Patterns
We are wired to look for patterns. It's why we see cloud-animals, and faces in everyday objects. We find regular, repeating, symmetric things pleasing to look at. I'm always looking…
Photography Workshops with the Kaipatiki Project
This year I've been lucky enough to start leading photography workshops. It's a big step forward for me, but I'm always up for a challenge! Back in May the wonderful…
Aotea / Great Barrier Island Highlights
At the end of August I spent a week on Aotea/Great Barrier Island as part of one of my postgraduate courses. We were there to survey vegetation in forests and…
Trip Log: Megaherbs and Breeding Birds
52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E I forgo the hike across Campbell Island, having smashed my knee quite thoroughly on the New Year's Eve hike, and wanting to spend more time with the Southern…
New Zealand Geographic Young Photographer of the Year 2014
Shared Adventures. Precious Memories.
Being mired in the demands of exams, Edin invited me to author a guest post for her blog this week. It is an opportunity I am privileged to accept as…
Eyes on Wild Pigs in the Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges are just to the south-east of Auckland, a tangle of knife-edge ridges and deep gullies covered in native bush. A few weeks back (more like a month…
A walk in the woods
I got to spend a week at home during study break, which was a nice change of pace. It was also great to get back into the forest and make…
Autumn
Autumn. I love autumn. The turning of the leaves, the bite of polar winds sneaking up from the south. Autumn is best experienced on long dog walks in the forest,…
Sigma Macro 105mm f/2.8
The newest addition to my little family of lenses is a Macro lens, something I've wanted for quite a while! I've always admired the work of a friend of mine…