Highlands Motorsport Media Maverick Competition Winner, 2025

I won Highlands Motorsport Park's nationwide search for its next Motorsports Media Maverick, sponsored by Trade Me and run by SpecialPR. The prize was a two-day shoot at the park, photographing and filming models and families on the go-kart tracks for the venue's own marketing.

What I put in the application

In 2025, I was selected during  a nationwide competition and search for the next “Motorsports Media Maverick” for Highlands Motorsports Park.

Facilitated by Trademe and SpecialPR, Highlands was looking for someone who could help them grow their brand outside of just being a place where “people race cards.” They were hoping to slowly reposition themselves as a more wholistic tourism destination that could cater to all sorts of human experiences.

So for this job ad campaign, they were looking to hire someone on a contract basis who had the ability to capture the human connection and develop the heart and soul of their business, around the motorsports track.

I had to submit my photo and video portfolios, and explained that “capturing the human connection” is exactly what I do, across photo and video.

The shoot involved 2 days capturing photo and video assets for the brand, focusing on capturing models and families experiencing things like the go-kart tracks, the museum, the on site restaurant and more.

Client

Highlands Motorsport Park

Service

Commercial Brand Photography

On Site

Two Half Days

Team

Solo Shoot

Delivered

50 images, 3 social video clips

Used For

All marketing collateral

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Chris Chase

Commercial photographer, documentary filmmaker and registered New Zealand teacher based in Queenstown.

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