Off The Radar | Hut on Mackay Downs
How big should the main subject in your photos be? Deep in the wild heart of northern Kahurangi National Park is a subalpine tableland...
Holy Grail | Ivory Lake Hut
Should photographers promote the wilderness? This to-die-for destination is a three-act drama: the glacier, the lake, and the hut....
Volcanic View | Mount Ruapehu
In mid-winter, we traveled down the interminable Pipiriki Road to the muddy Whanganui River. On the return trip, we arrived back at the...
Point Taken | Castlepoint Lighthouse
There are two ways to approach planning your photography trips: Book accommodation well in advance, and accept whatever happens with the...
Whisky Business | Nelson Lakes
Camera Settings: Canon EOS 5D MkIII | f/16 | 4 secs | ISO 100 | 17mm It was freezing cold. It was raining hard. It was winter. Easier to...
Stoked | Highest Hill in Marlborough
In early autumn, I climbed the loftiest hill in the Marlborough Sounds, Mount Stokes, with a modest altitude of 1203 metres. This...
Party Central | Ben Lomond, Queenstown
New Year’s Eve was biting at my heels. Queenstown was the last place I wanted to be on December 31st. The Hills beckoned beyond the...
Because it isn't there | Mount Tasman
George Leigh Mallory was once asked 'why he climbed Mount Everest?' The legendary British mountaineer allegedly replied "Because it's...
Charming Cascade | Mangatini Falls
An hour's jaunt up the Ngakawau Gorge, is perhaps one of the best waterfalls on the West Coast. While the entire Charming Creek Walkway...
Chasing The Light (house) | Moeraki, Otago
We reached this remote spot on schedule, as the afternoon sun broke through rain clouds, painting the farmland gold. I'd been here many...
