In April 2026 I took part in a 6 day landscape photography workshop in the South Island of New Zealand. What a remarkable place! We could have spent many more days there and not run out of fabulous, dramatic landscapes to shoot! I was part of a small group of five, plus the leader of…
Day 2 saw us wake in the town of Tekapo – a very popular tourist haunt.Our sunrise shoot was at the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd – an active church built on the edge of Lake Tekapo.We moved mid morning a few k’s up on east side of the lake. Day Two – Church…
This ranks as one of the best starts to our days in NZ!We stayed in the town of Twizel overnight, and planned a sunrise shoot in the morning at a sheltered spot on a bay of Lake Ruataniwha. From there we moved mid morning to another spot on Lake Ruataniwha that had been adapted for…
Overnight on day 3 was spent at an ‘interesting’ older ski lodge on the shores of Lake Ohau (pronounced ‘Oar-hoe’). In the winter, the peaks behind the lodge are busy ski fields, with the lodge living up to it’s name. In the offseason, its occupied by random groups of people like us.The ‘interesting’ aspect is…
This was a big day with the camera. It started with a delightful sunrise shoot on the beach at Wanaka with the famous (infamous?) Wanaka Tree. While perhaps a little clichéd, it is a lovely place to experience a sunrise. We got to the location really early, snagging a waterside spot, allowing us to dodge…
Our last day in the field, and a mixed bag of results. We started from Queenstown, and first to sunrise at Moke Lake (again, sans sun), and then found another old jetty enroute to Glenorchy, before finishing the day at the Glenorchy Wharf. Day 6 – Moke Lake With the sun avoiding us, it was…