Documenting our Heritage Ōtepoti Dunedin 2024
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is partnering with Dunedin Public Libraries in a competition to collect photos of Ōtepoti Dunedin’s most important heritage places.
Help us refresh our images of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant historic places!
Submit your photos of places on the New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero between 1-29 September then see your photos displayed at Dunedin City Library on the Cube during the Ōtepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival.
Following the competition your photos may be selected for inclusion on the New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero and will be digitally archived with Dunedin Public Libraries' He Purapura Marara | Scattered Seeds.
Competition opens: 1 September
Competition closes: 29 September
Photo display: 3 - 28 October
Winner announced: 8 October
How to Enter
Finding listed places in Ōtepoti Dunedin to photograph:
Search the List online here. Your search results will display as image cards and place names – scroll through these to identify places that need refreshed images.
Once you've chosen a place, click on that entry and scroll down to "List entry information" to find the List number.
Taking your photographs
Our aim is to document heritage places as they look right now, so the style of photography should be flat, show full elevations of the buildings and some context to locate the place within its setting.
- photos should be landscape format
- photos should be taken straight on to show the front elevation, and also from an angle to show two elevations
- avoid including people, cars and rubbish bins.
Submit your entry
Please ensure each entry fits the below format:
- includes your name and the List Number in the filename
- JPEG format between 4-10 MB
Judge | Melanie Dick
Dr. Melanie Dick is a keen amateur photographer. As the Operations Manager for HappyMoose, she’s all about capturing and preserving memories and stories through photography.
A life member of the Dunedin Photographic Society, Melanie's enjoyment of architectural photography earned her an honorable mention in the 2023 Documenting Our Heritage Photography Competition. She loves telling stories through her photos, which you can check out on Instagram at @scenemyway.