Sight Unseen
This particular area of the lake is often prone to winds, so exploring here on such a calm evening was a rare gift. A beautiful place of waterfalls, mountains, lakes and pristine forest.
Lake Te Anau, South Island New Zealand (2023)
Winter Forest
Forest complexities early one morning, after a fall of snow.
Fiordland, South Island New Zealand (2023)
Liberation
The morning slowly awakens, upon calm waters where mountains emerge from mist and sea.
Southwest Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Emanate
Early winter brings cloud inversions and misty lakes, which block the light and shroud the lower landscape. The forest greens thrive and emanate from the shadow of the mountains. A source of inspiration and beauty amidst a world of grey.
Te Anau, New Zealand (2023)
Wildland
A remote and untouched valley which opens up toward the sea. Mountains rise from the shadowed depths of temperate rainforest. The gentle cascading of the river and wild birds are all that break the silence, in this special wilderness.
Southwest Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Companion
A juvenile Kea intrigued by my presence. We shared the sunset together, alone in the glorious valley. For me, not much compares to aligning this endangered animal with its natural environment. A thrill and experience that can’t ever be replicated by AI or exposure blending. This is the real deal and a special moment I truly cherish. Although they’re always curious and far from shy, this Kea wasn’t too sporadic in its movement, allowing me to shoot a slower shutter speed in order to streak the water flow. Check out my Youtube channel for footage of me capturing some of my Kea images.
A portion of print sales from any Kea image goes toward the Kea Conservation Trust – helping protect these beautiful, endangered creatures.
Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Endure
Cold southerly winds blowing snow across the face of a gnarled silver beech, high in the mountains.
Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Cloud Forest
High in the mountains, during a thunderstorm as rain fell and clouds swirled in the gusty winds. The thunder reverberated so loud in the valley below. Trees emerged out of the mysterious mist. The greens were saturated in the fading light.
Fiordland, South Island New Zealand (2023)
Sublimity
A rare and special moment shared with students, watching the clouds set alight at one of the worlds most magnificent locations.
Milford Sound Fiordland, South Island New Zealand (2023)
Set Forth
A mountain friend, saying farewell. Kea (Nestor notabilis).
A portion of print sales from any Kea image goes toward the Kea Conservation Trust – helping protect these beautiful, endangered creatures.
Doubtful Sound, Fiordland South Island New Zealand (2023)
Icy Embrace
The ferocity of winter, plastering the high forests in a layer of snow and ice.
Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Prince Of The South
The arrival of a new day, as warm light breaks the horizon and ignites the wintery landscape.
Fiordland, South Island New Zealand (2023)
Into The Cloud
An ancient silver beech, rising into the cloud on a stormy evening.
Fiordland, South Island New Zealand (2023)
Prehistoric
If there was ever a scene that represented beauty and peace, to me, this would be it. My whole life I’ve been drawn to the greens and fine complexities of rainforests. The gentle cascading of water, delicacy of water droplets hanging on ferns and the fresh smell of rain. As long as I can walk, I’ll explore these places. Very few human feet would have stood and explored this particular river in a far remote wilderness of Fiordland.
Breaksea Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Porcelain
It’s a special sight to behold, seeing the lush rainforest and beech trees covered in fresh snow. The leaves of the silver beech aren’t much larger than your fingernail, so only a thin coat of snow can be held by these mossy creatures. The slightest increase in temperatures will soon see the snow disappear, usually before midday. It’s quite common for these old trees to fall down after decent snow fall, due to the shallow root system and frailty of the damp trunks.
Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Unveiled
A fresh dusting of snow adorns the mountains one early winters morning.
Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Serenity
A pristine afternoon, with some rare calm waters over the Middle Arm of Lake Te Anau.
Lake Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Cascadia
A magnificent cascade of falls which plunges from the mountains down to the surface of the sea.
Dusky Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Trident
Morning light breaks over the looming mountains, igniting the fresh snow covered trees.
Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Mountain Solace
Pristine beauty, tucked away in the mountains one very calm evening.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Gold Lining
That special part of the morning, as the sun finally crests the peaks and illumines the rain drenched forest, painting the trees in a lining of gold.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Coronated
The gentle illumination of the late afternoon sun creates scenes of unrivalled beauty in the mountains.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Rapturous
Captured during a beautiful downpour, which brings to life all the creeks and waterfalls within these steep valleys. The cloud continuously shifts and moves, creating an ever changing scene to behold.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Born Again
The rejoicing of a new dawn, over ancient ice and the granite walls it once carved. A splendour of creation.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Persist
Sun kissed rain, outstretched across the sky. Persistence, patience, rewarded once more.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Fortification
The humbling power of the elements, where water reigns supreme and the valleys are filled with a roaring chorus from above and below. Fiordland at its finest.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Toward The Light
A hanging valley filled with beech trees and Dracophyllum Traversii, beneath a glorious sky early one autumn morning.
Te Anau South Arm, Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Inner Light
Ocean and light flooding an ancient land of wild, rugged beauty.
Breaksea Sound Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
The Creators Mastery
The softest of light filters across a dream like landscape of swirling mist and looming mountains. Nearby, a river runs through a valley and water droplets filter through the lush canopy of trees. This is Fiordland.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Monoliths
Some of the tallest coastal mountains in the world, rising straight up from the depths of the sea, into the swirling clouds and piercing light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)