Eclipse
Captured from the air, on a rare morning where the weather allowed us to view such a sight, as the super-moon set behind the tallest mountains at dawn.
Mt Tasman, Southern Alps, New Zealand (2021)
Requiem
A scene that slowly emerged, like something from a dream. Where light and atmosphere danced across the land, water encircled my feet and where I am truly home.
Fiordland, 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)
Immersion
A frame I've tried to find for some time, showcasing the lush forest, along with one of the rain-falls that plunge hundreds of metres from the nearby mountains.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Blue Pool
A vibrant pool of blue, slowly fed by the melting ice. Tucked up and away in the heart of the mountains.
Southern Alps, New Zealand (2021)
Beacon
All is quiet as darkness turns to light, and the faces of giants glow like beacons of the land.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Fade
A world of ice, slowly turning back to stone.
Tasman Glacier, New Zealand (2021)
Gratitude
The West Coast on a pristine autumn afternoon, after a fresh dusting of snow adorned the high peaks.
Southern Alps, New Zealand (2021)
Gates Of The Fiord
The Murchison Mountains and South Arm of Lake Te Anau, captured one morning as the impressionable Fiordland mist was illuminated at dawn.
Te Anau, New Zealand (2021)
Vanguard
Innumerable moments like this pass by in the wilderness, without a single eye witnessing it. On this particular afternoon, I was a grateful bystander, as shadow and light danced across the land.
Southern Alps, New Zealand (2021)
Departure
As a new day dawns and a veil of cloud slowly rises to the heavens. This was the brief moment in-between.
West Coast, New Zealand (2021)
Tasman
A simple scene of light and the wonder of the mountain.
Mount Tasman, New Zealand (2021)
Gateway To The Light
One of those moments you simply come across at the exact right moment, just in time to take it in and watch it vanish a few seconds after pressing the shutter.
Otago, New Zealand (2021)
The Way Of Light
The most magnificent of light is found at the clearing of a storm, right as the sun sinks down to the horizon.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Glow Of The Dawn
There's not much that compares to being greeted by a red glow on the horizon, as you peer out of your tent in the early hours of the morning. As the water boils for your coffee, the light slowly spreads and ignites the entire sky. A wilderness show like no other.
Joes Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
I Am Here
Sometimes in life, we seek for something even though the answers are often right in front of us. At a certain point in my life, coming across this scene was the assurance I needed most.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Epitome
A beautiful scene that unfolded briefly. The epitome of Fiordland.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Words Unspoken
An afternoon that kept on giving, as I found myself speechless, surrounded by a spectacle of light, mountains, atmosphere and water.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Mountain Friend
This was an amazing and intimate encounter, with this Kea perfectly posing for me in front of this grand scene. Captured at 16mm and focus stacking for the infinite depth of field.
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)
Parhelion
A brief glimpse of a parhelion (ice rainbow) early on a cold morning, soaring high above the frozen realm of the magnificent Southern Alps.
Southern Alps, 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)
Moonrise
A spectacular sight, captured from a plane at 9000ft as the setting sun cast its light upon the face of Mt Aspiring and the rising moon.
Mount Aspiring, New Zealand (2021)
King Of The Mountains
An image of my favourite animal, the mischievous and endangered mountain parrot, the Kea. Photographed here in its natural habitat, beside towering mountains, waterfalls and beautiful Fiordland forest. Although they usually prefer to be eating my camera gear, vehicle (or anything prohibited), this fellow proudly posed 2 feet in front of me. Thank you mate!
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)
State Of Grace
On days like this, water is the overruling voice of the landscape. Everything is transformed in symphony of rain, rivers and waterfalls.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Mountain Heart
A golden sea, flooding the feet of the mountains on a calm summer afternoon.
Breaksea Sound, New Zealand (2021)
Resolution
Fiordland is a place where no two days are ever the same, an expansive landscape of shifting shadows and fleeting light. This image was captured from the air late one summer’s afternoon as the sun casts its final rays of light over Dusky Sound. Another rare and elusive moment hidden from the rest of the world and experienced only by a select few who may have had the pleasure of calling this place home for a short window in time
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Dusky Sound, New Zealand (2021)