Natures Show
Landscape photographers are always watching the sky. Light is everything and cloud plays a vital role in backing, revealing and catching light. Sunsets like these are relatively rare but can be forecasted in advance and it’s quite the elation when the high cloud eventually ignites. It’s spectacular shows like this which seems to turn everyone into a photographer, with most people talking about it days after. I have many great memories of witnessing such skies. You can view the making of this one over on my Youtube channel.
Lake Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2024)
Islands In The Sky
Cloud can often create two completely different worlds, separating darkness and light. On these mornings, the mountains reign supreme in the glorious light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Distant Shores
An evening on the lake, just me and my boat, exploring the lovely islands and mountain views which grace this part of the world. The Murchison mountains are home to the endangered Takahe bird, and these peaks overlook us in Te Anau. This image is an ode to the calm evenings of golden light we enjoy here.
South Arm Lake Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2024)
Thankful
This was a special morning, on a mountain saddle where I camped the previous night. The early summer sunrise was a gift that just kept on giving, decorating the clouds in various hues and bringing a luminous glow to the mountains. The great fiord of Dusky was below me, but I was also very fond of this small mountain tarn and view of Mount Hodges.
Dusky Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2024)
Light Fade
One of the greatest gifts that photography has provided me, is the abundant unexpected moments of beauty I’ve stumbled across when out in nature. A simple scene just like this, as the soft glow of sunset gently makes its way to the forest floor. A few seconds of simple beauty, in a complex world.
Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2024)
Summers Eve
As much as I love the dramatic and evocative mood Fiordland is notorious for, I still have a soft spot for these calm, crisp mornings and evenings which occasionally grace this wild land.
Dusky Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2024)
Former Glory
A remote coast, adorned with towering ruins of a former land.
South Westland, New Zealand (2024)
Cascade
One of an innumerable amount of waterfalls which weep from the mountains during a rainstorm in Milford. I like the way the droplets bounce and dance on their steep descent.
Milford Sound Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Steam
A fortress of rock separating the east and west, this chain of mountains in Fiordland is commonly covered in cloud and hammered by relentless winds. So after several attempts, this rare evening was greatly appreciated, as the sun began to set and the mountain summits began to steam in the light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
A Grand Awakening
Early one summers morning, I peered through my tent and was immediately awakened by the sight of this glorious sky. A short walk along the rivers edge, I was led to this meadow of spectacular beauty. You can see the whole video and process over on my Youtube channel.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Screamer
A family of trees completely exposed to the elements on the far south west of NZ, blasted by a lifetime of relentless wind.
Dusky Sound, New Zealand (2024)
Break The Darkness
An afternoon that left me speechless, as light danced broke through the darkness. Single exposure.
South Westland, New Zealand (2023)
Fine Tuning
Gentle light filtering through the dense rainforest.
Te Anau, New Zealand (2023)
Glorious
The soft afternoon light filtering through the depths of a canyon, caught in the swirling mists of a waterfall. A truly special scene to behold.
South Westland, New Zealand (2023)
Winter Trees
At the top of the tree line in the Fiordland mountains, where these ancient beech are exposed to the relentless elements. Here, morning light and fresh snow created a fairytale scene.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
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)
Mystic
Where the rain and shade allow for the forest to thrive in a thousand shades of green.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
The Rivers Edge
One of my favourite scenes in the Fiordland, complimented by the beautiful trees defying gravity as they reach across the river.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Father Time
An ancient red beech tree which resides in the moss draped depths of the forest.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Neon
Light streaming through icy snow melt, within the dark depths of a canyon. The icy blue colour was incredible to behold.
South Westland, New Zealand (2023)
Vibrance
The time of year when new fronds shoot from the crown. ferns, creating a vibrant splash of green. An intentional camera movement was used with a slow shutter, to create the painterly effect.
Te Anau, New Zealand (2023)
Light Stream
Soft afternoon light filtering through the depths of a canyon, caught in the swirling mists of a waterfall. A truly special scene to behold.
South Westland, New Zealand (2023)
Above And Below
The swing and dance of water falling and drifting above and below.
Milford Sound Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Cleansed
Pure peace and beauty. A place of solace and solitude, tucked away in a myriad of canyons surrounded by rainforest. Check out my Youtube to see how this image was created.
South Westland, New Zealand (2023)
Flux
Scattered light across painterly river braids.
Lake Pukaki, New Zealand (2023)
Behold The Glory
Watching the light paint the sky, during a magnificent summer sunrise.
Twizel, New Zealand (2023)
Graceful
A place of solace and solitude, tucked away in a myriad of canyons surrounded by rainforest.
South Westland, New Zealand (2023)
Fragrance
A field of lupin, captured using an intentional camera movement to create a painterly look.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Sea Symphony
A beautiful symphony of water and light.
Haast, South Westland New Zealand (2023)
Between Darkness And Light
Between sun and storm as darkness gave way to glorious light.
Lake Te Anau, New Zealand (2023)