The Wall
Across the raging waters of the sea, beholding the humbling sight of countless waterfalls plummeting over a thousand feet into the deep waters below.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Kingdom Come
The beautiful warmth of the afternoon summer sun, painting the landscape one calm evening.
Te Anau, New Zealand (2019)
Morning meadow
Taking advantage of the short summer bloom of lupin, I found this composition one afternoon in the Fiordland valleys. The location best suited the light of dawn so I managed to return a couple of days later and was fortunate to witness this scene unfold.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2019)
Light & Life
Looking west from the Earl mountains, toward the incredibly still and reflective waters of Lake Te Anau.
Te Anau, New Zealand
Piopiotahi (Milford Sound)
The glorious cathedral of shadow and light. the mighty fiord, bathed in the glow of an autumnal dusk. It’s a place that never fails to leave an impression on those that have spent time beneath it’s towering granite walls. For me, this was one such time.
Milford Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand
Endurance
Soldiers of trees supporting each other in an underground network of roots, captured here in a combination of snow, wind, rain and glimpses of light.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Dream
I do enjoy the sweet, candy-like smell of a field lupin. I made a couple of morning trips to scout around the valleys over summer. After some river fords, this area was most exceptional for the vibrant flowers that stretched off into the horizon.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Epiphany
This was a fine Spring morning from the foothills, watching the morning light awaken the high peaks that were once carved from expansive glaciers. The impressive Mount Christina is in the centre.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Sky Tower
My heart is filled with an overwhelming feeling of reverence, gratitude and awe when I’m in Fiordland. It triggered something inside of me years ago, something that couldn’t be shaken. The slick granite faces that glow in the light after fresh rainfall, looming peaks that stretch overhead, valleys so steep that light is not permitted to enter within. This is my home and one part of the world I’m most familiar with.
Mount Christina, Fiordland, New Zealand
Invicta
Mount Madeleine, rising from the valleys below in the land of shadows.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Finding Eternity
This particular afternoon was a real humbling and stirring experience. Looking down upon the glacially carved landscape of Fiordland after a clearing storm.
Fiordland, New Zealand
The Forsaken
This family of colossal remains is simply phenomenal, rising tall on an isolated cove in the far reaches of New Zealand. I had the pleasure of exploring these areas with Marc Adamus on some scouting trips, with both of us declaring these coastlines to just about be the very best in the world for seascape photography. No doubt there will be more to come from here.
Fiordland New Zealand
Redeemer
I’ve been chasing this moment for a solid year, since the prior winter when I took the time to properly admire Mount Talbot. I’ve had a dozen attempts across all the seasons but it was when tracking this overnight winter storm that I knew something special would transpire. Wading the river at dawn, visibility was gone but I knew the warmth of the sun would bring darkness to light. The atmosphere and clearing couldn’t have been any better, so I’m finally happy to share something from this beautiful part of Fiordland.
Fiordland, New Zealand
King Of The Fiords
The middle of winter as sunset ignites the sky and ignites the western face of Fiordlands tallest mountain, Mt Tutoko. The night was spent tucked in my bag on the snow, watching the core of the Milky Way traverse the sky.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Destined
Darkness below, light above. Such are the mountains of our lives.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Elevate
The epitome of peace, humbled by quintessential Fiordland scenery.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Ember of hope
Navigating these dark valleys, a distant light keeps us moving forward.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Sound Of Silence
I’ve camped on this high vantage point a couple of times and it’s definitely one of my favourites parts of the world. Overlooking Doubtful Sound in the Fiordland National Park, there’s not much noise to be heard here, except the soft roar from the distant falls which would occasionally enter my ears as it travelled with the wind. The foreground plant is young mountain Neinei which adorns various sections of this slope. Technically a ‘fiord’ not a ‘sound’, a glacier would’ve once travelled where the sea water is here. A humbling reminder of how fleeting our time is here. But a mere breathe of wind.
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
Inner Flame
Over time, so much has happened to this land. Only 40 years ago, the glacier towered over and stretched beyond the place where I stood to capture this image. It’s a humbling reminder of our mortality and inevitable fate. Below the light of a new dawn, the clock continues to tick as I try my best to appreciate the present moment.
Tasman Lake, New Zealand
D'Archiac
True wilderness, in the heart of the Southern Alps, New Zealand. This cloud rolled in right on sunset, making for an incredible light show, with the sound of nearby Kea and the glacial river echoing up the valley.
Mt D’Archiac, Southern Alps New Zealand
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Father and Son
I love everything contained in this image. Fresh snow, golden light, mist, towering peaks, river, trees and classic Fiordland atmosphere. I captured this not far from my home one afternoon accompanied by my son. I was very enthusiastic about the conditions so he too shared in the excitement with plenty of ‘look at that light!’ being said by us both.
Aardvark
There’s no name other images of this sea stack, so I’m calling it Aardvark Rock. It’s hard to gauge the scale here with the wide angle lens but this rock stands at least 20 metres tall, in fact I climbed up and easily stood inside the arch on the bottom right. Battered and scarred by the relentless seas off the coast of New Zealand, I can’t imagine what this remnant has witnessed and endured over the years.
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Waiting For The Sun
A bitterly cold morning beside a fractured and frozen Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track. The final journey to the lake involved a few kilometres of tramping through fresh snow and hoar frost, with night temperatures reaching past -10. The loud and unusual sound of the ice sheet cracking and contracting would echo throughout the valley all night.
Kings Of The South
The tallest peaks in Aoteroa (New Zealand), Mount Cook and Mount Tasman framed by native West Coast forest.
Lake Matheson, New Zealand
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Through the storm
A stretch of remote coast that myself and a friend have visited several times, exploring the numerous remnants that rise from these jagged shores. On this morning we headed directly into a deep storm that created some incredible light and also had as seeking emergency shelter within a nearby, cave if we were to be stranded. We were able to make it out but I wouldn’t have minded either way.
New Zealand
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Winter Moon
For almost two years I’ve wanted to photograph this great peak in the Fiordland wilderness. After a few attempts, I was finally able to gaze upon its summit which was right in the core of a winter freeze, resulting in temperatures below -10 celsius. Topo maps can help with scouting but finding this icy stream with trees framing the peak was a pleasant surprise. Shortly after sunset, the full moon arose, bringing life and light upon the frozen landscape. In this day and age, it’s a real privilege to still be able to stand in places that very few ever have, if any at all.
Fiordland, New Zealand
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