Posts Tagged ‘sports’

Wipeout in Breaker Bay, Wellington

wipe out photo in Breaker Bay

While waiting for a portrait shoot for the winners of the Dowse Art Gallery competition, I noticed a couple of guys trying their luck surfing Breaker Bay. Its a break that is unforgiving and super shallow. The guys managed a couple of waves, then started to get tired and fall off on a few. They [...]


Personal projects- getting off the ground

An example of where the location matched what I had in mind for a shot- the curve of the road just worked out beautifully as a spot to try this image. The rider is on the wrong side of the road, so we will have to be carefull on the day!

In a few different conversations I have had recently, we have discussed the importance of doing personal work in all aspects of career advancement. This has been both conversations with photographers and a marketing professional who has agreed to help advise me with my career. The general theme in all of these conversations has been [...]


Look behind you at Rugby games

A new sport for me to photograph, the line outs were fun to capture action in a single frame

On Saturday, I went to watch my nephews play rugby for the first weekend game of the season. My youngest nephew is 5 and his game was on first at the Oriental Rongotai Football club. For the young kids, the emphasis is on fun- getting out there and having a run without worrying too much [...]