Awards & Recognition



While awards are never the reason I create, having my work recognised by the photographic industry is an incredible honour. Each image represents a little piece of my creative journey, and a constant desire to keep learning, experimenting and telling stories in meaningful ways.

 

NZIPP Iris Awards

 

The NZIPP Iris Awards celebrate excellence in professional photography across Aotearoa New Zealand. These images are some of the work I've entered and had recognised through my journey with NZIPP.

In 2025, my three Wedding Creative entries were also selected as category finalists.

2026 | Wedding Creative

4 × Bronze Awards

 

A couple in black wedding attire embrace romantically, the bride wearing a black veil and tattoos, award-winning photo, by Charly Baty.

NZIPP Iris Awards 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Bronze

Bride in backless white gown walks dad with walker at outdoor wedding ceremony, award-winning photo, by Charly Baty.

NZIPP Iris Awards 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Bronze

A bride and groom share a kiss at an outdoor wedding ceremony by a rustic wooden fence with a floral arch backdrop, by Charly Baty.

NZIPP Iris Awards 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Bronze

Black and white portrait of a father and daughter dance at a wedding, dad is shedding a tear. IRIS Bronze Award winner by Charly Baty.

NZIPP Iris Awards 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Bronze

2025 | Wedding Creative & Creative Portrait

2 x Silver • Silver with Distinction • Bronze

Two people pose playfully in front of red doors, one in a black fringe dress and one in a white tuxedo jacket, photography by Charly Baty.

"I'm a Wife"! "I'm a Husband"!

NZIPP Iris Awards 2025

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Silver

Bride in elegant lace wedding gown with long train, viewed from behind, standing at ornate dark doorway.

G.O.A.T

NZIPP Iris Awards 2025

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Silver

A black and white photo collage of a person posing in six different ways against a concrete wall outdoors, photography by Charly Baty.

Our time to shine.

NZIPP Iris Awards 2025

Category: Wedding Creative

Result: Silver with Distinction

Award-winning fantasy portrait of a dark forest witch with crescent moon crown, spider webs, and mystical makeup in oval frame.

W.I.T.C.H

NZIPP Iris Awards 2025

Category: Creative Portrait

Result: Bronze

Australian Photographic Prize 2026



In 2026, I entered six images into the Australian Photographic Prize, with all six receiving a Highly Commended result. Five of those images went on to be selected for live judging.

Black and white wedding photo of couple celebrating outdoors, titled The Best Kind of Chaos by photographer Charly Baty.

The best kind of chaos

Australian Photographic Prize 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Highly Commended

Award-winning blurred motion wedding photo by Charly Baty capturing a bride in ethereal movement.

The blur of a wedding

Australian Photographic Prize 2026

Category: Wedding

Highly Commended

Black and white photo collage of Charly Baty posing against a wall, part of the APP We Shine Together series.

We shine together

Australian Photographic Prize 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Highly Commended

Bride and groom walk hand-in-hand down a tree-lined path at sunset in award-winning wedding photo by Charly Baty.

The road ahead

Australian Photographic Prize 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Highly Commended

Charly Baty G.O.A.T award-winning bridal gown with lace train, backless design, photographed by APP Australian.

G.O.A.T

Australian Photographic Prize 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Highly Commended

A couple shares a kiss at their outdoor wedding ceremony near a rustic fence, with bridal party members standing nearby.

Stealing the scene

Australian Photographic Prize 2026

Category: Wedding Creative

Highly Commended

A little piece of my journey

Having my work recognised has been such a meaningful part of my journey as a photographer.

Every image I've entered has challenged me to look at my work differently, push myself creatively and keep growing.


I'm incredibly proud of these photographs, but perhaps even more grateful for the people and stories behind them. They are the reason I picked up a camera in the first place, and the reason I continue to create.