Congratulations to Lucas Thomsen Y7 who has been named as one of the country's top emerging photographers after a first-place win in a national photography competition!

Lucas won first place in the Stills 'Crazy Creative' Junior Section with his underwater photo of a rock pool and has won an EOS 1500D camera from Canon.

'Stills' is the newest platform by the team at Rockquest Promotions, the team behind Showquest, Smokefreerockquest, Smokefree Tangata Beats, Rockshop Bandquest and OnScreen.

Stills is designed to be a creative outlet for students across Aotearoa - whether passionate photographers, digital storytellers or creatives looking to try something new. Stills is the only nationwide youth photography competition for students of all ages.