They say if it’s not on camera – did it even happen..? Well, here’s your chance to prove it did! We want to see your best snaps of climbing, yoga, and all the adventures in between. Enter the 2025 Uprising Photo Competition and you may get to see your adventures up on the walls here (potentially even next to the wall of doggos). Categories include:
Climbing
You may submit multiple photos in the Climbing category, but each photo can only be submitted into ONE of the following subcategories:
Indoor (Uprising only)
Show us your best pics of bouldering here at Uprising – it could be your favourite problem, the golden sunset rays slipping past the front desk and hitting the Cave just so, or a hype photo from Summer Sends, if it’s a climbing photo taken here in the gym, you can enter it in this category.
Outdoor (NZ-wide)
Whether you’re a boulderer, sport or trad climber, even you ice axe-wielding alpinists, we love it all! Show us what you’ve been getting up to on NZ’s many stunning pebbles, crags, and mountains in the Outdoor Climbing category.
Up Close and Personal
Got an artsy close-up of chalky digits on a hold? Or a portrait shot of your mate that shows every drop of sweat being squeezed out as they hit the crux of their project at Flock Hill? This may be the category for you.
Yoga
You may submit multiple photos in the Yoga category, but each photo can only be submitted into ONE of the following subcategories:
Indoor (Uprising or home practice only)
Capture your flow in the Uprising Yoga studio (sorry, we can’t accept entries photographed at other studios!), or share a glimpse of your personal home practice.
Outdoor (NZ-wide)
From rocky mountain ledges to tranquil backyard gardens, show us yoga in the wild! Wherever and however nature inspires your practice, in the stillness of pranayama or focused power of an arm balance, those are the moments we want to see.
Up Close and Personal
The human body is beautiful and capable of amazing things – we want to see a focus on the beauty of form for this category, with portraits or close-up shots that highlight the details, lines, and expressions of yoga.
Youth
If you have an epic photo that falls under one of the above categories, and you are 18 years or younger on 2 November 2025, you can opt to enter it into the Youth category!
Pet Adventures / Crag Dogs
Just for fun! We know how many of you are animal lovers and are often accompanied by a furry companion to the gym or crag. Maybe your dog is your best cheerleader, or their inner lion comes out when they visit the crag?
Photos will be judged based on artistic merit by the Uprising team, with the the best photos taking pride of place on our walls! Winners of each Climbing and Yoga subcategory and the Youth category will also receive 2 month’s free membership at Uprising. You don’t need to be smashing V12s to have the best photo!
Image Specifications:
- Images must have been taken by the entrant and be their property.
- All images need to have been taken in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Image files must be JPEG or PNG format, with a minimum file size of 1MB and maximum file size of 50MB. Winners may be asked to supply a higher resolution version of their image after the conclusion of the competition.
- Digital processing should be mostly restricted to dust removal, cropping, resizing, global exposure and tonal adjustments. HDR, and exposure, focus or sequence blending are permitted. Cloning or removing parts of an image (except in the case of the above) are not permitted. Images that are obviously heavily digitally altered will not be accepted.
- Image files must be named with the initials of the category they are entered into and the name of the entrant. Initials for each category are: Climbing Indoor = CI, Climbing Outdoor = CO, Climbing Close up = CC, Yoga Indoor = YI, Yoga Outdoor = YO, Yoga Close up = YC, Youth = Y, Pet Adventures = PA. As three entries per category are allowed, each photo entered in a category should be numbered 1-3 in order to differentiate them. For example, the first entry into the Climbing Indoor category by Joe Bloggs should be named CI_Joe Bloggs_1.jpg.
- Captions up to 200 words may be included to support images and provide context, however judging will be based on the merits of the photograph alone.
- Images not meeting these specifications will not be judged.
Entry Criteria:
- Entries may be submitted until 11:59pm, Sunday 2 November 2025. No entries will be accepted after this.
- All entries must be submitted via the linked Google Form. The entrant’s name, telephone number, and email must be included with entry.
- Each entrant can submit up to THREE photos per category/subcategory, but each photo can only be submitted into ONE category/subcategory.
- Entry is open to the Uprising community – whether you’re a member or casual visitor, if you have been to Uprising and enjoyed your time here, feel free to enter!
Terms & Conditions of Entry:
- By entering, competitors agree for their images to be used and displayed by Uprising (Bouldering Limited) in print and digital format on the Uprising website, social media, and in the facility for promotional material, including promotion of the photographic competition. Full accreditation to the photographer will be given where possible.
- Ownership of images remains with the photographer. However, Uprising cannot guarantee the copyright of images that appear on the website.
- It is the entrant’s responsibility to obtain the appropriate written permission from people, or owners of property or animals that are identifiable in their work. The entrant must produce evidence of that consent to the organisers if requested.
- Prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.