2019 tours!
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 [...]
A Brief Guide to South Island Roads
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 [...]
A Brief Guide to Success on Instagram: The Easy Way
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, [...]
A Brief Guide to Lake Tekapo
A Brief Guide to Lake Tekapo Once a small town you passed through on the way to somewhere else, over the last few years Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, has become a major destination in its own right. [...]
2017 in review
My 2017 in review
A Brief Guide to Karamea
A Brief Guide to Karamea Tucked away in the remote north-west corner of the South Island at the end of a no-exit road, Karamea is the quintessential slice of paradise. With relatively few people and vast wildness [...]
A Brief Guide to Lupins
A Brief Guide to Lupins Or A Brief Guide to Lupines, If You’re That Way Inclined. Let's cut to the chase. Russell lupins may be pretty (holy moly they're pretty), but in Canterbury, New Zealand, they're an introduced [...]
A Brief Guide to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
A Brief Guide to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park New Zealand has 20 peaks which climb over 3,000m above sea level. Ever the greedy national park when it comes to scenery, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is home to [...]
A Brief Guide to Milford and Doubtful Sounds
A Brief Guide to Milford and Doubtful Sounds Fiordland National Park, which makes up a sizable chunk of the 2.6 million hectare Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, is home to 15 named [...]
My photography philosophy
My photography philosophy 'Objective reality' is sometimes defined as being the world that exists outside our minds. It's the physical form of the mountains, the colour of the sky, and the way in which trees sway in the wind, as [...]