Arcadia
A calm winters afternoon, in the heart of the mountains.
Celmisia/Tikumu beneath Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand
Monarch
The tallest mountains in New Zealand, rising proudly from the lowland forests and lagoon waters on the West Coast.
Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman, New Zealand
Purity
The simplistic beauty of winter, decorating a typical Fiordland scene of mountains, forest and light.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Titan
The true north summit of Aoraki/Mt Cook (3724m) captured at dawn using a 800mm perspective. This is certainly my favourite angle of Cook, where the true dominance of its height and beauty is revealed.
Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand
Sabre
A fun camping trip that turned into a race against the clock, as fog began to obscure our view. After an ‘interesting’ bash through some unforgiving terrain, my friend Federico and I made it to this stream with 5 minutes to spare. Making our way back to camp in the dark fog was another mission in itself, making our fire and warm sleeping bags that much sweeter.
Sabre Peak, Fiordland, New Zealand
Eye Of The Sun
There is often some form of cloud off the west coast of New Zealand, and this is the first and only time I’ve captured a clear sight of the sun, as it began to sink into the Tasman Sea. Not an easy task when racing the light to get home, at 6000ft, 150km/h and a magnified perspective at 300mm.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Purify
The simplified purity that winter brings to the landscape, as lakes freeze over and the surrounding landscape is turned to white. There’s a certain smell in the air within the beech forests of Fiordland, particularly in winter when branches are frost covered in the crips air. On this morning, temperatures were -10 celsius and hoar frost decorated the shadow filled valleys. The warm, morning coffee was much appreciated after this sunrise shoot.
Lake Mackenzie, Fiordland, New Zealand
Triumph Through Sorrow
The far southwest of New Zealand, where storms are born and darkness looms. On occasion, light finds a way to break through, bringing to life all that was seemingly dead. In the end, the light will come to shine upon us all.
Long Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand
Forged By Fire
There’s nothing like a morning hike in the dark, watching the ominous silhouette of towering mountains slowly come to life in the light of dawn. These towers arise from a violent past, standing firm, shaped by the storms of life.
Patagonia, Chile
Gates Of Eternity
Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way that leads to life.
Patagonia, Argentina
Heart Of The Mountains
There’s an innumerable amount of hanging valleys, tarns, waterfalls and glacial lakes in Fiordland, gazed upon by the eyes of very few. We shared this dawn with a chamois, scrambling the rock walls precariously above the valley below.
Mount Madeleine, Fiordland, New Zealand
Above The Darkness
Layer upon layer of glaciated mountain valleys.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Finality
The glistening peak, Mount Aspiring, rising up to almost 10,000ft in a land dominated by ice. The mountains call, drawing us in with their mighty heights and mysterious faces that come to life in the light.
Mount Aspiring, New Zealand
Call Of The Wild
A fleeting moment shared with a good mate, as we beheld one of the most remote, storm trodden regions of New Zealand.
Crooked Arm, Fiordland, New Zealand
Valley Of Secrets
There’s areas of Fiordland which have rarely felt the press of human feet, nor been gazed upon in wonder. This is one such place.
Fiordland, New Zealand
A Thousand Lifetimes
A moment I couldn’t have even conceived in my dreams, with the summit ridges of the two tallest peaks in New Zealand comprising the foreground and the most sublime light cast out across the land, right on a calm, windless dusk.
Mount Cook (Aoraki) and Mount Tasman (Horokoau), New Zealand
Lost World
When we take to the sky, there’s not always a direct objective in mind. Instead, we let nature speak to us and sometimes, we are fortunate enough to hear a tale as old as time.
Broughton Arm, New Zealand
Magnificence
A pre-historic scene as beautiful as it gets, epitomising all that I love about this wild place known as Fiordland.
Hall Arm, Fiordland, New Zealand
Fiordland Majesty
The highest of heights within the heart of Fiordland, Mount Tutoko rising from the mist of a clearing storm.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Light Flood
The grand peaks of the Southern Alps, caught up in the glistening golden light of dusk. A magical window in time, where all else seemed to stand still for a brief moment.
Mount Sefton and the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Hope From Doubt
Morning light igniting the mist and mountains which tower over the longest fiord in NZ, Doubtful Sound. I’ve experienced a lot of impactful moments over the years. This rainbow which lasted 45 minutes is right up there.
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
Shadowland
A sea of stone and light, in the land of shadows.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Dispersion
The glitter of gold and sound of silence, as misty mountains prevail against the storms that shape them.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Within the silence
The silent calm that accompanies a clearing storm, amongst a field of sweet smelling lupin.
Fiordland, New Zealand
In This Moment
A fleeting moment of sublime beauty, shared with friends and family in the land I call home.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Brilliance
A blood red sky, richly illuminated when the alarm went off over an hour before sunrise. The show slowly continued to unfold into a spectacle of vibrant colour, calm and light.
Ohau, New Zealand
Breaksea
An angle of Fiordland I’ve attempted to shoot several times, but being one of the worlds wettest locations, the task was easier said than done. During winter, clear spell opened up, with light leaking over the southern ranges above the Broughton Arm, at Breaksea Sound.
Breaksea Sound, New Zealand
Breathless
The calmest of days, when the sky is reflected upon the surface of the sea. In a land known for enduring storms, peace prevails.
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand