Simon Devitt Prize for Photography 2021
Online Exhibition
“We all observe fleeting moments and chance encounters in our daily lives. Moment by moment most of these dissolve into the ether. Sometimes one or two will stay with us. Very rarely are these moments, the special ones, captured.”
“The Simon Devitt Prize for Photography is both a fantastic opportunity for our students and a means to showcase the talents of New Zealand’s emerging creative minds.”
2021 Winner
Congratulations to our 2021 winner: Chloe Alderton, Master of Urban Planning (Professional) and Urban Design student! Chloe’s winning photograph featured above is titled 'The quarter acre dream'.
About the Simon Devitt Prize for Photography
Established in 2008, the Simon Devitt Prize for Photography is open to all students from the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at the University of Auckland. This popular photography competition is an annual event showcasing unique photographic perspectives from students with backgrounds in architecture, dance, design, fine arts, music and urban planning.
Each year, all Creative Arts and Industries students have the chance to enter and win $1,000 and a trophy.
Online Exhibition - 2021 Finalists
Theme: Take RefugeWinner: Chloe Alderton
Master of Urban Planning (Professional) and Urban Design
The quarter acre dream
Second place: Hanyu Liu
Postgraduate Diploma in Music
Those who look at the pictures can imagine that we, too, will one day set foot on the journey of refuge.
Third place: Ava Trevella
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Returning
To
Source
Terry Cheng
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Wanted
Xi Li
Master of Fine Arts
Cyber Worldview: Left behind (Beijing, China)
Cyber Worldview: Hidden (HongKong, China)
Mingze Liu
Master of Fine Arts
Shelter_Living
Ellyn Oh
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Get the hope
Dive to refuge ride out fear
Ella Simkin
Master of Architecture (Professional)
My Bedroom Window
Griffin Smith
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Transmission Gully
Cindel Vlietman
Bachelor of Fine Arts
City Rat
Bonnie White
Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Bachelor of Global Studies
The Fall
My Dream
My Refuge
Mele Siniva Williams
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Fish out of water
Frances Wright
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Fine Arts
While the Billy Boils (Huia)
Sophia Ying
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Take Refuge In Me
Hanyu Zhu
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
2016-2020 Sometimes, time makes everything worse.
Previous winners
2020 winner
Winner: Bachelor of Architectural Studies student John Golena, Winning image (left): It’s Just Me, Myself and I: Solo Ride Until I Die, Theme: Isolation
2019 winner
Winner: Elam student Angela Yuyi Hu, Winning image (left): Untitled, Theme: House Hunting
2018 winner
Winner: Bachelor of Fine Arts student Hannah Davey, Winning image (left): Rise Up, Theme: Mythical
2017 winner
Winner: Master of Architecture (Prof) student LiWen Choy, Winning image (left): Dissonance, Theme: How Are You?
2016 winner
Winner: Master of Fine Arts student, Jodie Salmond, Winning images (left): When I’m Night Driving, Theme: A Chance Encounter
2015 winner
Winner: Master of Architecture (Prof) student Elena Lochore-Ward, Winning image (left): San Francisco, Theme: Final Frontier
2014 winner
Winner: Bachelor of Architectural Studies student, Alice O’Brien-Gortner, Winning image (left): Extinguished, Theme: The In-between
2013 winner
Winner: Bachelor of Architectural Studies student, Sam Wong, Winning image (left) Rider, Theme: Subterranean
About Simon Devitt
With photographic work spanning forensics, sport and architecture, Simon Devitt started life in a South Auckland suburb, son of Janice and Brian and middle sibling of Aaron and Adele-Marie.
To find out what underpins his passion for photography and the grounds for his generosity, we virtually-visited Simon as he saw out his own self-isolation at his rural property just south of Auckland. Learn more about Simon.
Contact us
Email: creative@auckland.ac.nz
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