Wellington Town in use as a function venue
I was commissioned to photograph the Wellington Town Hall set up with the AXA Gala Dinner on Wednesday 25 January 2012. The Theme was Paris Cabaret with a variety show. The hall was decorated with a red carpet and large screens at the end with the pipe organ. The colours of the theme were red [...]
Winter Games Episode 2: Christchurch to Cadrona in 60 seconds
In this behind the scenes video, I have a timelapse video of my trip compressed to 1 minute, followed by some photos from the Winter Games Big Air event.
Behind the scenes at the Winter Games 2011: Episode 1
Here is the first installment of my behind the scenes coverage of the Winter Games in Queenstown and Wanaka: Episode 1, getting ready to leave Wellington for the South Island and the Winter Games on Tuesday August 23, 2011.
60 year storm surf
The storm heralded as being one of the worst in 60 years just cleared today- there are still snow covered hills framing the south coast of Wellington and yet some hardy souls braved the frigid waters to get amongst the action. The sun is out and light offshore winds are starting to feather the enormous swell. Here [...]
Xterra Rotorua Festival 2011
This year I was lucky enough to get picked to be on the Marathon Photos team to travel to the Xterra Festival in Rotorua. It is the largest offroad multi-sport event in New Zealand, and the largest Xterra event in the world. My challenge was to get shots in the forest of runners. I brought [...]
New artworks are up at Porirua Train Station
I was commissioned to photograph the new artwork and photography displays that are up in the underpass at Porirua Train Station. They are part of a multi-million dollar upgrade to the station involving retrofitting and repairs to the existing structures. Things like the underpass lighting with custom stainless steel lighting fixtures look like they involved [...]
40th Birthday party event coverage from Mac’s Brewery 18 September 2010
I have posted this You Tube video which explains my portable studio set up along with a slideshow showcasing my photos from the 40th birthday event, which took place upstairs at Macs Brewery Shed 22, Wellington waterfront, New Zealand. Enjoy!
Is it a building or a graphic?
As part of an architectural assignment for a client, I shot a building called D4 which is on Wellington’s Waterfront Wharf area. Access is somewhat limited, the back of the building has parking lots and closed of security areas for immigration, which leaves only the front of the building as the most interesting and accessible [...]
Wellington Cityscape
The weather was just awesome today- one of those rare Wellington days where the winds are slight and the sun shone all day. In the morning I met with another photographer and possible assistant, then had brunch with friends at the newly refurbished and opened Maranui Cafe in Lyall Bay. I drove with my sister [...]