Alpine Garden
A special couple of days, camping beneath the mighty alps, awakening to this scene of unforgettable beauty as fog drifted across the glacial lake. The nearby river constantly roaring below this small alpine garden, which was so vibrant amongst the glacial moraine.
Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand (2023)
Sky Dweller
The tallest point in both Australia and New Zealand, rising above darkness into the warmth of fading light.
Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand (2022)
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)
Dominion
Where rock and ice rise to the highest of heights and overshadow any who stand in the presence of such a grand display.
Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand (2021)
Sky Breaker
The imposing summit ridge of New Zealands tallest mountain.
Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand (2021)
Highest Of Heights
A rare, fleeting moment captured from the air at 10,000ft, as the setting super-moon descends behind Aoraki/Mt Cook right on dawn.
Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand (2021)
Westland
A view showcasing the unique environment of Te Wahipounamu, where lowland forest rises from sea level to tall, glaciated mountains. I found this viewpoint a couple of years earlier, but it took several visits for the right atmosphere and light to come together. Aoraki/Mt Cook is centre of frame under dawn skies.
West Coast, New Zealand (2021)
Outworld
How small we truly are, looking across a fractured land of ice and stone, set ablaze by the final flickers of evening light.
Upper ice fields, West Coast New Zealand
Guardian Of The Tides
A personal favourite, an expression of my relationship with both the mountains and sea. Here, the waves of the Tasman Sea crash beneath the towering Southern Alps, with Mount Tasman and Cook overlooking the shore. This image began as an idea and vision that finally materialised, after many months and multiple attempts.
Mt Cook and Tasman, West Coast New Zealand
Beholden
Quiet waters beneath the grand peaks of the Southern Alps, awoken in the light of a new day.
Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman, New Zealand
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
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
Triumphant
In the dim, pre-dawn light I set out across the smooth glacial waters in my pack raft. The looming faces of the Southern Alps watching over me, as they begin to awaken with the glow of the morning sun. A recent glacial calving deposited towers of ice across the waters, those in the distance stretching over 100ft in height. Around 1km from where I set off, the scene began to ignite, with vibrant light and colour triumphantly awakening the morning.
Tasman Lake, New Zealand
Ice King
The Caroline face of Mount Cook (over 12,000 ft), viewed from the eastern shores of the glacial Tasman Lake. I used my raft to reach the ice in the foreground, which stretched at least the length of a bus, with many others the size of multi-story buildings towering over me. This was a sensory overload, being alone floating across the still waters, surrounded by the giants of New Zealand as they came to life in the light.
Tasman glacier, New Zealand