Imperative
Afternoon sun pours through a dense, moss-laden forest of Fiordland.
Te Anau, New Zealand
Finality
The glistening peak, Mount Aspiring, rising up to almost 10,000ft in a land dominated by ice. The mountains call, drawing us in with their mighty heights and mysterious faces that come to life in the light.
Mount Aspiring, New Zealand
Call Of The Wild
A fleeting moment shared with a good mate, as we beheld one of the most remote, storm trodden regions of New Zealand.
Crooked Arm, Fiordland, New Zealand
Valley Of Secrets
There’s areas of Fiordland which have rarely felt the press of human feet, nor been gazed upon in wonder. This is one such place.
Fiordland, New Zealand
A Thousand Lifetimes
A moment I couldn’t have even conceived in my dreams, with the summit ridges of the two tallest peaks in New Zealand comprising the foreground and the most sublime light cast out across the land, right on a calm, windless dusk.
Mount Cook (Aoraki) and Mount Tasman (Horokoau), New Zealand
50 Shades Of Green
Lush green forests with running water, a scene that has drawn me in since I was a child. My passion is for creating dramatic imagery but I must say that places like this would have to be one of my favourites to explore. The minutes can easily roll into hours when gently making your way through the depths of these hidden places.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Lost World
When we take to the sky, there’s not always a direct objective in mind. Instead, we let nature speak to us and sometimes, we are fortunate enough to hear a tale as old as time.
Broughton Arm, New Zealand
Magnificence
A pre-historic scene as beautiful as it gets, epitomising all that I love about this wild place known as Fiordland.
Hall Arm, Fiordland, New Zealand
Fiordland Majesty
The highest of heights within the heart of Fiordland, Mount Tutoko rising from the mist of a clearing storm.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Light Flood
The grand peaks of the Southern Alps, caught up in the glistening golden light of dusk. A magical window in time, where all else seemed to stand still for a brief moment.
Mount Sefton and the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Hope From Doubt
Morning light igniting the mist and mountains which tower over the longest fiord in NZ, Doubtful Sound. I’ve experienced a lot of impactful moments over the years. This rainbow which lasted 45 minutes is right up there.
Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
Shadowland
A sea of stone and light, in the land of shadows.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Dispersion
The glitter of gold and sound of silence, as misty mountains prevail against the storms that shape them.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Within the silence
The silent calm that accompanies a clearing storm, amongst a field of sweet smelling lupin.
Fiordland, New Zealand
In This Moment
A fleeting moment of sublime beauty, shared with friends and family in the land I call home.
Fiordland, New Zealand
Brilliance
A blood red sky, richly illuminated when the alarm went off over an hour before sunrise. The show slowly continued to unfold into a spectacle of vibrant colour, calm and light.
Ohau, New Zealand
Breaksea
An angle of Fiordland I’ve attempted to shoot several times, but being one of the worlds wettest locations, the task was easier said than done. During winter, clear spell opened up, with light leaking over the southern ranges above the Broughton Arm, at Breaksea Sound.
Breaksea Sound, New Zealand
Breathless
The calmest of days, when the sky is reflected upon the surface of the sea. In a land known for enduring storms, peace prevails.
Doubtful Sound, 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
Triumphant
In the dim, pre-dawn light I set out across the smooth glacial waters in my pack raft. The looming faces of the Southern Alps watching over me, as they begin to awaken with the glow of the morning sun. A recent glacial calving deposited towers of ice across the waters, those in the distance stretching over 100ft in height. Around 1km from where I set off, the scene began to ignite, with vibrant light and colour triumphantly awakening the morning.
Tasman Lake, New Zealand
Break The Night
4am in Iceland. After driving through the night to escape cloud and wind, I briefly rested my eyes soon to be awoken by a restless sky. This was an intense and somewhat intimidating aurora display, that violently flashed and pulsed across the entire sky. No doubt these shows would have aroused some fear and much wonder for those living in former times. For me, shooting the aurora is quite difficult, mainly because I just want to sit back and admire in awe and indeed, this is what I typically do.
South Coast, Iceland
Relic
A survivor from the past, underneath the soft skies of the north.
Husavik, Iceland
Upon The Dawn
Compressed mountain layers, captured at 400mm when flying around the summits at 100km/h in a small plane. Lining these up can be a little tricky, particularly when being bounced around by up draughts.
Southern Alps, New Zealand
Shadow Realm
A typical scene here when bring out in the high country of New Zealand. Mountains breaking free from the veils that once clothed them.
Southern Alps, New Zealand
Crown The Sky
For most of the night, the aurora held a powerful blast of beams rising from the horizon. On occasion these would sporadically expand and fill the whole sky, warranting a burst of applause. In the distance, ice would often calve off the terminal face of the glacier and echo through the valley and into the night. The ice in the foreground washed up just hours earlier after a large surge wave brought many ashore. These ones were around my size, so I had to sit upon them to reach this angle. The background is a single exposure and I used focus stacking to get the foreground sharp.
South Coast, Iceland
Ice King
The Caroline face of Mount Cook (over 12,000 ft), viewed from the eastern shores of the glacial Tasman Lake. I used my raft to reach the ice in the foreground, which stretched at least the length of a bus, with many others the size of multi-story buildings towering over me. This was a sensory overload, being alone floating across the still waters, surrounded by the giants of New Zealand as they came to life in the light.
Tasman glacier, New Zealand