The New Zealand Photobook of the Year Awards have been proudly presented by Momento Pro since 2015 with the aim of celebrating excellence and innovation in photobook 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 2017 finalists were announced at the Award Ceremony held during the Photobook/NZ 2018 opening night celebrations.
An exhibition of the New Zealand and Australian Photobook of the Year Awards 2017 finalist books was also hosted during the Photobook/NZ 2018 Book Fair.
Awards Ceremony
Friday 9th March 2018
6:45pm
Exhibition
Friday 9 March 2018 from 8:00pm to late
Saturday 10 March from 10:00am to 5:00pm
The finalists for the 2017 NZ Photobook of the Year Awards are:
‘At Rest. A Road Trip To Anthropocene.’ by Howard Greive
‘Carbon Empire’ by Allan McDonald
‘Complements’ by Michael Mahne Lamb
‘Hand-Coloured New Zealand: The photographs of Whites Aviation’ by Peter Alsop + Potton & Burton
‘How are things. How things are.’ by Jamie Bowering
‘I Will Be My Dream’ by Constance McDonald
‘Mimetic’ by Mark Purdom
‘Missing Wife’ by Dana Chisholm
’Nothing Ever Happens’ by Robyn Daly
‘Retrograde Motion’ by Yvonne Shaw + Tim Mackrell
‘The Lament’ by Harvey Benge + Dewi Lewis Publishing
‘Valpo’ by Chris Leskovsek
