Awards aNd Accolades
There are few other Photography organisations in Australasia which have received more Awards and Accolades than Woolf Photography. These include Photographic Society of multiple New Zealand National Titles and Awards, Wedding and Portrait Photography International Merit Awards, Epson Iris Awards, Kodak Gold Awards and many other National International awards and accolades. In addition our photographers hold a number of records. We have also created a number of firsts!
We are proud of these achievements, and are continually looking to build, progress and raise standards.
“ASleep” - PSNZ Gold Medal
Titled “Asleep”, this image gained The Shirley Peverill Award and Gold Medal for Photojournalism at The Photographic Society of New Zealand’ National Exhibition of Photography. It is one of eleven National Titles and Gold Medals Simon Woolf has achieved at NATEX. Over the years a number of other Woolf Photography Photographers have achieved National Titles and /or major awards.
“Asleep” was taken while on a commercial website assignment at The Wellington Club. The subject Dave Smith, saw Simon Woolf, camera in hand, coming down a corridor. As a bit of fun, he immediately pretended to be “Asleep” and Simon was quick enough to catch the moment!
“Hadleigh” - Kodak Gold Award
Hadleigh Parkes is a young Opera Singer. He came to Woolf Photography to have a wide and varied portfolio of images to help promote his singing. This image was a particularly strong, simple effective photo, which entered into, and gained a Kodak Gold Award.
Woolf Photography hold the national record for Kodak Gold and Silver Awards over the 19 years of Kodak Gold Awards. We also hold the record for the most Kodak Gold and Silver Awards for Wedding Albums, and also the most Kodak Gold and Silver Awards in a given year ( 28 awards)
“Lily” - Kodak Gold Award
Lily came to Woolf Photography even before she was born! We have a Bump to Baby Package, which has been hugely popular which involves three sessions , Bump , New Born, Baby Photos. Lily’s Mum liked the idea so much that she extended the time so that Lily ( and her other children) had photos every year until they were five. Each child then had an album produced of their first five year from their being a bump!
This photo of Lily won a Kodak Gold Award.
Official and State Occasions
Nelson Mandela
In 1995 Woolf Photography had the honour of being selected to be The Official Photographers for The Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference in Auckland , and also The State Visit of Nelson Mandela to New Zealand. It was an amazing time, and along with photographing two large groups of World Leaders, including HM Queen Elizabeth II, recording President Mandela’s State Visit was an absolute highlight.
Woolf Photography have been photographing Official and State Occasions since 1987. It has been a privileged role, and one where all our team have excelled,and offered quality photography and service.
The royals
In 2013 The Woolf Photography Team were assigned the honour of travelling with Their Royal Highness’s The Cambridge Family on their 10 Day State Visit to New Zealand. During that visit there were a number of key moments which Simon Woolf and the team captured. None was more important than on Day Two when Simon captured a very contemporary family photo, which Princess Kate was quoted as saying it was one her favourite moments of the tour! The Cambridge Family Photograph, was the first family photo where Prince George engaged with a camera. “That Photo” consequently went viral, gaining billions of social media hits, and receiving world wide attention. “That Photo” was also viewed on 43 major media front or home page publications!