Feature: Coast

  • An aerial view of the golden sand and turquoise water of Tata Beach, Golden Bay
  • State Highway 6 weaves along the narrow strip between the Tasman Sea and Paparoa National Park
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • The stunning Cathedral Cove is located in the Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve, Coromandel
  • Sunrise lights up the Archway Islands at Wharariki Beach
  • A moody evening on Hahei Beach, with Maharangi Island (Goat Island) centre of frame
  • Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.
  • Sunrise on the West Coast near 17 Mile beach
  • The setting sun provides some warm light to an otherwise cold winter's day at Sutherland Sound, Fiordland National Park
  • The Nugget Point Lighthouse captured at sunrise in late winter
  • Stirling Falls (151m), Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, illuminated by the rays of the setting sun
  • The calm before the storm; early morning at Wharariki Beach, New Zealand
  • Another stunning day at Tata Beach comes to an end
  • Intriguing patterns under inclement skies on the western edge of Farewell Spit
  • The wild expanse of Gillespies Beach, located in South-Westland near the township of Fox Glacier
  • Looking south towards Jacksons Bay, with the impressive Okuru Lagoon sweeping along the coastline
  • Ligar Bay is a beautiful spot to capture tidal sand textures
  • First light at Wharariki Beach, located at the north-western tip of the South Island
  • A moody morning at the Moeraki Boulders, located on the Otago coastline
  • Shooting Stirling Falls in Milford Sound never results in a dry camera!
  • The iconic view from the summit Mount Maunganui to the suburban area which shares the same name
  • Solitude on the Coromandel Peninsula at New Chums Beach
  • Fletcher Bay, located at the northernmost point of the Coromandel Peninsula, marks one end of the Coromandel Coastal Walkway
  • A long exposure of Wainuiototo Bay, with New Chums Beach just out of frame to the left
  • Sunrise greets the infamous and very popular Cathedral Cove, located near Hahei
  • The large septarian concretions of Moeraki Beach, otherwise known as the Moeraki Boulders
  • A storm approaches the West Coast (captured just to the north of Punakaiki)
  • Scott's Beach is around 1 hour walk into the Heaphy Track from the Kohaihai road end
  • The day draws to an end on the West Coast, near Karamea
  • In November 2016 the Kaikoura area was hit by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake; but the place remains as beautiful as ever!
  • Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
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