Patience
The paradise of Fiordland, displayed beneath a sublime sunset which we pursued to this location, after a month of patiently waiting for the right light.
Waiau River, Manapouri New Zealand (2022)
Mirage
A rare, fleeting vision of towering light and ice, that departed shortly after appearing as it was consumed by the regular coastal haze.
Mount Cook, Motukiekie Beach, West Coast New Zealand (2022)
Coastal Cliffs
Enjoying some family time on the beach, I happened to turn back and notice this striking angle of the looming cliffs nearby. The next afternoon I made the return, with the light exactly as I hoped and envisioned. Within 5 minutes I had made this frame and was content to call it a day. On rare occasions, everything falls into place.
West Coast, South Island New Zealand (2022)
Joy
Waterfowl and gulls circled and glided overhead, backlit by an ethereal sunrise I was privileged to behold, with the ocean at my back as I gazed up at the lofty peaks.
Mount Cook and Tasman, West Coast, South Island New Zealand (2022)
Ocean Alps
Ocean, light and ice crested mountains. Mount Cook graces the skyline, the tallest point in all of Australasia.
South Westland, South Island New Zealand (2022)
The Guardian
The highest of mountains, Aoraki Mt Cook, keeping watch over the shores of the South Island in a purple haze of light and salt.
West Coast, South Island New Zealand (2022)
The Calm
The often ink like and eerily calm waters of the inner fiords can easily fool you to thinking you’re inland and not on the surface of the sea. Although the occasional gull, dolphin or seal have a way of breaking the silence to remind you.
Wet Jacket Arm, Fiordland South Island New Zealand (2022)
Breakthrough
Fiordland is defined by water and light, with its grand beauty on full display here, as the evening sun separates a multitude of valleys and paints the surface of the sea.
Breaksea Sound, Fiordland South Island New Zealand (2022)
Sparkle
The Aurora Australis, breaking the darkness as it sparkled and glowed all through the night. This particularly image has been 4 years in the making and what a gift it was, to finally behold this sight in Fiordland.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Spectre
A frozen world greeted by a hint of winters light, in the heart of the mountains.
West Coast, New Zealand (2021)
Solace
At the feet of glacially carved mountains, where temperate rainforest greets the salt waters of the sea. This is Fiordland.
Wet Jacket Arm, Dusky Sound Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Clothed In Light
Frozen giants embracing the subtle warmth of winters light.
West Coast, New Zealand (2021)
Snow Valley
Mountains and forest adorned in snow, in a vast wilderness.
Hollyford Valley Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Celestial
Above a sea of cloud, where mountains reign and the full moon broke the darkness of night. A cherished memory, where many conditions briefly aligned to behold this moment. Aerial perspective, single exposure.
Mt Cook and Tasman, West Coast New Zealand (2021)
Into The Heavens
Where valleys are shrouded in cloud and mountains break free and rise into the heavens.
West Coast, New Zealand (2021)
Land Before Time
The icons of the grand fiord.
Bowen Falls and Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Grand Awakening
A sublime moment as falling snow soon gave way to a chorus of angelic light, in the heart of the valley.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Sun Drenched
Sun drenched wilderness above the fiords.
Vancouver Arm, Dusky Sound Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Empire Of Ice
The frozen kingdom of the Southern Alps.
Mount Tasman and Fox Neve, New Zealand (2021)
Revealing
A brief clearing amidst the wonders of a snow storm.
Hollyford Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Storm Heart
An approaching storm embraces the rigid walls of the mightiest fiord.
Milford Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Tranquility
In the far, remote shores of Wet Jacket Arm in the Fiordland wilderness. A special place where rainforest greets the edge of the sea and mountains rise from the deepest of depths.
Wet Jacket Arm, Dusky Sound Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Defy
Against all odds, this rare sight is engrained in my memory, as the sun set and the full moon ascended behind the tallest peaks in the country. Single exposure, aerial image.
Mt Tasman, West Coast New Zealand (2021)
Winter Flight
The one who calls the mountains home. Kea, taking flight in a snow storm.
A portion of print sales from any Kea image goes toward the Kea Conservation Trust – helping protect these beautiful, endangered creatures.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Gateway
The grand entrance and essence of the Fiordland landscape.
Milford Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Everlast
Soft winters light bringing a hint of warmth in the winter wilderness.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Contours
A land of light and atmosphere through a veil of sun kissed cloud.
Charles Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Wind Torn
An 800mm long lens perspective of the South summit of Mt Cook, as its blasted by strong winds.
Aoraki (Mt Cook), New Zealand (2021)
Split
The far west, where glaciers once ruled the land and the ocean now drowns the feet of the mountains.
Charles Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2021)
Engraved
Mid-winter in the presence of granite giants, as mist and cloud dance across the valley walls.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)