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New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival Artist Exhibition

In June, I was fortunate to feature a series of individual landscape photographs in the Artist Exhibition at the New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival in Wanaka.

The festival was an eye-opening exploration into the amazing adventures, conservation efforts and art happening across the whole of Aotearoa.

I was fortunate to share a selection of my favourite, stand-alone images. This included (but by all means, was not limited to) a 16” x 24” capture of Aoraki / Mount Cook at sunrise and smaller prints of peaks and huts found along the St James Walkway in Lewis Pass and even an image looking up to Foggy Peak.

It was both wonderful to be a part of and hugely inspiring for future adventures.

Quite often found on here….

View fullsize Captured last week, after a 5:20am alarm followed by a dander up to the top of Rocky Mountain. The early start became immeeediately worthwhile when the sunrise flooded the Southern Alps 🌤 #wanaka #lakewanaka #nzphotography #sunrisesunset #landscap
View fullsize Editing and sharing the images of rocky cliffs in the Highlands (the previous post) started a train of thought leading back to March... to St James Walkway. Cruising in the valley, alongside and below the Spenser Mountains during the day. Then, bei
View fullsize New Zealand? Not quite. It wasn't too long ago we were sat in Coire Àrdair, looking up at the amphitheatre. It was a brief introduction into the gems you can find throughout the Highlands, within an hour or so from the main road. And for th
View fullsize “I’d pack some layers for the possibility of snow and a lot of rain…” Headed back home in May, after two years in New Zealand. Met by the loveliest family, friends and one of the driest, sunniest springs in recent history.
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View fullsize It took some late-evening scanvenging... however I just about managed to find some small clusters of glowworms in Franz Josef! Hiding underneath damp, fallen logs and inside tree hollows. #westisbest #franzjosefglacier #newzealandwithme #gonz #back
View fullsize Aoraki / Mount Cook 3,724 metres The Footstool (left) 2,762 metres Mount Kinsey (right) 2,083 metres Where we stood 1,800 metres A rather jazzy, mid-summer sunrise sprinkling across the mountains, glaciers and just glimpsing Hooker Lake. In the
View fullsize 5 whole days on St James Walkway! One of the best digital detoxes a girl could ask for ⛰️🌳 Starting in Lewis Pass. Dawdling our way inbetween some beeaaautiful mountain ranges, making four huts feel like home and drinking just a lil' bit of whisk
View fullsize I suppose photography hasn't been priority numerous uno these past of couple weeks... just about managed to snap a moment or two here, in the backgarden. A bloody glorious bike ride across the Coastal Pathway to Sumner, stopping for @utopiaice half-
View fullsize No snow to be seen up @mthuttnz so we decided to have a wee tramp on the Rakaia Gorge Walkway instead 🏞 A cruisy 10km walk (out and back), up and down the banks of the Rakaia River, sitting just below the Mt Hutt Range. #rakaiagorge #canterbury #n
View fullsize Watching the first light hit Mount Cook from Mueller Hut 🤌 For lack of full transparency, I initially didn't plan to see the sunrise. My body was aching, I had a mild dose of sunstroke and didn't believe it would be worth it However, I was delight
View fullsize Last week, I was working over in Arthur's Pass with a grand team, setting up glamping tents for the athletes and support crews in the Coast to Coast race ⛰️ Even managed a visit to the Devils Punchbowl Falls inbetween. #arthurspassnationalpark #ne
View fullsize While on my way to Arthur's Pass, I received an email saying this image from the Kepler Track had been Highly Commended in Wilderness Photographer of the Year! Delighted to have been a part of it and a big congratulations to the folks who won 👏 #k
View fullsize On our way to Mueller Hut, after 500 meters of ascending... we were surprised to still be able to see the car ☀️ Not pictured: The ache in our legs and the beginnings of mild heatstroke. #aorakimountcook #newzealandwithme #gonz #backyourbackyard #
View fullsize Overlooking Ōtautahi Christchurch from the Rāpaki track with north-westerlies cruising through and bringing some clouds along with them 🌤 Swipe 👈 #christchurchnz #newzealandwithme #gonz #backyourbackyard #metservice #newzealandguide #travelingao
View fullsize Waking up at White Horse Hill Campground to warm temperatures and blue skies. Throughout the night, hearing echoes of rockfall and avalanches from the glaciers around us. #mountcooknationalpark #travelnewzealandwithme #gonz #backyourbackyard #metser
View fullsize A quick stop at the glacially fed (ridiculously blue) Lake Pukaki while on our way to the mountains 🏔 First post from our Mount Cook adventure last week... In addition to the first post embracing the new 4:5 grid ratio! #mountcooknationalpark #tr
View fullsize The original plan was to head up Mount Grey... However, with the fords across the access road too high to drive through, we decided Mount Richardson was the next best. ⛰️ Ascending 900 meters, walking amongst trees covered in wasps, through waterlog
View fullsize Catching the early morning light over Otamahua / Quail Island 🌤 #christchurchnz #travelnewzealandwithme #gonz #backyourbackyard #metservice #newzealandguide #landscape_captures #landscapelovers
View fullsize 2024 was filled with grand people who always made the day brighter, even with a bittersweet goodbye from @pgpq 🇳🇿 Always fortunate and extremely grateful to receive a postcard from Laura T, popping up throughout the year, at every new address 📫