Here’s a photo I got on the way to Mt. Cook/Aoraki, which is only a few hours from Queenstown. It’s one of the new stops we’re gonna do on the upcoming NZ Photo Adventure workshop happening soon!
This a shot I got on the way to Mount Cook/Aoraki. It’s about a 4 hour drive from my home, but there are literally a million places you can take photos. Actually, there are millions of millions I suppose… As you approach Mount Cook, there are just endless openings like this where you can hike around. I’ve walked out here for ages upon ages and never even seen another human being. It’s wild how unpopulated the South Island of New Zealand is.
I mentioned the upcoming NZ photography workshop in yesterday’s post. One thing I’m thinking about for this one is heading out a little wider, away from Queenstown where we spend most of the time usually, to areas like Mount Cook / Aoraki and Lake Tekapo. Should make for some awesome mini adventures. You can see more about the workshop here. (Only a couple of places remain.)
Here’s another one of the images from my 1000 Stories from 1000 Places NFT drop. It sold out in minutes, but they are now available to trade on OpenSea and X2Y2, etc so be sure to check them out.
This is the view that you get on the way to Mt. Cook/Aoraki. This was my first time going there… and I was so happy to see the amazing color of the water!
And yes, I know Lake Pukaki sounds like a great place to film Japanese porn, and that’s one of the reasons I like it so much.
Do you think this lake full of glacial water is cold? Yes? Well, you’re right. I am not a fan of cold water and all my friends that love cold water tell me I am a crazy for not liking cold water as then dive into it naked. I’m like no. I like hot water. I like jacuzzis and stuff. It’s not that complicated but I just can’t get it through their heads.
Here’s one of the first stops on my photo hike and road trip… can’t wait to sleep under the stars at Mount Cook again. 🙂
After Ohau, my next stop is here at Mt. Cook… looking to hike about 15km a day and taking lots of photos… twill be fun!
If you’re a Passport Member then today you’ll get to see a new edit from New Zealand near Mount Cook. It was a pretty simple photo to process but you can see how I used the polarizing filter, which I almost never use. Enjoy!
Here’s one of my favorite places to visit while on the way to Mount Cook.
Drop 1 was a wild ride as you can see from the quick video below that shows a few things that happened during the NFT auction. I’m still learning as I go and will share more videos! Drop 2 is now in progress and you can bid here if NFTs are your sort of thing. 🙂
We were lucky to barely catch the tip of Mount Cook as we were driving down this beautiful road. You never know what the weather conditions are gonna be like down here. It’s about a 4-hour drive from Queenstown, and the weather is often pretty unpredictable, so it’s just a roll of the dice! Can you believe people climb up there to the top? It’s quite dangerous actually… quite a few deaths.
