• Golden Arches

    A nor'west sky over Lake Tekapo lights up at sunset

  • Tekapo Blues

    A long exposure of a rather gloomy evening at Lake Tekapo

  • Smooth Turbulence

    A long exposure turns this windy and wild shore at Lake Tekapo into a picture of calmness

  • Lake Alexandrina Lupins

    A classic Kiwi scene: baches (sometimes called cribs) beside the water at Lake Alexandrina, with lupins providing a splash of colour

  • Rain Approaches

    Minutes after capturing this image at Lake Tekapo, the heavens opened and I was running for cover!

  • Lupin Diversity

    Although mostly purples and pinks, lupins can be found in a diverse range of colours (Lake Tekapo)

  • Icy Sealy

    The wintry view from Sealy Tarns towards Aoraki / Mt Cook

  • Red Tarns

    The Red Tarns are accessed via an hour and a bit climb from Aoraki / Mt Cook village

  • The Warmth Ends

    The day draws to an end on the West Coast, near Karamea

  • Scott’s Beach

    Scott's Beach is around 1 hour walk into the Heaphy Track from the Kohaihai road end

  • Moeraki Boulders

    The large septarian concretions of Moeraki Beach, otherwise known as the Moeraki Boulders

  • Paparoa National Park

    State Highway 6 weaves along the narrow strip between the Tasman Sea and Paparoa National Park

  • Along The Canal

    In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye

  • State Highway 8

    When State Highway 8 comes alongside Lake Pukaki the first sight of its glacial blue water is almost too difficult to believe

  • Pohutukawa Rays

    The rising sun pierces through thick pohutukawa forest near Whangapoua, Coromandel Peninsula

  • Hahei Beach

    A moody evening on Hahei Beach, with Maharangi Island (Goat Island) centre of frame

  • Fletcher Bay

    Fletcher Bay, located at the northernmost point of the Coromandel Peninsula, marks one end of the Coromandel Coastal Walkway

  • New Chums Beach

    Solitude on the Coromandel Peninsula at New Chums Beach

  • Mount Maunganui

    The iconic view from the summit Mount Maunganui to the suburban area which shares the same name

  • Wanaka and the Westerly

    A warm westerly morning brings surf-like conditions to Lake Wanaka

  • Tawhai Falls

    Tawhai Falls is a short and easy walk near Whakapapa Village in Tongariro National Park

  • Alps Sunrise

    The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps

  • Lake Heron Dusk

    Dusk at Lake Heron brings out and intense crimson hue in the sky

  • Calm Colour

    Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin

  • Mueller Lake Twilight

    Mueller Lake, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, with moonlight starting to take over from sunlight

  • Fields of Gold

    North-westerly conditions can often produce fiery sunsets over the eastern past of the South Island

  • Stucco

    Wind-formed snow patterns on the Tasman Glacier have a passing resemblance to stucco!

  • After the storm

    A rainbow forms as the morning sun lights up Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park

  • Fiordland

    The last glow of the day illuminates the Cleddau Valley and Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park

  • Hollyford

    An early morning view up the Hollyford River to Mt Talbot (2,105 m), Fiordland National Park

  • Mackenzie Country

    An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin

  • Fox Glacier

    Golden light illuminates Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe as the sun sets over the Tasman Sea

  • Wharariki Dawn

    First light at Wharariki Beach, located at the north-western tip of the South Island

  • Lake Hauroko

    Recent rain at Lake Hauroko, New Zealand's deepest lake, results in the lake being that little bit deeper

  • Pink and Blue

    For a brief minute or two the wind stops, the lake goes still, and Aoraki-Mt Cook reflects perfectly in Lake Pukaki

  • Lake Heron Winter

    A fresh winter coat of snow drapes the mountains surrounding Lake Heron, Canterbury

  • Pukaki Surf

    Nor'wester storms can quickly transform Canterbury's alpine lakes, including Lake Pukaki, from placid calmness to raging surf

  • Mystic River

    Fiordland National Park is home to thousands of rivers and streams which flow through primordial forest

  • Winter Approaches

    State Highway 80 and Aoraki-Mt Cook (3,724m) after a fresh dump of snow

  • Canterbury Layers

    Sunrise greets the foothills to the west of the Canterbury Plains

  • Rakaia River

    The wandering braids of the Rakaia River, taken near Double Hill Station

  • Ashburton Ranges

    The foothill ranges between Mt Hutt and Mt Somers provide this great layering effect

  • Wakatipu

    Lake Wakatipu, viewed from Bennett's Bluff towards Glenorchy, on a fine autumn afternoon

  • Ligar Bay

    Ligar Bay is a beautiful spot to capture tidal sand textures

  • Kahurangi Blue

    The seemingly never-ending ranges of Kahurangi National Park, viewed from a peak 1,805m high in Nelson Lakes National Park

  • Ruataniwha

    The Ben Ohau Range reflects in the still waters of Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel

  • Lake Angelus

    Lake Angelus sits at 1,650 altitude in the mountains of Nelson Lakes National Park

  • Ridgeline

    The track to Lake Angelus along the Robert Ridge Route has some precarious sections across craggy mountain tops
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