“I am absolutely delighted to be a Judge for the IHC Capture the Moment 2023 photographic exhibition.

Having worked with the IHC Art Awards for many years I am always so astounded by the calibre of work achieved by the artists, regardless of what medium it is in."

Dame Denise is the CEO of the fashion house WORLD, which was established in 1989.  She is also the IHC Art Awards Ambassador and Patron of IHC New Zealand.

She is a great lover of the arts and wishes every business and house/dwelling in the country had a piece of art in it by people with disabilities as it would make the world a better place, because art makes people happy.

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Anna Briggs is a freelance commercial photographer based in Wellington. After studying a diploma of photography at Massey University Anna decided to stay in Wellington and has since worked in the photography industry there for the past 7 years. Anna specialises in portraiture, interiors and food photography often using natural light to showcase her subject matter.

Anna photographs for a range of local businesses including restaurants, artists, artisan food producers, interior designers, magazines and more.

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Shayne is a Hawke’s Bay based “people photographer”, his experience is in photographing families, weddings, and events. With a passion for supporting the community his relationship with IHC goes back 10 years when his gallery, owned by himself and his wife Cath, hosted the Regional Art Awards and “Take a moment Exhibition”.

Shayne manages a creative trust, Foto iwi, which provides programmes and workshops around photography and digital media, one of these is a career pathway programme for youth, where a newspaper is produced for the community to enjoy. Over the last three years Shayne has worked alongside IHC in offering photography workshops in a group environment where new skills are developed, and friendships formed for those involved.

Shayne approached IHC to see if they would consider launching a photography competition and suggested having this exhibited at the first photography festival in Hawke’s Bay, which he had established in September last year. This was the start of “Capture the moment photography competition” which Shayne is proud to be a judge for this year.

Shayne looks forward to seeing the entries for this year's theme, “My Aotearoa” and continuing to encourage people to enjoy all photography has to offer.