• Early morning in the Tasman Valley with a view to Aoraki - Mt Cook
  • Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin
  • Dusk at Lake Heron brings out and intense crimson hue in the sky
  • A crystal clear morning at Lake Camp in the Canterbury high country
  • Early morning starts at Lake Tasman may be cold but they are often beautiful for photography
  • Day transitions to night at Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • The last moments of warmth for the day light up the trees lining Lake Camp
  • In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye
  • Moke Lake, a hidden beauty located around 30 mins drive from Queenstown
  • A beautifully still winter's afternoon at Lake Heron, Canterbury
  • When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!
  • After getting up incredibly early on a summer morning and initially being disappointed with the light and wishing I had stayed in bed, the arrival of the sun lighting up the horizon across Lake Te Anau turned out to be some of the most surreal conditions I've yet experienced!
  • The Red Tarns are accessed via an hour and a bit climb from Aoraki / Mt Cook village
  • Minutes after capturing this image at Lake Tekapo, the heavens opened and I was running for cover!
  • The protected wildlife refuge of Lake Alexandrina is a serene spot to see out the end of the day
  • A frosty start to the day at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park
  • The shores of Lake Monowai are littered with these drowned trees, victims of the hydro scheme constructed in the 1920's
  • A super crisp winter's afternoon on the shore of Lake Heron
  • Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.
  • When the Tasman Glacier (New Zealand's longest, at 25 km) calves ice into its terminal lake, a winter wonderland is the result.
  • Which way is up?  A beautifully still and crisp winter's morning at Lake Matheson, Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
  • In 1925 Lake Monowai was raised two metres to provide for a hydroelectric scheme; drowned trees remain on the water's edge to this day.
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • It's easy to see why the famous author, Rudyard Kipling, described Milford Sound / Piopiotahi as the eighth wonder of the world.
  • A tree so famous it has 'That' in it's name.
  • Any icy start to the day at Lake Kirkpatrick, located in the hills behind Queenstown.
  • One of the most photographed lakes in the world (and for good reason!); Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada.
  • This jetty at the Marakura Yacht Club, Lake Te Anau, looks out to the vast wilderness of Fiordland National Park.
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • Located on the drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy, this view nearly always causes you to crash your car.
  • A remnant of the last ice age, Lake Mapourika is located just to the north of Franz Josef.
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