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.
Through Moss and Mist: Hiking the Routeburn Track
An itinerary with photos, gear tips, and a personal account of a 3-day hike of the Routeburn Track, one of New Zealand’s most scenic Great Walks.
Photographing Northland
This visual journey follows Northland’s Twin Coast Discovery Highway, taking you through the Kauri Coast to the Far North, before returning via the Bay of Islands to Whangārei. Travelling in our motorhome, we dedicated two weeks to thoroughly revisit familiar spots and uncover new ones.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Beauty in the midst of disaster
Cyclone Gabrielle changed parts of Hawke’s Bay in ways I'm still photographing years later. This piece was written during the recovery, and it doesn't try to resolve the discomfort of finding beauty in a landscape still working through disaster.
Hawke’s Bay in a Mobile Home (part 1)
The first leg of a slow trip around Hawke's Bay in a motorhome, starting at Kairakau Beach, where an unexpected shaft of sunrise light broke through the clouds right beside the Hinemahanga Rocks. Part travel diary, part reminder of what turns up when you give a place more time than a single visit allows.
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.
Herbertville and Cape Turnagain
A visual story about the small beach-side settlement of Herbertville and Cape Turnagain located in the Tararua district on the east coast of New Zealand.
Tama Lakes Walk
An visual story about a hike in September 2020 between two of Tongariro National Park’s active volcanoes, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe to the Tama Lakes.
Pekapeka Wetlands
A photographic illustration of the Pekapeka Wetlands just south of Hastings.
Geothermal Experience in Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua
A visit from overseas relatives prompted a trip to the Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Wonderland in Rotorua.
Waireinga / Bridal Veil Falls, Waikato
There are many waterfalls called Bridal Veil Falls in New Zealand and the rest of the world. However, the subject of this article is the plunge waterfall located in the Waikato area of New Zealand.
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
A visual journal of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing walked by Monique, Eric and I in December 2017.