My Awards & Achievements
2016 NZ Geographic Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
I am very proud to have won this award back in 2016. The competition is probably the pinnacle of photography in New Zealand, so to have won on the first year I entered was pretty special. The image was a unique (at the time) top down image of a flyingfish. The picture was actually only taken a few miles off the coast from Tutukaka, so well and truly in my back yard. Shortly after taking the shot, I was chased from the water by a pretty aggressive Bronze Whaler shark.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the awards ceremony because I was away on an expedition to the Kermadec Islands. I did call up via Sat phone though.
Link to the 2016 awards.
I am very proud to have won this award back in 2016. The competition is probably the pinnacle of photography in New Zealand, so to have won on the first year I entered was pretty special. The image was a unique (at the time) top down image of a flyingfish. The picture was actually only taken a few miles off the coast from Tutukaka, so well and truly in my back yard. Shortly after taking the shot, I was chased from the water by a pretty aggressive Bronze Whaler shark.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the awards ceremony because I was away on an expedition to the Kermadec Islands. I did call up via Sat phone though.
Link to the 2016 awards.
In 2026, I was stoked to be a feature photographer in the Dive Photo Guide (DPG) photographer of the week. Some of my photographic 'hero's' have featured in the feature in the past.
DPG Photographer of the week- Crispin Middleton
DPG Photographer of the week- Crispin Middleton
2022, Nikon Dive Shot of the Year- awarded at OzTek in Sydney, Australia.
My extremely rare shot of a Football Octopus riding inside a salp fended off some tough competition to win this prestiguous award over in Australia.
My extremely rare shot of a Football Octopus riding inside a salp fended off some tough competition to win this prestiguous award over in Australia.
