Recognition
Awards & Honours
Rachel Jordan is one of New Zealand's most awarded wedding photographers.
73 international awards across New Zealand, Australia & beyond (NZIPP, APPA, Sony, WPE, Portrait Masters, RISE, Junebug, and more).
2025
- Sony Wedding Photographer of the Year
- +3 Image Award Finalist, Sony, International
- Australian APP International Photographic Artist of the Year
- AIPP, International
- WEP International Photography Awards - Category Winner
- International
- APP Awards - Winner Gold - Photographic Art Category
- International
- Sony Awards - Finalist, Portrait
- Sony, New Zealand
2024
- Sony Category Winner - Portraits
- Sony, International
2023
- Sony Awards - Finalist, Wedding Category
- International
- WPE International Photography Awards
- Silver Award - Portrait Creative
- World's Best Wedding Photos - Drone Wedding Photography
- Publication Feature, November
- World's Best Wedding Photos - Ethereal Wedding Photography
- Publication Feature, November
2022
- Portrait Masters Awards
- 2nd Place - Creative Portrait Silver Category Finalist
- WPE International Photography Awards
- Silver Award - Portrait Creative
2021
- International Portrait Masters Awards
- Gold Award
- 2 Silver Awards
- 3 Bronze Awards w/ Distinction
- 2nd & 3rd Place Category Finalist
- Portrait Masters Awards - Finalist
- 2nd Place Gold Award
- Sony Awards - Creative Finalist
- 3rd Place, International
- WPE International Photography Awards
- Silver Award - Photo Manipulation
2020
- RISE International Photography Awards
- Maternity - Bronze
- Teen - 3 Silver
- Weddings - Silver + 3 Bronze
- Creative - Silver
- Portrait - Silver
- RISE International Photography Awards - Wedding Category
- 3rd Place Category Winner
- IWPOTY Wedding International Awards
- Wedding Category Portrait, 3rd Place
- WPE International Photography Awards
- Illustrative, 4th Place, Silver
- WPPI Professional Photography Awards
- Silver Award
- Looks Like Film - Best Portrait Photographer
- International
2019
- NZIPP Regional Photographer of the Year
- Auckland / Northland
- WPE International Photographers Awards
- Fine Art Category - Category Winner
- 1st Place
- Gold
- Junebug Weddings - Top 50 Destination Photos of the Year
- Best of the Best, International
- Looks Like Film - Best Wedding Photographer
- International
- NZIPP Iris Awards - Finalist, Wedding Photographer of the Year
- NZIPP Iris Awards - Achievement: 5x Master of Photography
- Wedding Out of Camera - Gold Award
- 2 Silver Awards
- Wedding Creative - Silver Distinction
- Bronze
- RISE International Photography Awards
- Child Portrait - Silver
- Portrait - Silver
- Weddings - 2 Bronze
- Portrait - Bronze
2018
- NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
- Documentary - Silver
- Portrait Out of Camera - Silver Distinction
- Creative Portrait - 3 Silver + 1 Bronze
- Wedding Creative - Silver + Bronze
- Wedding Classic - 2 Bronze
2017
- Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA)
- Illustrative - Gold
- Illustrative - Silver
- Illustrative - Silver Distinction
- Portrait - Silver Distinction
- NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
- Illustrative - Gold + Silver
- Wedding Creative - Silver + 2 Bronze
- Illustrative - Bronze + Silver
- Portrait Creative - Silver + Bronze
2016
- Represented New Zealand at the World Photographic Cup
- International
- NZIPP Iris Awards - Fellow of Photography Awarded
- Classic Portrait - Gold
- Illustrative - Gold + Silver
- Wedding Classic - Silver
- Wedding Creative - Silver
- Creative Portrait - Bronze
2015
- NZIPP Iris Awards - Master of Photography Awarded
- Illustrative - Gold + Silver
- Classic Wedding - Silver
- Classic Portrait - Silver
- Creative Wedding - Bronze
- Classic Wedding - Bronze
- Illustrative - 2 Bronze
- Finalist Auckland Photographer of the Year
2014
- NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards
- Creative Portrait - Silver w/ Distinction + Silver
- Classic Portrait - 3 Silver + Bronze
- Creative - 2 Bronze
