Only For A Moment
In the shadows of the mountains the forest thrives, soaking up the fleeting moments of light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
As day breaks
Morning light filters through the Aussie bush.
Central Coast, NSW Australia (2025)
Framed
There’s nothing like the slow, mediative pace of woodland photography.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Caught Between
The gentle light of dawn skims the cliff hanging beech trees, backlit by the descending moon. Single exposure, 800mm perspective.
Dusky Sound, Fiordland New Zealand (2025)
Resilient
The resilient native woodland of Australia. Certainly a challenging but enjoyable subject to work with.
Central Coast, NSW Australia (2025)
Gold Dust
A winter wonderland as the silver beech trees turn gold in the snow and light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Elected
Stillness and calm, as the light breaks the darkness in the depths of the moss covered forest.
Te Anau, New Zealand (2025)
Finding Balance
The morning sun pushing its light through the complexity of the Australian bush.
Central Coast, NSW Australia (2025)
Piercing Of Light
A fleeting moment as the winter light flashed through the damp, misty forest.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Awakening
The tree lines landscape slowly awakening in the light of dawn.
Westland, New Zealand (2025)
Ancient Arms
A mighty beech tree extending over calm, emerald waters.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Twist
Light (and shade) is everything in photography, particularly when it comes to tree and woodland photography. For a brief window in time, this small pocket of native woods was incredibly inspiring as the soft light of dusk delicately painted this gum forest beside Lake Macquarie.
Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia (2025)
Peel
I’m fascinated by the beauty and contrast of textures found within the Australian bush. The gum trees make for a particularly wonderful subject.
Central Coast, NSW Australia (2025)
Wherever The Light Leads
An image created on a camping trip, where we spent many days walking and exploring the depths of these ancient forests. You connect on a deeper level when you’re living and fully immersed in such places.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Morning Rise
As the morning awakens the sleeping forest. Mist rises and the leaves begin to glow.
Westland, New Zealand (2025)
Us Two
The greens within the New Zealand forest must be seen to be believed. They are particularly radiant after rain and with some gentle, diffused light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Tangled
The forest is beautifully chaotic. Here is another attempt at capturing such complexity which typifies these wild areas of the fiords.
Tree Fuschia, Fiordland New Zealand (2025)
Family
The wonderfully interconnected life forms of the temperate forest.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2025)
Arms Of The Forest
Golden yellow leaves are sprinkled throughout the canopy of the Silver Beech during autumn, which makes for a vibrant contrast against the green forest. The contorted branches of the silver beech are one of my favourite elements in the natural world. This frame is my attempt at showing the beauty of the trees as well as this lovely waterfall on the coast.
South Westland, New Zealand (2025)
Ablaze
One of my favourite times of year as the air cools, the light softens and the first snows drape the mountains. The autumn colours are a nice bonus too!
Lake Pukaki and Aoraki/Mt Cook, New Zealand (2025)
Kererū
The native New Zealand pigeon (Kererū) amidst the temperate rainforest of South Westland.
Westland, New Zealand (2025)
The Light We Seek
On a grey morning I took my boat across the lake and took to the hills, in order to ascend to where the light touched the cloud. After a few kms hiking, I found myself immersed in the beautiful transition where sun pierced the foggy veil.
Te Anau, 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)
Fine Tuning
Gentle light filtering through the dense rainforest.
Te Anau, 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)
Mystic
Where the rain and shade allow for the forest to thrive in a thousand shades of green.
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)
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)