NZPhotographer Issue 15, Jan 2019

TOP 10 IMAGES OF 2018
A SPIRAL OF
CANDLELIGHT
Mary Livingston
Looking back at the last 12 months
makes us very proud of the photography
community around us that is going stronger
and stronger every day. Thinking of the
achievements all of you made this year, of the
photos you took at home and abroad, and
the stories you shared – It’s a privilege to be
able to share these moments with our creative
community to inspire and motivate them but to
also be able to show those who aren’t able to
travel, a small slice of our big-wide-world.
We talked to and featured so many people
who took us along on their journeys, shared
experiences, and wholeheartedly shared
their knowledge of photography so that we
can learn from each other and grow. Think of
Parmeet Sahni’s amazing trip to Nepal and
her exhibition to raise funds for charity. Think
of Susan Blick who showed us the streets of
India and our very own Brendon Gilchrist who
travelled to South America, bringing back the
feelings and wonders of Iguacu Falls.
Our goal as a magazine and community is to
make sure that the information is spread as
widely as possible, reaching far corners of the
globe, so that people everywhere can have
access to these amazing photographs and
stories, and of course, learn more about New
Zealand.
Therefore we decided to highlight and
celebrate the Top 10 photos from 2018 Readers’
Submissions. It would have been an impossible
mission for the team to rate them, so we looked
at Excio statistics to determine the favourites.
If you’re not sure what Excio is, it’s our very own
home-grown app where we feature the best
submissions from every issue on our worldwide
gallery. It delivers culture and discovery to
screens around the world, making it a safe
environment for creatives to tell their story
without the clutter of social media.
Excio has reached nearly 250,000 installs all over
the world which means together with you, we
made 250,000 lives brighter and more exciting,
as well as raising awareness of important causes
and sharing a variety of events that ordinarily
wouldn’t have been discovered. By creating
a place where photographers don’t need to
worry about their copyrights and protection of
their work, nor feeling ‘buried in the crowd’,
Excio enables visual storytellers to share their
vision and get their message across in a much
more powerful and engaging way than social
media channels.
The numbers you will see on the following pages
are truly empowering, these images getting
hundreds of hours of display time on screens all
over the world, night and day, Excio being like
a digital pocket billboard. Just think about it,
hundreds of hours of screen time, not fleeting
moments as with Instagram and Facebook! It’s
not just the photo that captures user’s attention
either, on Excio the story is as important as the
image which is why we included how many
times people clicked to learn more about what
our contributors have to say.
If your photo isn’t in the Top 10 on the following
pages but you’re wondering if it was featured
and how many views and engagement it might
have got, download Excio free of charge
from the Google Play store (coming soon to
iOS) and take a look at the stats. You can
also visit the Web Albums if you don’t have an
Android device, click onto the NZ Photographer
magazine profile and see the best images from
the back issues.
In 2019 we aim to uncover as many talented
creatives as we can and to empower and help
amateur photographers reach a new level in
their photography game. So submit your photos,
share your journeys, and help us unite and grow
the photography community in New Zealand
and around the world.
THE FROG
Roxanne Crawford
VIEWS: 105934
HOURS DISPLAYED: 224
STORY READ: 1268
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VIEWS: 119937
HOURS DISPLAYED: 247
STORY READ: 1713
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