NZPhotographer Issue 12, October 2018

ISSUE 12, October 2018 

INTERVIEW 

WITH SARAH CALDWELL 

WE ARE ONE 

COMPETITION WINNERS 

AND BEST ENTRIES 

BEHIND THE SHOT 

WITH ALEXANDRE SIQUEIRA 

HOW TO CAPTURE: 

B&W LANDSCAPES 

WITH RICHARD YOUNG 

FEELING THE GRAMADO 

EFFECT IN BRAZIL 

BY BRENDON GILCHRIST 

JUDGE INTERVIEWS 

October 2018 

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WELCOME TO ISSUE 12 OF 

NZ PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE 

HELLO EVERYONE, 

Welcome to the landmark issue 

12 – It's hard to believe that a 

whole year has passed by since 

issue 1 was uploaded! We have 

learnt a lot and discovered a 

ton of great photographers and 

photos over the last 12 months 

and I personally wish to thank 

everyone who has supported 

us along the way, both past 

and present team members, 

all of our article contributors, 

photo submitters, and of course 

you, the reader. We honestly 

could not have made it this far 

without you! 

The big draw of this issue is 

finding out who has won each 

category of the We Are One competition and seeing the best entries 

but we also have the regular features which take us around the world. 

We have interviewed high-flying international architecture photographer 

Sarah Caldwell, Brazilian photographer Alexandre Siqueira tells us how 

he overcame challenges to capture one of New Zealand's glow worm 

caves, and Brendon Gilchrist takes us along on his trip to Canela in Brazil. 

Meanwhile, Richard Young shares his tips on capturing black and white 

landscapes and we find out a little more about our competition judges. 

Looking forward to the next 12 months, we have big hopes, dreams, 

and plans for the future of NZP but we'll need your help to make it 

happen – Watch this space! 

Emily Goodwin 

Editor NZ Photographer 

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REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS 

Brendon Gilchrist 

Brendon is the man behind ESB 

Photography. He treks from sea to 

mountain, and back again, capturing 

the uniqueness of New Zealand’s 

unforgiving landscape. 

Richard Young 

Richard is an award-winning 

landscape and wildlife photographer 

who teaches photography workshops 

and runs photography tours. He is the 

founder of New Zealand Photography 

Workshops. 

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CONTENTS 

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6 INTERVIEW WITH SARAH CALDWELL 

INTERVIEW WITH SARAH CALDWELL 

6 

FEELING THE GRAMADO EFFECT IN BRAZIL 

22 by Brendon Gilchrist 


26 with Alexandre Siqueira 

FEELING THE GRAMADO 

HOW TO CAPTURE: B&W LANDSCAPES 

28 with Richard Young 

EFFECT IN BRAZIL 

BY BRENDON GILCHRIST 

INTERVIEW WITH BLAIR QUAX 

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INTERVIEW WITH DARIUS (DARE) STEVENS 

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INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD YOUNG 

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INTERVIEW WITH SERGE RAMELLI 

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41 WE ARE ONE PHOTO COMPETITION 

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HOW TO CAPTURE: BLACK AND 

WHITE LANDSCAPES 


WITH ALEXANDRE SIQUEIRA

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unending quest for perfection. A system that opens a new dimension of 

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6 NZPhotographer 

Interview with 

Sarah Caldwell 

The High-Flying 

Architectural Photographer.

HI SARAH, COULD YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT 

YOURSELF AND YOUR INTERESTS? 

I’m a pilot with Air NZ, currently a B777 captain, 

and have been with the company for 31 years. I’m 

divorced with no kids and own a terrace house in 

Parnell that’s filled with books and mostly abstract 

oil paintings done by my mother. My home is very 

close to the domain, which is great for walking in 

the summertime and photographing the flowers in 

the Wintergardens. 

Over the years, my interests have been varied, 

mostly sporting, beginning at school with netball 

and then learning to ski in my late twenties. I took 

up golf in my forties then shifted to tennis but knee 

injuries (and the desire to look after my knees) 

means no more tennis or skiing. 

I’m an avid foodie and a wine lover, I keep a small 

cellar and probably collect a lot more than I really 

need. I’m also an avid reader and have been for 

most of my life. My favourite author is Robertson 

Davies and of all his books, The Cornish Trilogy is the 

one I love the most. I enjoy thrillers as well, reading 

the likes of James Patterson, Lee Childs, David 

Baldacci, Tom Clancy and John Grisham. I also love 

Ken Follet, Edward Rutherford, and Stieg Larsson 

books, amongst many other authors. 

TELL US ABOUT YOUR FLYING CAREER… 

I got into aviation at a young age, gaining my 

private pilots licence at 18 and working as an Air 

Traffic Control Assistant at Ardmore, eventually 

qualifying as an Air Traffic Controller. The next step 

would have been a promotion to becoming a 

Radar Controller at Auckland but, whilst off work 

with a badly broken leg from a skiing accident, 

I realised I wasn’t looking forward to this. One sunny 

afternoon, outside with my leg in plaster, I realised 

that I really wanted to be up there in the sky so I set 

about gaining my Commercial Pilot’s licence. 

In early 1987, with enough hours and having 

completed all the Airline Transport Pilot Licence 

exams, I finally become employed by Air NZ as a 

First Officer on the Fokker F27 Friendship, and from 

there my career has flourished. 

SO WHERE DID PHOTOGRAPHY ENTER YOUR 

LIFE? 

I always wanted to learn photography and had 

bought an SLR film camera before my career took 

me to the UK but, with my busy lifestyle of work and 

sport, I never got around to learning photography 

and ended up with a lot of out of focus and poorly 

exposed shots. 

In 2013, I had 4 months off work with a knee injury 

from tennis and whilst finding a photography 

contest website for my sister, I realised I could enter 

in it too, so that triggered a DSLR purchase. I finally 

had the time to learn so I began two concurrent 

beginner DSLR adult education night courses 

followed by the start of the online Photography 

Institute course. 

I quickly became passionate about photography 

and continued learning, taking workshops in 

the following years but found I wasn’t taking my 

camera away with me on work trips, as it was too 

heavy and cumbersome so I switched to mirrorless. 

The architecture photography only really took off 

after when I went on an Art of Creativity and Art 

Of Processing course in Maine, USA. Being in major 

cities, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, 

Houston, Buenos Aires and London for work made 

it easy to find subjects plus I’ve always loved 

architecture — The lines and shapes etc. 

CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY 

STYLE? 

Probably the best way of describing it is Creative 

Architecture. I mostly shoot interiors but I don’t do 

any real estate type photography. I capture what 

appeals to my eye knowing the lenses I use and the 

effects they give me. I love reflections, symmetry, 

lines and shapes, particularly converging lines. 


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HONG KONG SKYSCRAPER 

F11, 1/60s, ISO125 

SKYSCRAPERS GALORE 

SAN FRANCISCO 

F9, 1/100s 


DO YOU HAVE AN ALL-TIME FAVOURITE 

IMAGE YOU HAVE TAKEN? 

That’s a hard one, I love most of my images and the 

latest ones are always favourites, probably because 

of the newness of them. However, Hinze Hall which is 

in the Natural History Museum in London is a definite 

favourite and has also been successful for me. 

I was excited by the hall when I saw it, it is aweinspiringly 

beautiful, and I felt I did justice to it. It was 

one of those images I wasn’t sure I was going to get 

a good capture of as I couldn’t use my tripod so 

I just had a curved handrail to use to try and keep 

the camera still for a 1 second exposure. It was a 

difficult image to process too because of the bright 

light coming in and shadows inside. I felt I achieved 

something with both the capture and the processing 

and that gave me personal satisfaction. 

With my photography, it is very much a creative outlet 

for me and so I play with my images at times, altering 

or removing colours, changing white balance etc, as 

I am inspired. So some of my images are not strictly 

representative in that regard. I very much enjoy the 

processing side and find it very creative. 

WHAT ARE YOU SHOOTING WITH? 

I have a couple of the Sony A7RIII's. I need my 

backup camera to be identical as I find it hard with 

two different types and I frequently use two bodies 

to avoid changing lenses all the time. I have several 

lenses but my favourites are the Laowa 12mm which 

gives me wonderfully creative options and is my go-to 

for architecture photography and after that the 16– 

35mm, a beautiful lens. Most of my work is handheld 

as tripods aren’t allowed in most places but I do own 

the Really Right Stuff Carbon Fibre and for filters, I have 

a few of several brands but the ones I am using most 

now are Breakthrough Photography round magnetic 

filters. 

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE LOCATIONS, AND 

DO YOU HAVE AN OVERALL FAVOURITE CITY? 

It’s a combination of inspiration from Instagram, 

googling architecture in the cities I am travelling to, 

googling Architecture Awards, along with the normal 

wandering and finding stuff on the way that takes my 

fancy. My favourite location so far is London, it has 

everything there (old plus new) and a lot of it! 

HINZE HALL 

LONDON NATURAL 

HISTORY MUSEUM 

F8, 1s, ISO 100 


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PENNZOIL TOWERS 

HOUSTON 

F8, .8s, ISO 200 



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GOLDEN TOWERS 

HONG KONG 

F8, 1/60s, ISO 125 

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IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE AND SHOOT 

ANY BUILDING WHERE/WHICH WOULD IT BE? 

I have lots of bucket list spots! Zaha but I particularly want 

to go to Valencia and photograph the City of Arts and 

Sciences by Santiago Calatrava. It is a stunning modern 

complex that has water as well and as I adore reflections it 

would satisfy both loves at once. 

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? 

Beauty. I find beauty and harmony in lines, shapes, and 

symmetry. I am also inspired by nature. I love being out 

in the natural world and find a connection there too, 

which I need, so I do a little landscape photography at 

times, constantly being drawn to water reflections for the 

symmetry. 

ANY FUNNY STORIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED WHILST 

YOU’VE BEEN OUT SHOOTING? 

Not really, I mostly go out by myself and everything falls into 

place. But on one London sortie, I was out for hours with 

my backpack and at the end of the afternoon I was very 

tired and my backpack was then feeling very heavy. On 

getting back to the hotel room, I discovered I had been 

carrying my 15” laptop around all day. Duh! I put it down to 

jetlag! 

WHAT AWARDS HAVE YOU WON FOR YOUR 

PHOTOGRAPHY? 

I gained my Associateship of the Photographic Society of 

New Zealand (PSNZ) this year (2018) and have also won: 

• National Triptych Print winner 2014 

• Vipa Architecture Photographer of the Year 2016 

• 1st Prize Architecture Amateur section of The 

International Colour Awards, 2017 

• Sigma D-Photo Amateur Photographer of the Year 2017 

I am also the current holder of the James White memorial 

Trophy NZIPP Iris Awards 

AUTUMN SUNRISE 

DALEFIELD AREA, QUEENSTOWN 

F11, 1/30s, ISO 64 


OUT OF ALL OF THOSE AWARDS AND 

ACHIEVEMENTS, WHICH HAS BEEN YOUR 

PROUDEST MOMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY? 

Winning the 2017 Sigma D-Photo Amateur 

Photographer of the Year was a big one, but I think 

my proudest moment was the honour of being 

awarded the James White Memorial Trophy at the 

2018 Iris Awards for the highest points for a first time 

entrant. 

James White was President of the NZIPP 1981–82 and a 

past Chairman of the Honours Board, and instrumental 

in setting up the current Iris Awards judging system 

along with other developments in the NZIPP over 

the years. The trophy is made up his various medals 

received from NZIPP over the years, and it is a great 

privilege to be a recipient. 

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU? ANY PLANS TO 

GIVE UP FLYING AND BECOME A FULL-TIME 

PHOTOGRAPHER? 

In the short term, I am up-skilling, doing a few small 

workshops in NZ and learning about photoshop, 

plus I want to get my website up and running. I will 

probably retire in just under 2 years when I reach the 

age limit for International flying and I will then spend 

far more time on photography. 

www.instagram.com/sarah_e_caldwell 

www.facebook.com/sarah.caldwell.7370 

THE TRIO 

SOUTHWARK, LONDON 

F8, 1/400s, ISO 100 


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THE GOLDEN HALL II 

TEATRO COLON, BUENOS AIRES 

F8, 1/60s, ISO400 



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CITIZEN M HOTEL SPIRAL 

BANKSIDE, LONDON 

F8, 1/30s, ISO 3200 



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THE ESCALATOR 

MELBOURNE 

F8, 1/30s, ISO 640 



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FEELING THE GRAMADO EFFECT IN BRAZIL 

by Brendon Gilchrist 

There is a special effect that the Gramado region in 

the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil will leave you 

feeling if and when you visit… 

The small town of Canela and its surrounding area is a 

place of natural beauty. It has Bavarian style buildings, 

similar to what you would see in parts of Germany, 

food that leaves you feeling satisfied no matter what 

you eat, friendly locals, and one of Brazil’s top 10 

waterfalls: The Caracol. 

The Caracol is a 131-meter plunge waterfall located 

just 20 minutes from town. It is formed on a basalt 

cliff, an old volcanic formation, surrounded in native 

forest. It seems like the stream of water is coming out 

of the forest, the water dropping down into a lush and 

beautiful canyon that seems to go on forever. Vultures 

fly around the falls and flocks of parrots chirp as they 

circle around the waterfall. 

When I was there the rain poured and the water 

flowed. Despite not being far from the entrance of 

the park, you feel like you are deep in the jungle. It’s 

a popular place that attracts the masses, the effect 

that nature has on people is quite simply irresistible — 

They need their fill of refreshing peace just as much 

as I do. I could watch all day and feel happy with 

the landscape that surrounds me, knowing that this 

waterfall is shaping the land around it, forever flowing, 

before my time and long after I am gone. 

CANELA CATHEDRAL 

This small town is famous for its cathedral de Pedra 

and its night lights. It is also called the Cathedral of 

stone and was chosen as one the of seven wonders of 

Brazil in 2010. 



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It is constructed in an English Gothic style and the 

highest point measures 65 meters. There are 12 bronze 

bells that chime, a sound that had me reminiscing 

about Christchurch and one that I’d missed on my 

travels. The details in every corner of this church tell 

a story inside and out from the stain glass windows to 

the carved wooden door. 

It attracts many people from far and wide and is 

not just a religious building, but a feature of the city 

centre of Canela — After becoming one of the seven 

wonders of Brazil, it was granted an external lighting 

system which makes this place even more impressive 

to see. 

Waiting for the sun to set and the lights to turn on 

while sipping on a hot Chocolate (one that tastes like 

real melted chocolate with a bit of milk) I can see that 

this one building attracts everyone — even the locals. 

The lights, the charm, the beautiful architecture of the 

building… It looks like the set of a movie where you 

will see Mickey and Minnie mouse chasing each other 

around the street. 

THE GRAMANDO EFFECT 

It is hard to describe the feeling that this place has 

left on me, but I’m beginning to think that Brazil is not 

just 1 huge country but many Portuguese speaking 

countries in one. 

Rio Grande Do Sul for one has so much to offer, the 

time I spent here was simply not long enough. I’m 

already planning a return visit one day to photograph 

the Canyons and sample more of the creamy 

chocolate! 

3 TIPS FOR A TRAVELING PHOTOGRAPHER 

• Don’t be afraid to be a tourist and take those photos that 

everyone has. 

• Take many photos in a variety of ways because you don’t 

want to get home and wish you had captured That scene That 

way — The saying goes that film is cheap, digital is cheaper! 

• Enjoy the surroundings, take it all in, enjoy the moments 

that you create, capture the scene that you are in and have fun 

while doing it. 


Behind The Shot 

with Alexandre Siqueira 

3 SHOT HDR - F2, 13s, 60s, and 130s, ISO 5000 


HI ALEXANDRE, TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT 

YOURSELF AND YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY… 

I’m Brazilian and have been based in Queenstown 

since last February. I came to New Zealand with 

the purpose of having a sabbatical year with my 

family. As a landscape photographer and speleo 

photographer (photographer of caves), I couldn’t 

have chosen a better country to come to! 

My photography story started in 2008 at a time when 

I was having many outdoor adventures participating 

in activities like climbing, rappelling, canyoning, 

and caving. I noticed that many of my photos were 

spread on social media and I was soon invited to take 

photos of many of these adventure sports. 

My journey as a speleo photographer started 3 years 

ago and I have photographed many caves in Brazil. 

I like it because it involved a variety of techniques 

such as long exposure, macro, flash illumination and 

light painting to be applied altogether. Moreover, it 

is a truly fascinating environment with many textures 

and colours, and the weather doesn’t change, unlike 

in landscape photography! 

I took a leap last year, in 2017, when I quit my job as 

president of a company and started a new career as 

a full time professional photographer. 

TELL US ABOUT THIS SHOT… 

An item on my bucket list was to take a picture of 

the holy grail of cave photography, New Zealand’s 

glow worm caves. However, I came across my first 

challenge — Almost all of these caves are private 

and are used for commercial tourism, making 

photography prohibited. 

Therefore, I spent a couple months researching glow 

worm caves that were open to public access and where 

photography was allowed. Fortunately, I figured out a 

spot with the help of a kiwi photographer friend of mine. 

She told me about a cave at the top of the North Island. 

WHAT WERE YOU SHOOTING WITH? 

Camera: Canon 5DSR (50MB) 

Lens: Sigma Art 14mm 1.8F 

Flash: Canon 600ex II rt 

Filter: Orange 2.800 Kelvin 

2 Tripods: Benro (to camera) and Gorillapod Joby 

(to speedlight) 

2 Radio transmitters Pocketwizard FlexTT5 (to speedlite) 

and Plus III (speedlite trigger) 

Remote Shutter Vello (to camera) 

WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEHIND THE CAMERA? 

I was amazed when I first looked at the roof of the 

cave. But five seconds after, I realized that the 

brightness of the glow worms was quite less than I was 

expecting — It would be even harder to get the shot 

than I’d first thought. 

I had to find a way to reduce the noise with an 

exposure length of 130 seconds. In addition to this, 

due to the long exposure, I would have to reduce the 

clipping of the lights at the centre of the glow worms. 

With these opposite problems, my solution was to take 

different exposures and do a HDR during post editing. 

I was alone when visiting this cave so I had already 

worked out a strategy on how I could achieve the 

shot single handedly — Usually, I have at least 2 other 

people with me, one as a model, another to help with 

lighting. I used a radio transmitter and a tripod for the 

flash and I used a wireless remote shutter to set the 

time exposure up on the camera because I was the 

model. 

As a result, a lot of photos were taken with different 

adjustments until I achieved the desired result. Generally, 

the total time for shooting inside a cave is 2 hours when 

I have help, in this special case, it was doubled. 

HOW MUCH EDITING DID YOU DO TO THIS 

PHOTO? 

I spend more time taking the photo, getting it right 

in camera so that I only need to make minimal 

adjustments during the editing process which I can 

usually get done just using Lightroom. For this image, 

I had three shots (RAW) with different exposures (13, 

60 and 130 seconds) to merge HDR in Lightroom. After 

that, the adjustments I made were: 

Exposure +2, Highlights –60, Whites +49, Clarity +20, 

Vibrance +17, Noise Reduction Luminance 36, detail 50. 

WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE WITH OUR READERS 

FOR SHOOTING SUCCESSFULLY IN CAVES? 

1. Go with at least 2 friends. As well as being a safety 

precaution (you should never go into a cave alone) 

one person can help you with the illumination of 

stalactites and stalagmites, the other can be the 

model with the purpose of establishing the proportion 

and size of the cave. 

2. Avoid frontal flash as this makes the image flat. 

The preferred illumination is lateral 90° and 180° on 

speleothems (stalactites and stalagmites). 

3. Once the desired focus has been obtained, switch 

to manual mode on the lens and put tape on the 

focus ring so that it doesn’t move. 

4. Review the histogram after each shot to check if it 

is underexposed — Don’t trust the image on LCD/Live 

View. 

WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU ONLINE? 

www.instragram.com/alexandre_rapel 


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HOW TO CAPTURE: BLACK AND WHITE LANDSCAPES 

Monochrome Landscape Photography Tips with Richard Young 

Omapere Jetty, Hokianga 

CONTRAST: 

A powerful black & white photograph requires some 

contrast. Look for subjects that have luminosity 

(brightness) that contrast each other. Try composing 

a bright subject against a dark background, or vice 

versa to create some visual impact. 

SEE IN BLACK AND WHITE: 

‘Seeing’ in B&W is often very often difficult, but one 

benefit of digital cameras is that you can set the 

camera to black and white (monochrome) mode. 

You will then be able to ‘see’ the scene in black and 

white in the live view, or if your camera has one, the 

electronic viewfinder. 

CONTROL YOUR EXPOSURE: 

If a black and white photograph is underexposed 

it will just look like a ‘muddy’ grey image. A strong 

black and white image requires a pure white and, 

ideally, a pure black, to give it contrast. Use exposure 

compensation (or full manual mode) to control the 

exposure of your photograph. 

LOOK FOR SHAPE AND TEXTURE: 

F11, 1/4s, ISO 64, 16mm 

Shape and texture look amazing in black and white, 

a monochrome image can often show texture that is 

not noticeable in colour. Look for subjects with a lot 

of texture. Without colour to distract you, these details 

will become much more obvious in the photograph. 

LEARN HOW TO CREATE FINE ART BLACK & WHITE LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS ON A 4-DAY LONG EXPOSURE 

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Blair Quax 

Judge of the Street 

Photography Category 

www.instagram.com/blairquax 

BLAIR, CAN YOU TELL OUR READERS HOW YOU 

GOT STARTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY? 

When I was about 8 years old I used to spend my 

pocket money on disposable film cameras that I 

would pick up from the local dairy. Because I lived in 

a small town the films would need to be dropped to 

the local chemist to be sent away to be developed. 

A few weeks later the prints would arrive back full of 

blurry and grainy pictures of the cat and various other 

suburban/semi-rural scenes. I loved the look of the 

negatives more than the images themselves! 

HOW DID PHOTOGRAPHY BECOME YOUR 

CAREER? 

Very slowly over a number of years... The big 

jump came when I threw in everything to start a 

photography studio in 2002. 

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHERS WHO 

WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THIS THEIR FULL TIME JOB? 

Photography takes a lot of work, be prepared to live 

and breathe it. Learn to see your photography and 

business from the perspective of your clients and 

make changes accordingly. Remember that you sell 

an experience not a digital file. 

CAN YOU CHOOSE A FAVOURITE PHOTO? 

I always seem to like my last photographic triumph of 

technique more than anything else I have ever taken. 

I’ve been learning about Astro photography lately and 

have been lucky enough to spend some time out in the 

night with a couple of my astro-heroes Mark Gee and 

Chris Pegman. This image was taken at Piha recently as 

Chris and I scoped out a few spots for a Samyang astro 

workshop we were hosting the following night. 

HOW DID YOU FEEL AT BEING APPROACHED 

TO JUDGE OUR WE ARE ONE COMPETITION? 

I was thrilled to be asked to judge the street 

photography category, it’s a fantastic way to see 

some breathtaking images. The standard of the entries 

has been world class and it’s testament to the depth 

of skill and vision on the New Zealand photographic 

community. 

WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR WHEN GOING 

THROUGH ALL OF THE ENTRIES? 

I’m a fan of strong composition - when this is paired 

with good technique then this will grab my full 

attention. If you add in a visual narrative then you 

have a strong image. 

WHAT WAS YOUR PROCESS FOR JUDGING, 

HOW DID YOU WHITTLE DOWN THE NUMBERS 

TO COME UP WITH 1 WINNER? 

The impact of the winning image made it stand 

out from the crowd. And when you look closer the 

technique is there too. Look closer again and the 

content adds to the story, this is the combination 

needed for award-winning images. 



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WHAT COMPETITIONS HAVE YOU YOURSELF 

WON? WHICH ONE ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? 

I’ve been a keen participant in the NZIPP Iris 

Awards for many years. This is a tough print based 

photographic awards where your images are 

judged in public by a rotating selection of 5 expert 

photographic judges. Success can come either via 

an individual submission or the sum of your portfolio of 

entered work. 

In 2010 my portfolio won the New Zealand Wedding 

of the Year at the NZIPP Iris Awards. As I was a relative 

newcomer to the competition at the time it was a 

watershed moment for my photography. 

This image of lifting fog on the Hauraki Plains one cold 

morning was awarded Gold at NZIPP Iris Awards. It 

wasn’t my first Gold at these awards but the first taken 

with a DSLR - my previous NZIPP gold had been taken 

with an iPhone in 2012. 

I gained the Fellow of the NZIPP in 2014 which is a high 

recognition for cumulative collection of Iris awards 

over the years. 



Darius (Dare) 

Stevens 

Judge of the 

Documentary Category 

www.darecinema.com 

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN 

PHOTOGRAPHY? 

My dad gave me a small 35mm camera when I was 

about 6 and just told me to have fun with it. My first 

photos were truly horrible, but I was fascinated by this. 

I dabbled with it until I was about 10 when I was given 

a small, used camcorder and then I started getting 

more serious about photography and videography 

and started taking portrait photos of friends and 

making small home movies. 

WHICH COMPETITION HAVE YOU WON AND 

WHICH WIN HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST 

ACHIEVEMENT? 

I would say my proudest was a photo contest about 

20 years ago which got one of my candid portrait 

photos featured in Times Square, but that photo is 

long since lost along with all my film photography, 

unfortunately – A hazard of moving so frequently. I was 

also really proud to get an Emmy nomination for my 

video work some years ago, but… I didn’t win. :( 

Recently I think my favorite “competition” was when 

a couple of my Yosemite photos won on 500px. My 

favorite part of that is that the number one question 

I was asked was not “How did you get the shot” but 

“What camera did you take the photo on?” I was 

laughing out loud when I answered that each shot 

was taken with my phone. What type of camera and 

lens you use can certainly be important. But equally 

or even more important is your subject and being 

patient enough to get a good shot which might mean 

being willing to take 1,000 photos to get a memorable 

one. That’s what I’m proudest about: that I simply 

waited and kept taking photos and kept going back 

until I knew I had the shot I wanted. 


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WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHERS 

WHO WOULD LOVE TO MAKE PHOTOGRAPHY 

THEIR FULL TIME JOB? 

It almost goes without saying that you better practice 

your craft until you can take photos that wow people 

or will at least be “as good as” the market you are 

trying to have a career in. But beyond that: 

1. Learn video skills. The number of clients who are 

paying just for photos without videos is shrinking by 

the day. You are far more likely to get work if you can 

offer videos and photos. If you don’t want to learn 

video, partner with someone who does it already. 

2. To get your foot in the door, find local businesses 

and offer to do the first photos/video for free. If they 

don’t like it, they don’t pay. If they like it they can pay 

whatever they want. If you really have honed your 

craft and can make something that’s professional, 9 

out of 10 times they will pay. But even if they don’t you 

will have material for your portfolio. 

CAN YOU CHOOSE ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE 

PHOTOS TO SHOW US? 

This is like being asked to pick your favorite song of all 

time! So many to choose from, especially since I have 

two young daughters. 

To keep it simple, I’ll share one I took recently that 

I really love. I love photos that make me wonder 

what’s happening or that give me something to go 

back to and look at. I love how Rose is sitting in the 

car and that her look is so ambiguous. Is she bored, 

angry, hopeful, amused? Is she looking at me behind 

those sunglasses or is she talking to someone on the 

phone? But more importantly, who’s that guy looking 

at her in the reflection of the window? And what is he 

thinking? 

Sure there are technical factors which I enjoy about 

it, the frame within a frame, the soft light on her skin, 

the shallow depth of field and so on. But all of those 

factors only help me focus on what I find interesting in 

the photo. 


HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN WE ASKED YOU 

TO BE A JUDGE FOR OUR WE ARE ONE 

COMPETITION? 

I was flattered but also instantly nervous because not 

only are these photos being submitted by amateurs 

and other professional photographers, but as a 

photographer starting out, I entered plenty of contests 

that I didn’t win and I know it can be hard on one 

emotionally and I don’t like hurting other people’s 

feelings. So I felt that I needed to do the hard work of 

really examining every single photo not just from an 

emotional view of how the shot made me feel, but 

also really examining the technical aspects of it. 


THROUGH THE ENTRIES AND HOW DID YOU 

WHITTLE IT DOWN TO JUST 1 WINNER? 

Well, I’m judging the documentary category so what 

I want to find or see is a story in a single image. And 

that’s what I look for first: what images hit me with 

a story that unfolds in my mind. Images that are too 

abstract aren’t really documentary. Images that are 

too general or non specific aren’t really documentary 

either. And then there are those that jump out of the 

frame at you as your mind races, imagining the story 

behind the people, behind the shot. 

I went through each photo and noted whether or 

not it grabbed me emotionally or intellectually. Did it 

engage me and make me curious about what was 

happening? Did it trigger an emotion that pulled 

me into the event? As a documentarian, your job 

is to bring the viewer into the story so that they can 

live it vicariously through your work. So I scored each 

photo first on what I consider truly important about 

a documentary photo: Capturing a story in a single 

image that makes me want to know more. 

Next pass I went through all photos again checking 

them for framing, focal length and composition. Next 

pass I went through checking them for exposure, color 

balance, contrast and general retouching approach. 

And then finally I put all my top picks on one huge 

screen and looked for the one that I instantly 

gravitated to. 

ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO ADD? 

Thanks to all the photographers who put their heart 

into their work and submitted a photo. There were lots 

of really great submissions and I really wish everyone 

good luck and great success. Remember that a 

career as a creative is a marathon and not a sprint, 

so just keep going, taking photos and sharing them. 

You’ll get there. 


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Richard Young 

Judge of the Landscape & 

Nature Category 

www.richardyoung.co.nz 


PHOTOGRAPHY? 

I think like most professional landscape and nature 

photographers this originally came from a love for the 

landscape and nature and wanting to share this with 

others, rather than a love for photography itself to start 

with. I think that to be good at any type of photography 

you have to be passionate about your subject and 

have an understanding of it, it is this that will allow you to 

express the subject uniquely within your work. 

WHAT COMPETITIONS HAVE YOU WON AND 

WHICH WIN ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? 

I have won a number of awards over the years, 

but the one I was most proud of winning was; “Best 

Landscape Photograph” at the Banff Mountain 

Photography Competition. The winning photograph 

“Alpine Light” was taken looking over the central 

crater of Mt. Tongariro on a winter trip over the 

crossing in 2009. The clouds were dancing across the 

sky above the snow-covered volcano, leaving behind 

their soft blue shadow on the sinuous landscape. 



CAREER? 

I had to start out by funding my photography (and 

the travel that went with it!) with another job. Being 

self employed allowed me a good amount of 

flexibility until I could support myself full time from my 

photography. After I started to sell my work as prints, 

I was offered an opportunity to run a small art gallery 

which allowed me a permanent place to exhibit and 

sell my prints and build up contacts for other work. 

Today, I still sell my prints but most of my time is now 

taken up teaching photography on my workshops 

and tours. 


WHO WOULD LOVE TO MAKE PHOTOGRAPHY 

THEIR JOB? 

Know that it’s hard! To make a full time living as 

a landscape photographer, and photography in 

general in today’s marketplace, you need to diversify 

and find multiple ways to generate income through 

your photography. As a full-time photographer, you 

will likely spend less time taking photographs than you 

think and you did before it was your job. You will also 

need to find a new hobby! 

CAN YOU SHARE A FAVOURITE PHOTO WITH US? 

That has to be ‘Misty Forest’. It is very hard to take 

good photographs in the forest and to capture both 

simplicity and detail in a photograph as this. The mist 

offers an amazing sense of depth in the image, the 

warm red tones of a broken Red Beech tree trunk 

isolated it from the emerald green of the forest. I love 

this photograph and it has also received awards in 4 

international competitions which must mean a few 

other people also see something in it too. 


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WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WE ARE 

ONE COMPETITION? 

Having had a strong involvement in the magazine 

over the last year it is great to be involved in this 

competition and help celebrate this 1-year milestone 

since the relaunch. I get to judge a number of 

competitions each year and it is always so exciting 

to see the diversity of the entries, along with some 

outstanding quality photographs that I would have 

been proud to take myself. 


THROUGH ALL OF THE PHOTOS? 

I think with photography competitions to make 

the first cut an image has to grab your attention in 

some way, a bold image always helping in making 

it stand out. It then it comes down to the three key 

elements of any successful photograph: subject, 

composition, and lighting. An image might be of a 

great subject and shot in some beautiful light, but 

if it lacks the 3rd element of a strong composition, 

it will fail overall as an award-winning image. After 

a first pick, I started to look deeper at the technical 

quality of the photographs and slowly thin down the 

selection. Picking an overall winner from the last few is 

always hard and to win it needs something to make it 

more than just a pretty looking and technically good 

photograph. 

WHAT WAS YOUR PROCESS FOR JUDGING, 

HOW DID YOU GET IT DOWN TO JUST 1 

WINNER? 

Well… I had a little help! I am currently on the West 

Coast running a workshop, so I decided to get my 

group to help judge. I picked a final 12 photographs 

and got them to offer their opinions on these before 

I chose the winning image. 

ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO ADD? 

If you did not win and feel that you have an awardwinning 

shot, enter it into another competition! I have 

had photographs that have won a major competition 

but not been selected in much smaller ones. Judging 

any competition is very subjective and I am sure 

another judge would pick a different winner to myself. 



Serge Ramelli 

Judge of the Creative 

Category 

http://www.sergeramelliphotos.com/ 


PHOTOGRAPHY? 

Back in 2004, I was trying to get into acting and 

directing movies. It was really hard back then 

because there was no DSLR that could make videos 

and so I was trying to make these short films and 

I was going nowhere. One day somebody showed 

me Photoshop and it really hit me that I could take 

photos. The problem with movie making was that 

I needed to have a team; a gaffer, actors, lights, etc 

and with photography all I needed was 1 camera and 

1 software like Photoshop to retouch it or process the 

raw files. So that’s how I started – I’ve always wanted 

to have art in my life and I realised that I could create 

art through photography without many resources. 


CAREER? 

The first 5 or 6 years after ‘discovering’ photography 

all I did was photos of Paris, I’d go out after work (the 

day job!) with my camera. But then I started to get 

enquiries, first from people who wanted to learn how 

to take photos like mine which got me into teaching 

but also from publishers and galleries. 


WHO WANT TO MAKE PHOTOGRAPHY THEIR 

FULL-TIME JOB? 

First of all, study photography until you are satisfied 

with your own work. Find mentors, study tutorials, 

reverse engineer the shots you like, in that process of 

‘copying’ you will find your own style and voice. Then 

create a website with just a few images – your very 

best work. 

Next, I believe that if you want to make money with 

photography, the easiest thing to do is interior design 

photography so real estate, hotels, restaurants etc. 

or weddings. There’s so much need in both of these 

industries that it’s a good way to get started. Even if 

you have no interest in shooting interiors or brides and 

want to get into fashion or fine art, it will bring in the 

money and you can work on your personal projects 

on the side because these latter things take time to 

build into a business. 

CAN YOU CHOOSE A SINGLE FAVOURITE 

PHOTO? 

One of the photos I’m most proud of is this one 

showing the stairs in Montmartre (next page). These 

are the only stairs that face west. I went there about 

12 times and it was always full of people, or trash, 

or I didn’t get the right sky then one night it was just 

magical. I’ve already made 1 book cover with this 

photo and it will probably make it onto the cover of a 

2nd book I’m doing about Paris too. 

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN WE APPROACHED 

YOU ABOUT JUDGING THE CREATIVE 

CATEGORY FOR THE WE ARE ONE 

COMPETITION? 

I’m always excited to be a judge because it means 

people trust my opinion so for me it’s one of the 

biggest honours I can have. I love photography 

and I love to see what people have to say, how 

they express themselves, especially in the creative 

category which is kind of crazy! 


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WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR WHEN 

GOING THROUGH THE ENTRIES, HOW DID YOU 

NARROW IT DOWN TO SELECT A WINNER? 

What I look for is, of course, the quality of the photo 

itself – If it has too many technical issues it grabs my 

attention but in the wrong way. I work with a points 

system so I’m looking at how the photo is composed, 

the creativeness, the foreground, background and 

middle ground elements etc. but mainly I’m looking 

at the subject – What is this photo? What’s the photo 

trying to say? I was really impressed by the creativity of 

entries and had narrowed the selection down to a few 

before going back to look at the photos over and over 

to see which one created the most emotion for me. 


We Are One Photo Competition 

Documentary Category 

Judged by Darius Stevens 

WINNER: 

Steve Harper 

HIGHLY COMMENDED: 

Ben Campbell 

Sam Richardson 

Yasen Georgiev 

Greg Arnold 

Steve Harper has won the DSLR Video for 

Photographers Course Bundle from 


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WINNER 

CANCER 

Hands held as chemotherapy is administered. 

Steve Harper

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POLYFEST 

Elijah Maisog gets her make up adjusted 

before hitting the stage at ASB Polyfest 2018. 

Ben Campbell 


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SPIN DRIFT OVER FRANZ 

A climber (Nick Higson) climbing the final few steps of the west 

face of the Minarets in Mt Cook national park. Carrying his skis, 

Nick climbed and skied off his first ever 3000 m peak on a fine 

day in the southern alps. 



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HUMANS' BEST FRIENDS 

I attended a wedding where the bride was with her dog "Christmas". I immediately felt the strong connection between 

them and as soon as the ritual ended the dog came and started jumping around her and wanted a kiss. I am very happy 

that I was on the right spot to picture this frame and show the strong connection between the bride and Christmas. 

Yasen Georgiev 


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SOLACE 

The luxury of "tailor made", when life is 

punctuated with "but ends"! Wellington. 

Greg Arnold 


THE MORNING AFTER 

A young girl going out to play in the morning 

while the adults sleep off the the results of the 

previous night. Just another day in her life. 

Karen Moffatt-McLeod 


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WINNING THE CUP 

Winning the Cup, Viva Eclectica 2018 – A 

fusion of music and dance across cultures 

performed by The Tapasya School from India 

and the Bulgarian Roses. 

Nick Kabzamalov 



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PROPER PREPARATION 

A real kiwi kid, barefoot in winter but well 

prepared. 

C. Humphries 



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FORMER GLORY 

This old house continues to attract my attention 

each time I pass it. While now needing some 

tender love and care I can imagine how 

impressive it looked in its heyday. I also would 

like to open the front door to see what family 

memories and treasures are stored there. 

John Kelly 



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TIME FOR MEDICINE 

My mum treating a sick calf with medicine. 

She was a veterinarian in the Philippines turned 

to a dairy farmer here in New Zealand. 

Dice Sales 



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FRESH SHOOTS 

PHOTO COMPETITION 

ENTER 

The competition is split into four quarterly competitions based on each of 

the four seasons. 

Submissions for Spring season are now OPEN 

To submit your image and see T&Cs please go to: www.excio.io/freshshoots 

CATEGORIES 

NATURE PEOPLE CREATIVE EVENTS 

PRIZES 

SENIOR - overall winner 

Voucher from Nikon NZ worth $400 & 

WPS Society membership valued at $84 

JUNIOR - overall winner 

A place on a New Zealand Photography 

Workshop in Wellington 

View category prizes here: www.excio.io/freshshoots 

PARTNERS


Creative Photography Category 

Judged by Serge Ramelli 

WINNER: 

Dice Sales 



Dice Sales has won the 

Complete Photography Training Course from 


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TOUCH THE SUN 

I was going to shoot landscapes at sunset but 

the thick fog started rolling in so I came up with 

this image instead. I'm really happy with it. The 

sun was diffused by the fog making it looked 

like an energy ball. 

Dice Sales 


WINNER 


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I FLOAT ALONE 

I wanted to create a minimalist monochrome image 

that gave the impression of someone hanging 

suspended in the dark with a dream-state, ethereal 

feel to it. 


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RANGITOTO SUNRISE 

Long exposure of Rangitoto Island from 

Takapuna just after sunrise. 

Paul Roberts 


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REDWOODS 

Redwoods in Rotorua. 

Elodie Faure 



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MOON AND LIGHTS 

Composite with moon and airport lights one early 

morning. 

Steve Harper 



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LIGHT PAINTING 

I was just messing around trying out some light 

painting and I got this shot. 

Brin Griffiths 



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FREE-WHEELIN' 

I found some of my childhood toys (and brought some more as the creative 

photography juices started to flow). For this photo I wanted to show a bit of 

movement but I wasn't sure how that would work out. I started taking some 

photos of the toys frozen but that wasn't quite working, so I experimented 

with movement. I had my camera on a tripod and did different motions with 

the camera taking a photo at the same time. In the end I layered two photos 

together to get the clarity of the toys and the blurred photo to show the 

movement. It ended up better than I expected. 

Tanya Rowe 



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CONTEMPORARY ART IN 

AUCKLAND ART GALLERY 

Contemporary Art in Auckland Art Gallery - Infinity 

Mirror Rooms. 




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UUUUULLLLAAA! 

The night sky behind the Brooklyn Windmill in 

Wellington. It looks awfully like a Martian war 

machine! 

Philip Banks 



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SMOKEY SHAPES 

Having some fun with smoke and shapes with the 

Manawatu Camera Club. 

Jim Jefferies 



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FROM ONE LIFE TO THE NEXT 

A cat has nine lives. Here with a double exposure we see the 

cat progressing from one life to its next. 

John Kelly 



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BLACK SAND 

At Piha Beach, I noticed that the shoes my friend was wearing caught the light in a similar way as 

the water from washed-out waves did. Editing in colour made it nigh-on impossible to really get the 

deepness of the black Piha sand without sacrificing the detail on the shoes, so grayscale was used 

to maintain a high contrast without bloating the black values. 

Jeremy McLean 



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SUPER JUMPING INTO SPRING 

While chasing fog above Mt Victoria on the first morning of 

Spring we stumbled across these cool little mushrooms. By 

chance I had a controller in the car at the time and the idea 

sparked. With the help of a buddy I pulled off this real life Super 

Mario shot! 

Peem Anakakul 



Landscape & Nature Category 

Judged by Richard Young 

WINNER: 

Mike White 


Mark Watson 

Jo Mohi 

Glenda Rees 

Peter Laurenson 

Mike White has won the Benro FH100 M2 Filter 

Holder Kit & Hard Grad Filter from 


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WINNER 


AFTER THE STORM 

We left Invercargill mid-morning and had no destination fixed in our mind. Weather forecasts were average in all 

directions. On a whim, we turned left at the intersection to Queenstown or Te Anau and eventually drove to Milford 

Sound, arriving in the late afternoon. This image was taken just as the clouds were starting to break and the setting sun 

was intermittently shining like a lighthouse beacon down the fiord. Here you can see the sun highlighting Stirling Falls, 

The Lion and the entrance to Harrison Cove. Not to be outdone, Sinbad Gully, to the left of Mitre Peak, featured lots 

of misty patches clinging to the steep mountain slopes and I particularly like the way the light forms silhouettes of the 

range from the Footstool extending back towards Mitre Peak. If you look closely, you might make out the silhouettes 

of onlookers watching the spectacle from the shore - dwarfed by the landscape in front of them. 

Mike White

FREE 

This dolphin was enjoying it's day and happy 

to perform for the camera. 

Mark Watson 


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MISTY SUNRISE ON LAKE TAUPO 

It was a crisp and beautiful morning in Taupo. I grabbed my camera and darted 

across the road to capture the mist lifting from the lake. It was one of the most 

beautiful mornings I’ve experienced. 

Jo Mohi 



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THE CATCH WAS WORTH THE SWIM! 

A male rifleman (New Zealand's smallest bird) was foraging near a creek when 

it popped up on this rock with a fly in it's beak. 

Glenda Rees 


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TROUBLED WATERS 

Dawn view south east to Mount Taranaki, 

across the icy windswept largest Pouakai Track tarn. 

Peter Laurenson 


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TARANAKI EVENING 

While travelling south of New Plymouth, I saw this scene 

in the late afternoon light and stopped to get the shot. 

Jason Langman 


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IN EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN 

Tekapo, New Zealand 

Peter Kurdulija 


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OHAU TRANQUILLITY 

Dusk at Lake Ohau. Shot using a polarising 

and 6 stop ND filter. 

Lynne Roberts 



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STARGAZING AT THE POOLS 

Late night missions on the west coast of NZ are one of my favourite 

things to do. This long exposure was taken at 3am, just as the milky 

way core was dropping down onto the horizon. With the help of my girl 

lighting up the rock pools in the foreground it did not disappoint! 

Peem Anakakul 


BULLERS ALBATROSS 

Bullers Albatross enjoying the waters off the 

Kaikoura Coast. 

Teresa Angell 


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ATA 

Old cabbage trees in a forest, waiting 

as a group for their maker. 

Marie Valencia 



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THAT WANAKA TREE 

Taken with a Canon 6D with a 24-70mm zoom set 

at 65mm. I used a 6 stop filter combined with a 

LEE .9 Hard Grad Filter to darken the sky. 

Mark Sutton 



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STRANDED 

In the end, neither kindness nor technology could save this stranded pair. The calf of this majestic humpback 

whale died the morning before, a few meters down the beach in sight of her here shown mother. In this moment 

of sorrow, we are reminded of the nature and essence of our shared existence. The photograph was taken in 

the early morning of August 8th at Baylys Beach, Northland, New Zealand. 

Matthias H. Risse 



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MILKY WAY OVER TASMAN LAKE 

The Milky Way rising over an iceberg filled Tasman Lake and the 

mountains in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Seven stacks 

of eight images stitched together to form a 120 degree vertical 

panorama. 

Antony Foster

THE FLOOD 

Taken in a flooded paddock alongside the mighty Waikato River which is the strip of water in 

the background. I walk my dogs here and the light is often this lovely soft golden colour at 

sunset. When I took my shot there was a heavy localised shower so the water is disturbed and 

I didn't get reflections but the sun still shone in the distance. 

Nichola Smith 


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MAJESTIC HORSES 

Horses roaming the hills near Lake Onslow, Millers Flat. 

Anna Stewart


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CATCHING A QUICK LUNCH 

This photo was taken in the Kowhai trees in Hamilton, 

Waikato. I just happened to see the Tui with something in 

its mouth, so I walked towards it while I was clicking away 

and happened to get this shot. Just luck really!! Taken with a 

Nikon D7200 and Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G VR lens. 

Cara Rintoul 


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STAR TRAILS OVER TASMAN LAKE 

This photo was taken during a crisp and clear night in Mount Cook. We took the Tasman 

Lake track to the end and could see the ice floating in the water with the snow-capped 

mountains in the background. My original intent behind the photo was to get a foreground 

shot that I would merge with one of the stars. However, I really like the result of this single 

shot with the pink airglow in the sky and the star trails reflecting in the lake. 

Jackie Foster 



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PATH TO THE LIGHTHOUSE 

6.11 am at Castle Point. 

Shannon Clamp 



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DAHLIA 

A Macro shot of a dahlia at 

Christchurch Botanical Garden. 

Grant Beedie 

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HAWKDUNS FROM FALLS DAM 

The image was made on a very chilly evening on the road 

above Falls Dam looking towards the Hawkdun Range. 

Stuart Braithwaite 




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HOT WATERFALL 

Nothing beats the feeling of standing in water shooting a 

stunning location especially when the water is hot. 

Karl Tretheway

TWO WAY STREET 

This is a seven image vertical panorama captured in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. It was a moody day 

with strong winds and on and off rain. The arrows and painted lines on the road help draw the viewer down the 

road to the large moody mountain in the background. Although a classic shot for this area and widely over 

photographed I always try to think outside the box to create an image different than any others I have seen. 

Andrew Korson 



STANMORE BAY SUNSET 

The locals enjoy a stroll down through the beach after work 

before sunset as the sun catches the sea mist. The locals here 

were very friendly and curious about what we were up to as we 

shot seascapes after this. 

Joel Staveley 




SUMMER FUN 

The photo was taken at Bethelles beach Auckland. It was one of the most stunning sunsets I 

have ever witnessed. It is an HDR bracketed at -2, 0 and +2ev merged in Lightroom. 

Prashant Joshi 





ONE TREE MOON 

I had been chasing to get the moon behind the One Tree Hill for almost 2 years now, 

trying multiple different locations but had failed for one reason or the other. When 

the opportunity came up earlier this year - I was delighted that the weather was 

great and I got my shot - what an incredible sight. Shot as part of a timelapse. 

Kunal Kumar 


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HOOKER LAKE 

Aoraki / Mount Cook as seen from the end of the Hooker Valley Track, 

with the Hooker Glacier's moraine lake in the foreground. Mt Cook was 

hidden behind clouds. 

Thiranja Babarenda Gamage 



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WHARARIKI 

Located at the top of the South Island is Wharariki beach and 

the Archway Islands. This area offers stunning sea views and the 

opportunity to get up close with some of New Zealand's wildlife, with 

seal pups playing within the sheltered shallows of the rock pools. Just 

to the left of the shot is about 15 tourists who had ventured out to take 

selfies capturing the last of the evening light. 

Rick Hunt 



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PONSONBY WHARF 

Ponson Wharf after sunset. A long exposure shot. 

Jagdip Gohil 



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SEA OF CLOUDS 

Low-flying clouds embracing the city of 

Christchurch at dusk. 

Dice Sales 



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TUKI TUKI ROAD 

Early one morning (for humans at least) life is busy starting the new day... 

Tuki Tuki Road follows the Tuki Tuki River and Valley and source, arriving 

at the sea by Haumoana. Classic Hawkes Bay scenery! 

Lindsay Gibb


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TE HENGA ASCENSION 

Another inky black night spent finding solace in the stars 

out at Te Henga. 22 vertical image panorama (2 rows), 

stitched and processed in LR. 

Tim Firkin 



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HIGH ALPINE KEA 

A cheeky Kea taking flight over the Bonar glacier after a 

busy afternoon of attacking climbing gear. The glint in its 

eye promises further trouble making. 


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CURIOUS KEA 

This curious Kea was admiring my shiny lens so I took 

advantage to grab this shot! 

Charlotte Johnson 



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TONGARIRO THREE 

An amazing winter hike to Emerald Lakes in Tongariro National Park is rewarded 

with views of all three mountains, Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. 

Paul Roberts


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PRINCESS BAY AURORA 

An unexpected but outstandingly strong display of the Aurora Australis delighted Aurora 

hunters and unsuspecting night dwellers alike, out and about on Wellington's South 

Coast in August. This display was visible to the naked eye, even under a completely full 

moon. This group enjoying a calm but chilly evening under the stars were delighted to 

watch the curtains of light flicker overhead after I pointed them out! 

Brendan Gully 

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TUI PINK 

Shot of a Tui taken on the Main St of 

Ruatoria where 30 Tui were enjoying 

the morning sun. 

Doone Harrison 


GANNET POINT 

Sunset at Gannet Point, the gannet colony at 

Muriwai, Auckland. 



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Street Photography Category 

Judged by Blair Quax 

WINNER: 

Dice Sales 


Thore Saggau 

Shane Petterd 

C. Humphries 

Lindsay Gibb 

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WINNER 

FOR THE 'GRAM' 

People nowadays, kids, millennials and older generations, are really fond of 

social media. They posts images, stories, and videos to document moments 

and their life. This was taken in a famous spot in Christchurch because of the 

beautiful cherry blossoms during spring. 

Dice Sales 


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STARING 

I took this picture in Ashburton as I 

walked through town to explore it 

a bit. The cat seemed to be pretty 

amazed by the sunset and the clouds 

as she stared at it all the time. 

Thore Saggau 


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THE BUCKET FOUNTAIN 

The iconic Bucket Fountain in Wellington's in Cuba 

Mall with the lights and colours of Cosmic. 

Shane Petterd 


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THE FOX AND THE MAIDEN 

Taken on The Marine Parade, Napier, during Art Deco Weekend 2011. The image 

portrays a bygone style and attitude.... The shot had to be taken! 

Lindsay Gibb 


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TOGETHER ALONE 

Morning coffee break in Auckland city offers 

workers a chance to connect. 

C. Humphries 


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DUNEDIN TRAIN STATION 

This is a different angle on street photography but I absolutely love this photo of 

the Dunedin Train Station reflected in a puddle. I especially love the transition 

between the sky and the footpath. 

Tanya Rowe 



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THE ALLEYWAY 

While walking around Wellington shopping I was a 

bit lost when I saw the alleyway. I really like how the 

street is painted so I had to take the shot. 

Brin Griffiths 


TRIP TO TOWN 

On a trip to town with family, I took this shot of 

Grandpa and Grandson walking down the street. I 

liked the effect of black & white to set the mood! 

Di Lewis 


167

BUSY MORNING IN WELLINGTON 




169

HARLEY RIDER 

A Harley Rider lights up after riding from Christchurch to 

Whitianga for the Gathering. 

Karen Moffatt-McLeoad 



171

WAITING' 

The early morning light catching the elderly commuter waiting 

for her ferry caught my eye. Originally in colour I changed it to 

B&W to give it a more classical feeling. 

Gail Orgias 



173

SECRET CONVERSATION 

Wellington 2017 

Greg Arnold 



175

BUSKING IN QUEEN STREET 

The music from this busker was very loud and very lively 

and he drew quite a crowd. 

Nichola Smith 



177


STEELBAND PLAYERS 

The steelband festival in NZ which 

originated in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Paul Roberts 



HOOP GIRL 

One of the entertainers at 

Wellington Cuba Dupa Festival. 

Linda Cutche 


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"PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT ABOUT CAMERAS, 

GADGETS AND GISMOS. PHOTOGRAPHY 

IS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHERS. A CAMERA 

DIDN'T MAKE A GREAT PICTURE ANY 

MORE THAN A TYPEWRITER WROTE A 

GREAT NOVEL." 

PETER ADAMS

NZPhotographer Issue 12, October 2018

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