Here’s a photo from my road trip around the North Island of New Zealand. This is one of the coolest golf courses in the world called Tara Iti. It runs right along the beach and when the sun gets low, you get some pretty incredible shadows along the fairways. I like shooting on golf courses, but I don’t always like making it obvious it’s a golf course. I like the idea that it’s a beautiful place that’s just convenient for playing golf if you want to.

Te Arai in the Evening Light

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• Date Taken2020-08-05 00:00:50
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/640
• Aperture5.6
• ISO250
• Focal Length86.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

This is one of the many cool sculptures at The Hills country club in Arrowtown. The guy that owns it is Michael Hill, who also owns one of my prints and hangs it in his home here which is located on the golf course.

Wolf Attack

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• Date Taken2018-05-17 09:58:40
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture8
• ISO200
• Focal Length63.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

This is not a new photo, but it’s one I took a number of years ago as soon as I got that Hasselblad. Nice, eh? I was still trying to figure out the camera, as the behavior was quite a bit different than my Sony. So, I spent a day traveling around the South Island here in New Zealand to try using the camera in a lot of different conditions. I took this over near Jack’s Point in Queenstown.

First Shot With the Hasselblad H5D

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• Date Taken2015-12-21 01:19:48
• CameraH5D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1/100
• Aperture16
• ISO100
• Focal Length42.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

How beautiful is the West Coast of New Zealand? It’s foggy and moody and full of mystique. I absolutely love it there. This makes me want to do more road trips all over the South Island… I’ll try to do a few a year! Next time, I think I want to get a little more drone action going because the views from up high are even more spectacular.

On the Way to Haast

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• Date Taken2019-05-24 01:44:55
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/30
• Aperture6.3
• ISO3200
• Focal Length96.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I had an incredible day up with Aspiring Helicopters right before a trip to the USA. We first went up to an amazing cabin way up in the mountains for a wine and cheese party, then we took off again to circle around this mountain at sunset. It was like a dream! I put on my earphones underneath my heli-big-boy-earphones and listened to all kinds of strange music as we flew around. It was very dreamy!

Tititea / Mount Aspiring, New Zealand

Incredible Mount Aspiring

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• Date Taken2015-08-28 17:49:34
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/400
• Aperture6.3
• ISO1250
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

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.

Choppy made a stop at the airport in Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) to re-fuel the helicopter so we could keep the flight going longer. It was a super-long day of flying with nearly five hours in the air. I’m not sure how much fuel a helicopter can hold, but we were flying pretty hard so probably about three hours worth… By hard flying, we actually had two helicopters up, one equipped with an awesome externally mounted cinema camera, as we were flying from location to location working on a video project.

Mitre Peak in Evening Light

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• Date Taken2020-03-06 00:42:57
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/3200
• Aperture4.5
• ISO160
• Focal Length42.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I was with my friend Ben and his family… they were loving the trip around NZ for sure. I got this photo of Ben as he was walking along the beach… it was a windy and wild day and the waves were super intense. In fact, when we got back in the helicopter, a huge wave came and washed up under the chopper!

The Last Landing

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• Date Taken2020-06-05 18:39:02
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/6400
• Aperture4
• ISO125
• Focal Length105.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

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.

Imagine seeing this if you were one of the great sea explorers of yore!

This is the entrance to Milford Sound from the Tasman Sea. It would have been so amazing to come across this and wonder what it was like up inside the fjord. And then, the captain could just decide to sail up inside and land some boats on the shore. Maybe if they were a little hungry, they could even grab a few Moas and cook ‘em up. After a long sea voyage, nothing goes down smoother than a Moa.

What the Ancient Seamariners Saw

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• Date Taken2010-11-03 04:07:07
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/6000
• Aperture5.3
• ISO1000
• Focal Length105.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

Every day during the lockdown in New Zealand, which I think only lasted about four weeks, I would go on an afternoon hike. I found myself drawn to this area again and again… these tiny little perfect pools of water… I actually took these with my mobile phone, although I don’t think most people would guess that in 100 years.

Lockdown Walk

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• Date Taken2020-04-15 12:06:44
• CameraPixel 4
• Camera MakeGoogle
• Exposure Time1/5900
• Aperture1.7
• ISO92
• Focal Length4.4 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias

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.

There are approximately 4,000 places to stop on the drive from Te Anau to Milford, and this is one of them. It’s kind of a must-stop! The scene is crazy-powerful, and it changes throughout the day. I’ve noticed sometimes in the morning it is foggy and hard to see, but it’s still interesting even then. When planning car-trips in New Zealand, it’s best just to add a few extra hours into the experience!

The Valleys on the Way to Milford Sound

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• Date Taken2013-02-09 06:14:25
• CameraNIKON D800
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/640
• Aperture7.1
• ISO100
• Focal Length125.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias