Two years ago a photograph of mine won the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year award. It showed three-year-old female sea lion Vega surfing a wave at St Kilda Beach. This year we've decided to give something back to Vega and her mates by supporting our friends at the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust.
So, we're selling a limited edition series of 50 prints of the winning image of Vega. The edition includes 10 large 500 x 700mm natural wood framed pieces and 40 signed and numbered 8x12" mounted prints. For each of the framed prints we'll donate $250 to the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust and we'll donate $50 from each of the 8x12" editions.
Once the edition is gone that will be it. There will be no more produced. So you need to get in quick – as I write this there are now only 8 of the framed prints left and 34 of the 8x12" mounted prints.
You can order your limited edition image of Vega right here.
Please share on your social media pages as well – every sale helps the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust continue its great work. We were luckly enough to get some insight into their work recently (see photos below) and its exciting to see the habitat management that is on the cards right now to help protect them.
We'd also like to shout out for Electric Kiwi, which sponsors the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the year Wildlife category. They've come on board and will be giving away one of the framed prints and 5 of the 8x12" mounted prints in a special promo coming out a little later in September. We'll keep you posted as soon as that goes live.
If your walls are already filled with art, then you could just donate directly to the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust here.
See you at the beach ... Derek
PS As we near the season where lots of sea lions start using our beaches you may have noticed a new wildlife alert sign at St Clair Beach. The idea with this sign is to allow the community to look out for these special visitors. If you see a sea lion in the area, write a note on the whiteboard for dog walkers and other beach users. There's a whiteboard pen in the container on the back of the sign. Even give some indication of where they might be lying, sleeping, surfing, or just hanging out. You'll be doing your bit to help the sea lions out and fulfilling your role as kaitiaki of our beaches.
PPS I did enter the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year awards again this year, but didn't make the finalists unfortunately. But if you want to be dazzled check out the amazing images that did catch the judging panel's eye right here.
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