Webbed
A silver beech reaches toward the light, sewn in a jacket of spiders web. A simple scene that resonated with me.
Wet Jacket Arm, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Now I See
An overwhelming moment, as snow began to fall as we were amidst the dense beech forest. Absorbed in the enchanted scene, this natural frame caught my eye.
Haast, New Zealand (2022)
Skin
The textured surface of an old Red Beech tree, beside the waters of the lake one fine afternoon.
Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
The Glow
It’s a special sight, the way ancient moss catches even the faintest light, creating soft glowing pillars of green.
Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Melody
A typical rainy day in the fiords. Some may call it bad weather, but for me, this is as good as it gets.
Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
River Symphony
The beauty found below the mountains, as the last light glows in across water, trees and sky.
Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
On and On
An army of beech, reaching from towering heights far above the surface of the sea.
Broughton Arm, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
Grandfather
A large silver beech, adorned in a thick coat of moss, accumulated over a hundred years. As the morning light reaches through to the valley floor, these trees are lined in gold.
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)
Mist Of The Morning
A brief moment of sublimity, as the low lying winters sun crested over the mountains and greeted the forest floor.
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)
Light Soaked
One of those scenarios you can only dream of, as shafts of light pierced through the forest, right beside the oceans edge. The scene vanished not long after arriving.
Fiordland Coast, 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)
For A Moment
I was in awe as the light spread through the mist, transforming the dense forest into a cathedral of light.
Fiordland Forest, New Zealand (2022)
Times Past
Ancient creatures outstretched into the fleeting warmth of winters dawn.
Fiordland Forest, New Zealand (2022)
Crown
A crown fern, displayed in all its glory.
Te Anau, Fiordland New Zealand (2022)
The Climbers
Beech trees cling to towering cliffs, as morning light breaks the dark of night. Captured mid-winter in the remote fiords of New Zealands Fiordland.
Fiordland Forest, New Zealand (2022)
Seek
A hidden coastline gracefully fortified by dense forest, bathing in the rays of the evening sun.
West Coast, South Island New Zealand (2022)
Daybreak
As the slow moving winter light breaks through the darkness of the misty morning.
Dusky Sound Fiordland, 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)
Morning Mists
Morning mists awakening in the light of a new day.
Lake Paringa, New Zealand
Uniformity
As the rain subsides and makes its way through the valleys and out to sea, the forest is cleansed and the cycle continues.
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
Together forever
I’ve enjoyed photographing these old trees for years, since I first picked up a camera really. On this particular afternoon I was home watching a storm roll through and could see the faintest of breaks in the cloud, low on the horizon. Despite having a million other things to do, I took off in the car with hope that the low lying sun would eventually make its way through. As you can, everything lined up on this occasion, resulting in spectacular sunset that even had a rainbow out east. These moments are rare but landscape photography is all about the pursuit of such instances. A special thanks to my wife who has supported me through the years, whether near or far.
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Together As One
Storms come and go but light remains, as it did on this particular afternoon when the setting sun found it’s way through the cloud above and made for one of the grandest sunsets I’ve beheld.
South Coast NSW, Australia
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