Matariki rises in mid-winter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Kahu Youth and the Upper Clutha community arrange the most incredible celebration. They asked us if we’d like to photograph and of course we relished the opportunity.

A Wander Up Devils Staircase, Arthurs Pass, truly rewards the photographer with waterfalls, beech forest and mountain flax as visual ornaments to symbolise our ancestors and their work here. Listen to the native birds as you climb and observe this place of natural beauty.

Astro photography is breathtaking, and when you add in a person, it often takes it to a new level entirely. The desire to learn new skills to be able soon took hold of me. After only a few practices this puzzle really started to come together.

Tasman Lake plays host to icebergs that have broken away from the face of Haupapa (Tasman Glacier). We visited at dawn one very cold autumnal morning

Amidst the onslaught of new sneaker sole technology appeared the Nike VapourMAX. It took one year for my interest to pique enough into copping, find out what it was that tipped me over the edge