2021 : 04 April Alex Mao Youth Photo Award

Daniel Yu; Lost in the city; Street photogrpahy at sunset
Daniel Yu; Water polo game
Daniel Yu; Mission Bay Serenity; A calming sunrise view of Rangitoto
Benjamin Donaldson; 'K n i c k K n a c k s'; Taken in January this year 'K n i c k K n a c k s' captures my love of the magical within the ordinary. Growing up with books like 'I Spy' makes uniquely arranging small objects for an image transport me back to a more innocent and magical time.
Andy Tao; Early bird in the backlight
Andy Tao; Beauty outside window
Andy Tao; Life
Angel Jacobson; Seeing Double; A singular photo, seemingly taken using double exposure, showing the inside of the house and the view.
Sharon Sun; A small pretty thing ; People are often perceived by others in a certain way
Sharon Sun; Paranoid 2.0; Being trapped by germophobia
Sharon Sun; Paranoid; Being trapped by germophobia
Tre Brett Merlo; “Blind to Nature’s Torch” “Matapo ki te rama taiao”;I wanted to capture a photograph that portrays a unique perspective of “Xenophobia” or more commonly known as “Fear of the Unknown”. “Blind to Nature’s Torch” captures a beautiful shot of the milky way, with a figure positioned in the foreground, using a head torch to illuminate a narrow area before them. The title “Blind to Nature’s Torch” is influenced by the xenophobia I felt when I captured this photograph, the fear of the dark, the unknown. My first instinct was to wear a head torch so the surrounding area was visible, however the light limited my perspective of the stars (nature’s torch) above. It wasn't until I turned the head torch off that I awoke to the beauty of the night sky as it illuminated the surrounding environment. This experience of being awoken to the beauty in the unknown, has become a common occurrence in photography for me. Photography has not only allowed me to tame fears, but has opened my e

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