Photography

Today's youth are the most photographed and filmed generation in history and that holds a special fascination for Ron Howard, a man who knows exactly what it is like to grow up with the cameras rolling.

The much-denigrated "coffee table book" is, despite its reputation, still to be found in many households and I'm not surprised.

Queenstown photographer Jackie Ranken was last night named the 2010 Illustrative Photographer of the Year at the Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards in Queenstown.

A chance photograph taken by the public has helped researchers show a southern right whale has travelled more than 600km from the Auckland Islands to Coastal Otago in a few weeks.

More than 50 years of amateur photography resulted in a win for Dunedin man Keith McMillan (74).

It may seem challenging to capture self management in a photo, but Rotary Park School pupil Katie Gotlieb mastered it.