All New Zealand Photo Competition

All New Zealand Photo Competition

One of our most successful competitions, the All New Zealand Photo Competition includes age groups classes, a herd scene class, haltered and unhaltered classes. Judging is undertaken by three Judges, and the six finalists in each class form the Members Competition where members can see how well their judging skills rate in comparison to the overjudges.

Classes

  • 2 Year Olds
  • 3 Year Olds
  • 4-5 Year Olds
  • 6 Year & over
  • Herd Scene
  • Yearling Heifer
  • Heifer Calf
  • Individual Unhaltered In-milk
  • Individual Unhaltered Young Stock

The overall ‘Judges Choice’ photo wins the prestigious Graeme Knight Memorial Trophy, announced at the annual conference. This competition opens in December annually and entries close on 31 March.

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About the Competition

Rules

  1. Photos to be postcard size, colour or black & white. Photos may also be submitted as a print on quality photo grade paper or electronically stored as 300dpi minimum in a .jpg file and provided by email. Ayrshire New Zealand takes no responsibility for the quality of photos not submitted via these methods.
  2. Open to animals that are full pedigree, S3A or S2A and are registered with the New Zealand Ayrshire Association. Also, animals that are under 1 year of age and are eligible under these criteria.
  3. Photos to be taken in current year.
  4. No digital enhancement or alteration of animals is permitted; however, alteration of the background is acceptable, with the exception of classes 8 & 9, see rule 15.
  5. Photos should not reveal the identity of the leader. If a leader is identifiable, the image will be altered to black the leader out.
  6. Photos to be entered by the owner as at 31 March 2025. Any photo entered on the owners behalf by another party must be accompanied by written permission of the owner.
  7. Only one photo per animal per class may be entered.
  8. No entry will be accepted unless accompanied by the completed entry form.
  9. Judging will be conducted by 3 senior judges prior to 1 May 2025. In the event of a tie an adjudicating judge will be appointed. The points basis is as follows:
    1st – 10 pts; 2nd – 8 pts; 3rd – 6 pts; 4th – 4 pts; 5th – 2 pts: 6th – 1 pt
  10. In the event of a draw, the entry with the most first placings wins. If still even, count seconds and so on.
  11. The top six entries in each class will be used as the basis for the members judging competition.
    • A Members Competition brochure will be included with the Annual Report to enable ALL members to take part. Judging will also be available on the Association website.
    • All awards will be presented at the Awards Night at Annual Conference, including the Members Competition.
  12. Any entry may be used for promotional purposes by Ayrshire New Zealand.
  13. Any entry in the Herd Scene class that contains less than five (5) animals will instead be automatically entered in the Scenic Photo Competition.
  14. Any animal photographed under 12 months of age will be entered in the Heifer Calf class, and any dry animal photographed between 12 and 24 months of age will be entered into the yearling Heifer class.
  15. Any entry in class 8 & 9 (Unhaltered Stock) is to be the original photo. No alterations may be made to the photo, including backgrounds. All entries will be checked by the Judging Convenor and will be accepted at their discretion.

Publishing: The All NZ, Reserve All NZ and Merit runner-up photos will be published in the Spring Bulletin and on the Association website.

Juding Guidelines: Judging is to be based on the best conformation from the photos provided.

How to Enter

Enter this competition by filling out the online entry form below, or clicking the button at the bottom of the page to download the print entry form.

Entries close: March 31, 2025 


Print Entry Form

All New Zealand Photo Competition Results

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