Summer is the favourite time of year for many Kiwis with a long holiday, great weather and happy memories. This summer has been no exception by the look of the 2000 entries to the New Zealand Herald Summer Holiday Photo Competition.
Many of us have made the most of the hard-won freedoms from lockdown and the exceptional weather to get together with friends and family and grab a snap or two to keep the memories fresh through this year.
If ever there are themes to the competition, this year has seen lots of jumping into water - a joyous expression of celebration with a characteristic practical payoff of a cooldown in the hot weather.
The standard seems to improve with each competition and this year's winner has shown a combination of perfect exposure, great composition and outstanding timing to get a picture that stood out from the beginning.