NZTCA members are invited to take part in the annual NZTCA Dick Roberts Photo Competition. This has been created to encourage members to take and share photos of tree crops, tree croppers and branch events. The competition also celebrates the life of the late Dick Roberts of Nelson Branch. Dick was a professional photographer and dedicated tree cropper. Funds from the Dick Robert Trust have been donated to facilitate this new event.

Submissions are invited in two categories:

Category 1: A photograph featuring “tree crops”. That is, the trees, shrubs and other plants, produce and products of interest to tree croppers.

Category 2: A photo that features “tree croppers”. That is, the people involved in the NZTCA, or members and the public attending tree crop events.

2026 Guidelines

  • Every NZTCA member is entitled to submit two photos by Friday, 20th March 2026, via email to stengerroland@yahoo.co.nz (either one photo for each category, or two photos for one of them).
  • Photos must be in JPEG or .jpg format and should be max. 5 Mb in size.
  • All submitted photos will be judged by ‘people’s choice’ at the national NZTCA conference in Hamilton. The title of the photo will be displayed, but not the name or affiliation of the photographer.

Rules

  • Entrants must be a member of NZTCA and the person who took the photo.
  • All members of NZTCA are eligible to enter the competition.
  • Cropping and adjustments for brightness and contrast are the only modifications that are permitted.
  • There is no limit on when and where the photo was taken.
  • Photos must not breach people’s right to an expectation of privacy.
  • No photos of children are permitted without the written permission of a parent or legal guardian.
  • Photos must be in JPEG or .jpg format. A scan of a print or transparency is acceptable.
  • Photos should be between 1 Mb and 5 Mb in size, and of good quality when viewed at the size of a computer screen.
  • By submitting an entry, the entrant consents to their photo being used by NZTCA in print and online, including in the TreeCropper, on the NZTCA webpage and in their social media, and for NZTCA promotional purposes.

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