Elizabeth has been involved in photography since the mid-1980s. She is the Patron and a Life Member of the Greymouth Photography Club, located on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. In recognition of her services to photography, she was the recipient of a PSA Service Award in 2020, and in 2023 was elected an Associate of the Photographic Society of America (APSA).

 

Elizabeth has been participating in photographic exhibitions both in New Zealand and internationally for many years, from which she has won numerous awards. Since 1995 she has been an accredited judge of the Photographic Society of New Zealand, judging from club level through to national and international exhibitions.

 

In 1999 Elizabeth was awarded a Fellowship of the Photographic Society of New Zealand (FPSNZ), and in 2010 a Fellowship of the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand (FNPSNZ). Through her success in the exhibitions, she earned an Excellence distinction from the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (EFIAP) in 2009, an Excellence distinction from the Photographic Society of America (EPSA) in 2019, the Australian Photographic Society Exhibitor’s Medal (APSEM) in 2023, and her first Crown distinction from the Global Photographic Union (GPU CR1) in 2024.