Meetup #20 – Ice Maidens

A chance conversation with a work colleague was what sparked the idea for this shoot.
Aleisha used to be a figure skater herself, and these days is a figure skating coach.
Having been a casual ice skater all my life, I immediately thought this would be a great theme for one of our monthly shoots. Read more

New Zealand – day 10 (Bay of Islands, October 27)

Oh you have got to be kidding! Last day… ALREADY? Seriously?
Ripped off.
Well, in the last 8 days, we’ve gone from the mid-winter cold and rain in Dunedin to our final port of call, the Bay of Islands, and it’s a pleasant 24 degrees Celsius. Read more

New Zealand – day 9 (Auckland, October 26)

Shutters Inc listener, photography buddy and all-round nice guy, Mike Hollman (and his lovely wife Vivienne) came and picked up from the wharf in Auckland first thing in the morning.
Mike had agreed to give us a personalised tour of his hometown and its surrounds for the day. Read more

New Zealand – day 8 (Tauranga, October 25)

Tauranga recently made worldwide news due to the running aground on one of its close-to-shore reefs of a huge freighter.
As we were approaching the port and still a few nautical miles offshore, I was up on deck taking some shots of the sunrise. There’s one particular shot in the gallery of the sun just peaking its head over the horizon, shot around the corner at the rear of the ship. Read more

New Zealand – day 7 (Napier, October 24)

Napier is a quaint little town at the southern end of Hawkes Bay, a region known for its beautiful white wines.
Aside from the wine industry flourishing in the vicinity, Napier is also known for its embracing attitude toward its art deco architecture. Read more

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