Bank Street Art in Kaitaia was abuzz with excitement for World Environment Day and the prize giving for Far North Exposure 2009...

and the winners are!

Infant to 12 years old age category:

Winner: "Little Blue Butterfly in the dew" by Bjorn Aslund

Second Place: "New Zealand Desert" by Zacharie Bartissol

Third Place: "I spy a mountain peak" by Cate Denner

13 to 17 years old age category:

Winner: "Stretch your wings - Spirits Bay" by Renee Bayer

Second Place: "Horizons" by Chad Alexander

Third Place: "Hid{pungas}den" by Judith Kearney

18 to 30 years old age category:

Winner: "Blood" by Simon White

Second Place: "All eyes" by Ceri Mason

Third Place: "One of the beach" by Jiang Hu

31 years and older age category:

Winner: "Having fun with nature" by Michela Homer

Second Place: "Traveller's trails" by Liz Lawn

Third Place: "Green beetle" by Jane Brown

Grand Prize Winners:

The outstanding quality of the category winners’ photographs meant the judges could not select just one Grand Prize Winner. As a result two joint Grand Prizes were awarded to:

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Congratulations to all our Far North Exposure winners, and thank you to everyone who took part.

We would also like to thank the Far North Exposure 2009 supports: