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title: "School photography companies in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare school photography companies serving New Zealand schools and families. Share of Search among PhotoLife and LC Scott, the school photography companies Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# School photography companies in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare school photography companies serving New Zealand schools and families. Share of Search among PhotoLife and LC Scott, the school photography companies Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: School photography companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 2
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: PhotoLife, 86.2%

## Which brand is most popular in search among school photography companies in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, PhotoLife was the most searched among school photography companies in New Zealand, with an estimated 4K branded searches and 86.2% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- LC Scott is in 2nd place, 72.5 percentage points behind at 13.8% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PhotoLife’s estimated Share of Search among school photography companies in New Zealand peaked at 92.8% in December 2025 and was lowest at 53.8% in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LC Scott’s estimated Share of Search among school photography companies in New Zealand peaked at 46.2% in February 2026 and was lowest at 7.2% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PhotoLife and LC Scott held steady: their estimated Share of Search among school photography companies in New Zealand each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [PhotoLife vs LC Scott: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/lc-scott-vs-photolife): 86.2% against 13.8% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand school photography companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, LC Scott gained estimated Share of Search among school photography companies in New Zealand, from 10.1% to 13.8%.
- In August 2026, PhotoLife lost estimated Share of Search among school photography companies in New Zealand, from 89.9% to 86.2%.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PhotoLife | 86.2% | 4K | +22.3% | PhotoLife |
| 2 | LC Scott | 13.8% | 640 | +73.0% | LC Scott |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | PhotoLife | 4.8K | 86.6% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | LC Scott | 750 | 13.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | PhotoLife | 4.8K | 89.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | LC Scott | 560 | 10.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | PhotoLife | 3.1K | 92.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | LC Scott | 240 | 7.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | PhotoLife | 1.1K | 85.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | LC Scott | 190 | 14.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | PhotoLife | 2K | 53.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | LC Scott | 1.7K | 46.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | PhotoLife | 4.9K | 73.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | LC Scott | 1.7K | 26.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | PhotoLife | 4K | 87.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | LC Scott | 560 | 12.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | PhotoLife | 4.9K | 83.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | LC Scott | 970 | 16.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | PhotoLife | 5K | 87.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | LC Scott | 690 | 12.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | PhotoLife | 3.3K | 89.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | LC Scott | 370 | 10.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | PhotoLife | 4K | 86.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | LC Scott | 640 | 13.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | LC Scott | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | PhotoLife | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **LC Scott**: Measured on the search terms “l c scott”, “lc scott”, “lc scott photography”, “lcscott” and “lcscott co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **PhotoLife**: Measured on the search terms “photo life”, “photolife”, “photolife class photos”, “photolife co nz”, “photolife near me”, “photolife online”, “photolife photography”, “photolife photos”, “www photolife” and “www photolife co nz”, summed into one figure.

- [LC Scott](/demand/nz/brands/lc-scott)
- [PhotoLife](/demand/nz/brands/photolife)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among school photography companies in New Zealand?

In August 2026, PhotoLife was the most searched among school photography companies in New Zealand, with an estimated 4K branded searches and 86.2% estimated Share of Search within this set.

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