Two Little Starfish - Awards & Recognition
https://www.twolittlestarfish.co.nz/awards/

Rachel Jordan is one of New Zealand's most awarded wedding photographers. 73 international awards across New Zealand, Australia and beyond (NZIPP, APPA, Sony, WPE, Portrait Masters, RISE, Junebug, and more).

Full list by year (2014-2025):

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

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Full awards page: https://www.twolittlestarfish.co.nz/awards/
About Rachel: https://www.twolittlestarfish.co.nz/about/