Hobbiton is by far the coolest village I have visited. So when I had the opportunity to drop by again last January, I jumped on it and I'm so glad I did. A lot had changed since my first visit [...]
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The Kea – Photographing The World’s Only Alpine Parrot While photographing the South Island of New Zealand I became fascinated with the kea. This highly intelligent bird is the world’s only alpine parrot. They are extremely opportunistic and I knew […]
Lady Bowen Falls | Capturing Milford Sounds Tallest Waterfall My earliest memory of a nature photograph is of a waterfall at Milford Sound called Lady Bowen Falls. It hung on the wall of my father's home office. I had never [...]
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Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland |Rotorua, New Zealand Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Park has been on my photography hit list for a long time. The main draw for me was the gorgeous steaming Champagne Pool with its vivid green and orange colours. After spending [...]
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Photo Of The Week: Fox River | New Zealand I am writing to you this week from Wanaka in New Zealand. I captured this week’s featured image at Fox Glacier on a cold and rainy afternoon last Friday. The Fox […]
Great Start To NZ Photo Tour In Wellington Our New Zealand photography tour got off to a great start in Wellington. We did only have one day to explore the countries capital, but we managed to squeeze a lot in. […]
Photo Of The Week: Thermal Village Rotorua The living Maori thermal village of Whakarewarewa is located in Rotorua, New Zealand. It is the most accessible geothermal site in the world and a place I had to photograph. This week's featured [...]
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Photo Of The Week: Matamata Countryside | NZ The day before visiting The Hobbiton Movie Set we decided to take a drive through the country side of Matamata, surrounding 'The Shire'. We got caught in the thunderstorm you can see [...]
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Photographing The Hobbiton Movie Set Hobbiton is the home of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit characters Bilbo Baggins, Froddo and Sam. The original Hobbiton Movie Set was not built to last, although it was later reconstructed to [...]
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Photo Of The Week: Waikanae Beach | Gisborne NZ Beautiful Waikanae Beach is located in the north eastern city of Gisborne, New Zealand. It is a great place to swim, surf and watch the sun go down. Gisborne is the [...]
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Last year I was browsing through photographs of New Zealand online. I was doing this to get an idea of places and attractions that I would like to photograph and explore. Being a huge geology nerd Rotorua, and it's surrounding [...]
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Hells Gate Rotorua New Zealand has always been a touchstone for my family. My mother was born in Gisborne on the North Island’s east coast, therefore most of my travels in the country have been around that area. One place […]
