One Last Goodbye
The sun makes its final descent behind the peaks, spreading one last ray of light.
South Arm Lake Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2024)
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)
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)
Fine Tuning
Gentle light filtering through the dense rainforest.
Te Anau, 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)
Between Darkness And Light
Between sun and storm as darkness gave way to glorious light.
Lake Te Anau, New Zealand (2023)
The Masters Work
The admiration of intrinsic beauty.
Lake Te Anau, South Island New Zealand (2023)
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)
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)
Serenity
A pristine afternoon, with some rare calm waters over the Middle Arm of Lake Te Anau.
Lake Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2023)
Silver And Gold
A family of silver beech, backlit by the afternoon sun.
Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Seekers
A cold, misty winters morning in the remote fiords, as light finally pierced through the veil.
Wet Jacket Arm, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Ice Fall
A week of sub-zero temperatures transformed this weeping forest wall into a spectacular sculpture of ice.
Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Into the morning
The tallest trees in New Zealand, the mighty Kahikatea, captured here right on dawn as the low hanging mist are caught in the first light of day.
South Westland New Zealand (2022)
Crystal Waters
A hidden pool, accessed by kayak beneath towering mountains not far from the lakes edge. Whilst exploring the area, the light made its way through the forest and created this pristine scene.
Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Crown
A crown fern, displayed in all its glory.
Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Bay Of Light
The Murchison mountains and Brod Bay, beneath an incredible sunset late one summers afternoon.
Lake Te Anau and Murchison Mountains, Brod Bay New Zealand (2022)
The Creators Glory
The Murchison mountains which we view from home, present a work of art to admire each day. On some mornings, the soft light and atmosphere coincide with a reflective lake and make for a grand display of the creators glory.
Lake Te Anau and Murchison Mountains, New Zealand (2022)
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)
Winters Embrace
A handful of times each year, we receive a greeting of snow down to the lake level at 200m. I much prefer the mountains when they’re clothed in white. On this morning, the cloud began to part in fleeting intervals, allowing for sunlight to briefly kiss the cold landscape.
Te Anau New Zealand (2021)
My Home
The epitome of home, with the misty Murchison mountains caught in morning light and the glow of a rainbow which so often greets us in the morning.
Te Anau New Zealand (2021)
Fractured World
A world within a world. Naturally occurring rainbow sheen, upon the surface of still water.
Te Anau, New Zealand
Imperative
Afternoon sun pours through a dense, moss-laden forest of Fiordland.
Te Anau, New Zealand
Calling
Beautiful light rains down over the northern stretches of Lake Te Anau, the part of the world I call home.
Te Anau, New Zealand
Atonement
The forests in Fiordland are a safe place for me, one that always provides solace and rest. This section here is less than 10 minutes from my house and is often draped in gold during the afternoon, as the sun makes its way behind the nearby mountains. This is a simple single exposure with a narrow aperture being used the create the sunstar.
Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand
Kingdom Come
The beautiful warmth of the afternoon summer sun, painting the landscape one calm evening.
Te Anau, 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