Authentic As offer a unique experience for visitors to the Southern Lakes. Rather than remind you to bring your camera with you, we recommend you leave it at home so you can sit back and relax whilst we take care of everything. We took the Johnson’s on a mid winter adventure along the Glenorchy road and beyond.
Read MoreSimon explores the terrain above the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown New Zealand. Fresh snow has fallen on the slopes of Ben Lomond and armed with his camera he sets out to capture this incredible Winter Wonderland
Read MoreThe Lake Dispute - Moke Lake Loop is one of the most stunning Mountain Bike Rides in Queenstown. Riding it on a high end eBike makes it even more fun. Join Simon on his lap
Read MoreQueenstown offer some of the best night skies in the world. Come on a Starry Night Adventure with us to witness this beautiful sight with your very own eyes. You’ll not only take with you many precious memories, you’ll have a collection of breathtaking photographs to treasure for decades to come
Read MoreGinnie wanted to see the beautiful Southern Hemisphere night sky. We took her out exploring capturing beautiful photographs as we went, we even bumped into Lady Aurora
Read MoreThe Monssens chose our day trip into Glenorchy, Paradise and Mount Aspiring Park. They love nature and recently moved up across Australia from a cooler farming background to the heat of Queensland. They loved slowing down and exploring some of the quieter and relaxing places in the Southern Lakes
Read MoreHannes and Suki were in Queenstown for a few days as part of their New Zealand adventure. They came on one of our ‘Top & Back’ tours. Suki experienced snow for the first time amongst many other things. Together we had lots of laughs and created the most amazing set of images
Read MoreJarin & Tashur visited Queenstown to celebrate their engagement. We worked with them to plan the perfect photoshoot for their very special day
Read MoreEven when the moon is out and clouds in the sky, our camera skills, local knowledge and DOC concessions enable us to be able to create breathtakingly beautiful photographs under the stunning night skies in Queenstown New Zealand
Read MoreThe Ruby is Lake Wanaka’s premiere swimming event, very possibly New Zealands and it must be a contender for one of the best open water swimming races on the planet. We’re proud to be chosen to photograph this event, it represents so much that we love and is authentic to the core
Read MoreNew bike day is one of the greatest days ever. Simon caught up with Jimmy Pollard to shoot some photos and spin some yarns about his brand new, 2019 Yeti SB150.
Read MoreContacted by Sarah, to capture some family portraits at Millbrook Resort we knew we had to be flexible and fun working around an 18 month old. We under-estimated this little one’s love of golf indeed. Much to his Grandpas admiration, himself a keen golfer.
Read MoreThe Nike SB Staple Pigeon was a shoe that helped rewrite the sneaker history books. 13 years later, the design has been updated with two iterations and released into the world. Somehow, New Zealand managed to get both pairs. One release, in my opinion, the best of the pack made it to Queenstown. Would a pair be mine?
Read MoreAs many of us are preparing our ‘Best 9’ for the year, sneakerheads are working on their Top 5 pick ups. In this story, Simon explores his relationships with sneakers during 2018, selecting his favourite 5 pick ups and explaining why. Even for the non-sneakerhead, this is worth a read
Read MoreThe Garcia’s from the Philippenes, journeyed to the Top and Back with us on Christmas Eve. They loved our private bespoke 4WD photography tour. We took in many of Queenstown, New Zealand’s Points of Interest capturing their day in stunning photographs, as we introduced them to this amazing place we call home
Read MoreWe’re currently running a Festive Season Special 1 Hour Photoshoot where we meet you somewhere in the Wakatipu Basin - From Arrowtown, Lakes Hayes, Shotover Country, Frankton, Kelvin Heights, Queenstown Gardens and out to One Mile. You’ll get around 30 digital images and access to our great print deals for only $250
Read MoreSalmon Run is one of the finest mountain bike trails on the planet, its technical nature challenges the best of all mountain bikes. The Through the Loop Enduro is the perfect race for this perfect trail. Read the race report and see the highlights of this great event
Read MoreWhere and what do we do when we need to time to heal? This story takes us on a shoot with NZ Track Cycling World Champion Paige Paterson as we try and understand the process of recovery following a serious crash. Part of a series on Traumatic Brain Injury called ‘Places of Healing’ we hope you find Paiges story helpful. Author- Emma Westwood
Read MoreWe took Bif, Bex, Beatrice and Victor - a young local family, to the Head of the Lake and Back earlier this year. As you can see, even though the temperatures were well into big coat and woolly hat territory, everyone had a great day out and now have these beautiful photographs to treasure for decades to come and share with their friends and family back home in the UK and around the world.
Read MoreThe Targa Rally held a stage on the road at the end of our road. Not being a petrol head, I thought I’d go and check it out, after all there are two tight corners at the stop of a steep hill - it should be a great spot
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