• Named after it's distance from Greymouth, 13 Mile is probably best known for the Motukiekie Rocks, but there's way more on offer than that.
  • Sunrise on the West Coast near 17 Mile beach
  • Early morning starts at Lake Tasman may be cold but they are often beautiful for photography
  • A colourful sunrise lights up remnant snow from a recent storm in the Tasman Valley
  • Aoraki-Mt Cook (3724m) towers above inversion cloud blanketing the Tasman Valley
  • A stunning evening sky reflects in a tarn in the Lake Adelaide basin, Fiordland National Park
  • A rainbow forms as the morning sun lights up Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park
  • An alignment of rocks provides a great leading line to this winter scene at Lake Tekapo
  • A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo.
  • In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye
  • The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps
  • A UFO cloud (altocumulus lenticularis) hovers over Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • A storm coinciding with sunset made for a surreal scene across the Canterbury Plains
  • An arch of nor'wester cloud lights up as the sun sets beyond Lake Ruataniwha
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • The foothill ranges between Mt Hutt and Mt Somers provide this great layering effect
  • The towering Mt Aspiring (3,033m), often referred to as New Zealand's Matterhorn
  • A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017
  • Avalanche Glacier, Mt Aspiring National Park, illuminated at day's first light
  • Sunrise lights up the Ben Ohau Range across Lake Pukaki
  • A long exposure of nor'west skies over Lake Benmore
  • Located on the drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy, this view nearly always causes you to crash your car.
  • The setting sun casts the last warmth of the day along the shoreline of Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • A super crisp winter's afternoon on the shore of Lake Heron
  • Blue hour at Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • A close-encounter with the blue ice of Brewster Glacier
  • First light greets the Southern Alps beyond Braemar Station
  • An aerial view of the Godley River entering Lake Tekapo.
  • Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin
  • The impressive view from the summit of Mt Hutt ski area (2,080m elevation).
  • Sunrise greets the foothills to the west of the Canterbury Plains
  • Sunrise greets the infamous and very popular Cathedral Cove, located near Hahei
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