Way back in February I had an opportunity to spend a bit of time with Andrew Lumsden, A.K.A “Te Radar”. Radar is, (by his bio) “an award winning satirist, documentary maker, writer, stage and screen director, and amateur historian”. Add to this, “hilarious” and “all-round-nice-guy”. 15 minutes wasn’t nearly long enough, but I did manage to squeeze of a couple of quick shots in Riccarton House and Deans Bush.
One of Christchurch’s iconic natural landmarks collapsed in the February 22nd earthquake. In the last couple of years, Shag Rock had shed a few kilos as part of a natural erosion process, but during the earthquake, it collapsed to less than half of its former size. Last week I headed down to the beach at sunset to shoot some landscapes, and lucked out with a perfect sunset. Here’s what I got.
Over Christmas, I spent 2 weeks in Australia visiting my family who all live in Adelaide. Adelaide if often the hottest city in Australia at that time of year (commonly exceeding 40degrees), so fortunately my family had arranged for us to spend a week on the coast in Coffin Bay National Park, on the Eyre Peninsula, some 10hours drive from Adelaide. The national park itself features massive sand-dunes, coastal scrub, more wildlife you can poke a stick at and some truly stunning beaches. The peninsula forms an inlet with sheltered warm water with no waves. As a contrast, the south-western side of the peninsula is open to the elements of the southern ocean, and features dramatic surf beaches, scenic cliffs and plenty of wind. Check out the photos of this beautiful part of Australia.
I recently completed the graphic design for the sale flyer and associated newspaper advertising for the Bivouac Summer Sale. Bivouac is a nationwide outdoor clothing and equipment retailer. I also supplied the background image, which features my partner Dani, and was shot in 2007 at Wharariki Beach, near Collingwood, Golden Bay. The brochure is A4 folded to DLE, with the middle of the front page becoming the front of the folded DLE Flyer.
Without a doubt, Paynes Ford, near Takaka is one of my favourite spots in New Zealand. Here, beautiful Golden Bay weather meets awesome limestone walls and idyllic river swimming – plus add in the notoriously laid back Takaka pace of life. Paynes Ford is a bit of a hot spot for sport-climbing, so to me this equates to the perfect holiday location. I was lucky enough to make three trips to Paynes Ford in as many months. The first two were just fleeting three-day visits, but the last was 12 days of solid holiday. Check out some of the photos from the trips below!
