Sunset in the Murchison Mountains by Gretchen Brownstein — Mountain Rays by Gretchen Brownstein. Sunset in the Murchison Mountains.

Category Winner: Patterns in Nature

A toppled makomako, Aristotelia serrata claws on to life by Allison Knight — Claw by Allison Knight. A toppled makomako, *Aristotelia serrata* claws on to life. Tuapeka West.

People’s Choice Award

Dracophyllum menziesii poking through thick spring snow in front of Mt Xenicus by Anne Schlesselmann — Living in the alpine by Anne Schlesselmann. *Dracophyllum menziesii* poking through thick spring snow in front of Mt Xenicus, near the Routeburn.

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We set this page up for members choice voting but now you may now use it to browse the photos by clicking on the category buttons below. You can optionally assemble a shortlist of favourites.