WELCOME!
Why hello there, I’m Daniel Murray. I live in the South Island of New Zealand, that little country full of big beauty located at the southern end of the world. There’s nothing I enjoy more than exploring and capturing images of this amazing corner of the planet. On this here webby thing you can explore my image galleries, buy prints, and read up on my photography tips and adventures.
Thanks so much for visiting!
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Recent posts
2018 in review
At the end of 2017, when reflecting on the incredibly busy 14 months I'd just spent on the Kaikōura earthquake recovery (read my 2017 review here), I had high hopes that 2018 would be the year where I’d find a lot more time to focus on my photography and photography [...]
A Brief Guide to The Coromandel
Quite why it took me so long to visit one of the most crazily beautiful locations New Zealand has to offer I'll never know. The Coromandel, a region centred on a peninsula located around 60 km from Auckland (as the tui flies), is a vast area of dramatic headlands, [...]
@purephotoadventures.nz – 2019 tours!
It's been a little over 9 months ago since we ran our first @purephotoadventures.nz tour. In a short time we've had the privilege of taking 40 enthusiastic photographers, from New Zealand and abroad, on four epic photography adventures around the [...]
A Brief Guide to South Island Roads
It has been said the journey is just as important as the destination. Who exactly said this first isn't entirely clear: it might’ve been Buddha, it could’ve been Aerosmith, but for all I know it might be one of the several thousand Instagrammers using it as their bio tagline. [...]
My gear list
Nikon D810 DSLR. Records 36.3 million pixels (7360 x 4912) with RAW file sizes of around 30-40 MB each. I looove the detail and dynamic range the camera provides! Nikon D850 DSLR (not pictured). Records 45.7 million pixels (8256 x 5504) with RAW file sizes of around 40 [...]
A Brief Guide to Success on Instagram: The Easy Way
If your measure of photographic success involves getting more creative, expanding your portfolio, improving your skills, or increasing sales, then read no further, cos’ that’s just ridiculous. No, we all know the real measure of success is racking up crispy likes and legions of adoring fans on Instagram! Now, [...]