The New Zealand Photobook of the Year Awards
 

These awards have been proudly presented by Momento Pro since 2015 with the aim of celebrating excellence and innovation in photo book creation, and to showcase the work of New Zealand photo artists to local and international audiences. The cash and credit prizes valued at $10,000 are designed to help photographers create, produce and promote their publications. The finalist books travel nationally and beyond, with their partners from the Australian Photobook of the Year Awards. The Awards are now open for entry and the closing date has been extended to 18 December 2017.

$10,000 in Prizes
 

• Photobook Of The Year Award: $1,000 cash + $4,000 Momento Pro printing credit
• People’s Choice Award: $500 cash + $2,000 Momento Pro printing credit*
• Commended: $500 Momento Pro printing credit

Dates
 

Judging Panel
 

	Mary Macpherson - Judging Chair Mary Macpherson Mary is a Wellington photographer and poet with a long career of exhibiting and publishing. Mary is an avid consumer of photobooks and a founding member of the PhotobookNZ strategy committee. Her books include Old New World (2012), Medical Daydreams (2016) and Bent (2014), a series about the impact of human activity on New Zealand’s tree landscape. Mary has exhibited widely and her work is held in many New Zealand public collections.
	Simon Devitt Simon Devitt Photographer Simon's photography practice is focused on architecture and his work has been broadly published in magazines and publications. Devitt has trade published and self published numerous books including a collaboration with Andrea Stevens, Summer Houses, Portrait of a House, Rannoch which was the joint winner of the New Zealand Photobook of the Year Award 2016. His new series of books ‘Ripe Fruit’ will be launched in November 2017. Simon lectures in Photography of Architecture at the University of Auckland, and is currently represented by PhotoFoyer in Milan, Italy.
	Neil Pardington Neil Pardington Design Neil is an artist, designer and photographer based in Wellington who has designed many photographic books including Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation and Behind Closed Doors. He was founding director of Eyework Design, a recipient of the Designer’s Institute of New Zealand’s Stringer Award and Best Book at the Spectrum Print Book Design Awards. He is a graduate of Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, the 2011 recipient of the Marti Friedlander Photographic Award and founding trustee of the Paemanu Ngāi Tahu Contemporary Visual Arts trust.
	Warren Olds Clouds Publishing Warren is a graphic designer who founded a small Auckland publishing house - Clouds Publishing - with Gwynneth Porter. Their focus is on books about and by artists, and their publications include Ice Blink, The Last Road and Icons by Anne Noble, the 2012 Walters Prize winner Incredible Feeling by Kate Newby and The Skin of Years by Jim Allen. In 2017 he has completed books with Nick Austin and Oscar Enberg for Hopkinson Mossman. A project with Los Angeles artist Fiona Connor will be published in 2018.
	Katrin Koenning Katrin Koenning + Photography Studies College, Melbourne Katrin is a German photographic and moving image artist with an interest in our physical and emotional connection to place and environment. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally at Chobi Mela, Organ Vida Festival and FORMAT, and published in The Guardian, FT Magazine, Der Spiegel and The New York Times. Koenning's first photo book Astres Noirs, was a collaboration with Sarker Protick and published by Chose Commune. It was critically acclaimed and shortlisted in the 2016 Prix Nadar Award and 2016 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards First Book category.

Judging Process
 

• Excellence of the photography, design, layout, typography and cover art
• Quality of the photo editing and sequencing to create an engaging visual narrative
• Originality of the concept and design
• Ability of any additional imagery, text or ephemera to enhance the story in the photographs and/or book
• Appropriateness of photography, design and format for the book's intended purpose and audience 

Changes to Entry Criteria

Based on feedback from entrants and judges these improvements have been made to the 2017 Award criteria:

• Only the photographer of publisher can submit an entry
• International students can enter if they were studying at a local institution during the accepted dates
• The book must not be entered in the Australian Photobook Of The Year Awards in the same year

Exhibition

The New Zealand and Australian Photobook of the Year Award finalist books travel to various local and international destinations, and guests are invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award winner.
 

How To Enter

• a low-resolution PDF of your book file
• a JPG of the cover image
  • If you experience upload issues use our Hightail account instead and include your country, name and book title in the subject line.

• Books will be returned to non-finalists if a prepaid, self-addressed envelope is provided with your entry.

Entry Criteria
 

Entrant requirements

• Must be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, registered company or student at a New Zealand institution
  • International students must have been studying at a local institution during 1 January 2016 and 18 December 2017
• Must be the photographer or publisher of the book
• Must own the copyright or provide written permission from the copyright owner to enter.
• Must grant permission for the book, photographs of the book, and photographs within the book to appear in digital and print form for the purpose of promoting the Awards.
• Must indemnify Momento Pro against any and all claims by third parties relating to a violation of intellectual property rights as a result of the entry of their book in this competition, and to bear all costs arising from such a breach, including any damages.
• If selected as a Winner must:
  • Use the print credit prize within 24 months of notification.
  • Use the print credit prize only for works of their own creation and copyright.
  • Grant permission for the works printed using the credit prize to be used to promote the Awards and Momento Pro's print service.
• Acknowledge that the judging panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

40% off Award book prints

Presenter + Partners

Momento Pro was the first on-demand photobook producer in the Antipodes that has serviced amateur, emerging, enthusiast and professional photographers and other creatives in New Zealand and Australia, since 2004.  We've won many local and international awards for our printing and binding quality, we're committed to supporting Antipodean photographers, and we're proud to the be the founder and patron of both the New Zealand and Australian Photobook of the Year Awards. 

More at www.momentopro.co.nz

Photobook New Zealand is the country's largest photo book dedicated to creators, publishers and those who appreciate photography in book form. Launched in 2016, the next event will be hosted in Auckland in March 2018, care of PhotoForum and Massey University.

More at Photobook NZ
 

FAQs
 

How do the Awards define a photo book?
A photo book is a publication that focuses on photographic content presented in a visual narrative. It does not include text books about photography.  It may include but is not limited to: a portfolio, cultural record, for sale or collection, a promotional tool, to raise awareness, for artistic legacy, a personal project, to distribute or expand access to photography.

And thanks to Dr Doug Spowart ... "The diversity of the discipline defies a standard definition and may include: newspaper styled items, photo-zines, and the bespoke hand-made ‘artists book’, self-published books using digital POD technologies, trade published books and designer confections. Photobooks can contain photographs only, they can be books with photographs and accompanying texts, prose, poetry, captions and they also can be complex and sophisticated design experiences, even – the book as object."
 
Can I submit a photo book featuring images by more than one photographer?
Yes. Photobooks including work by multiple photographers are eligible but details of all photographers must be entered in to the Registration Form.
 
Can the book have been published overseas?
Yes, the book can be published overseas as long as the photographer is a New Zealand citizen or resident at the time of publication and entry.

Is there an entry fee?
No

I don’t have a physical copy of my book, can I still enter?
No. You must have a physical book to enter.  If required, Momento Pro can print a copy of the book at 40% discount.

Can I submit more than one book?
Yes, you can submit up to three books.

Will I receive feedback and suggestions on my book?
No. Due to the number of entries we’re unable to provide feedback on every entry.

Will my book be returned?

• Non-finalist books will be returned if a prepaid, self-addressed envelope is provided with your entry
• Finalist books will not be returned. They will be exhibited then stored in the Award archives.
• Rare or expensive finalist books may be returned on request.
• We do not accept responsibility for damaged books or books lost in transit.

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