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BIG smiles little moments - Auckland Festival of Photography billboard competition

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Friday 7 Mar 2008
Thanks to all who submitted their BIG smiles little moment on film, there was a phenomenal response with a great number of high standard entries!
A central city billboard competition run by the Auckland Festival of Photography 2008, and sponsored by Heart of the City and Metro Magazine seeks to capture the diverse and varied experiences within a day in the life of the Heart of the City, with the theme BIG smiles little moments.
Billboard photography challenges a photographers ability in an extremely large reproduction and the 2008 opportunity for photographers is the Festival's second billboard competition. The winning image will be selected by judges from Metro and Heart of the City and will be on show on a CBD billboard from June 1st and appear in the June issue of Metro Magazine. Also there will be an exhibition of the finalists in the shop windows of participating Lorne Street retailers in June.
The BIG smiles little moments theme supports the CBD's BIG little City marketing campaign.
The city wide contemporary art and cultural event showcases existing and new works from a mix a of emerging and established artists. For more details of the 2008 Auckland Festival of Photography visit www.photographyfestival.org.nz