Stories
These are personal accounts of my life as a landscape photographer — the journeys I make, the places that shape my way of seeing, and the ideas that emerge from time spent in the field. Some follow expeditions to remote places. Others are quieter, closer to home. All of them reflect what draws me to this work and what I find when I look carefully at the world through a lens.
A good place to start is the Antarctica series — Living Topography follows my passage through the Subantarctic Islands, where the boundary between landscape and life dissolves entirely, and Wild Light documents two contrasting passages through the Balleny Islands on the Antarctic Circle. Closer to home, Golden Hours: Four Mornings in the Mist explores the expressive possibilities of a familiar landscape at Te Mata Peak.
FOTOFEST Hawke’s Bay Exhibition 2025
FOTOFEST Hawke’s Bay returns this September for its 4th year — bringing together more than 60 exhibitions from local, national, and international photographers. I am excited to be part of the festival, exhibiting a selection of my Hawke’s Bay landscapes at Creative Arts Napier (CAN).
Golden Hours: Four Mornings in the Mist
Over several mist‑filled mornings below Te Mata Peak, I set out to capture more than just the view — I wanted to express the quiet mood and shifting light of the Tukituki Valley. This series presents images with a more interpretive approach, revealing the beauty, atmosphere, and subtle rhythms of Hawke’s Bay in golden light.
Hawke’s Bay Photographers 2025 Calendar
One of Jos’s images is featured on the cover of the very first Hawke’s Bay Photographers 2025 Calendar.
The top 8 easily accessible landscape photography spots in Hawke’s Bay
Local photographer Jos Buurmans shares his top 8 easily accessible landscape photography spots in the Hawke’s Bay.
Jos wins in the Landscape Awards 2023!
An announcement of the awards won by Jos in the Australian Landscape Awards 2023. Jos received a Top 10 Award for his photo of Te Mata Peak. Jos also received two Top 50 Awards for other photos taken from Te Mata Peak, and a Highly Commended Award for his photo of Mount Taranaki.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Beauty in the midst of disaster
A visual story about landscape photography in Hawke’s Bay during the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle.
Hawke’s Bay in a Mobile Home (part 1)
A visual story about travelling the Hawke’s Bay region in a mobile home.
Autumn Colour in Hawke’s Bay
A visual story about autumn in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It includes images of Waimarama Road, Te Mata Peak, Pekapeka Wetlands and Lake Tutiri.
Light on Te Mata Peak
A visual story about Te Mata Peak in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand featuring photos taken in 2020.
Pekapeka Wetlands
A photographic illustration of the Pekapeka Wetlands just south of Hastings.
