Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 for seabird photography
Let me start by saying I loved using this lens. Loved it. One of my main aims on a subantarctic trip is pelagic bird photography, which can often be a…
Gear update – Nikon D500
So a while back I lost a lot of camera gear to a freak wave. While that kinda sucked at the time, on the flip side it's given me the opportunity to get…
The Pyramid – Chatham Islands
The Pyramid (Tarakoikoia) is a mighty rise of rock at the southern end of the Chatham Islands. It's classified as an Important Bird Area because it's the only place in…
The Booby Saga
I’ve always been a birdwatcher. From a young age I’ve sat quietly in hides with a pair of binoculars, wandered rainforests staring up into the canopy, and awoken at frankly…
The big and the small
This photograph of a Southern Royal albatross and a Black-bellied Storm petrel is one of my favourite images. Not because it's a particularly stunning image, it's quite ordinary in every…
Bounty Islands
I have never seen so many seabirds in my life. The air above the Bounty Islands is dark - a mist that resolves through binoculars into a flurry of whirling albatross.…
The Gift
The Gift
On my 23rd birthday, I woke to the ship rocking in a way that indicated one thing to me. It wasn’t looking good for us to be able to land…
An Introduction to Subantarctic New Zealand
If you read the blog I posted before I left, you'll recognise this map: When I mention the subantarctic to people, they often comment on how much ice I'm going…
In 2016 I…
...took the first two landscape photos that I'm actually proud of: Landscape photography is something of a struggle for me, and I usually end up frustrated in lacklustre images. These…
Antipodes Island
Merry Christmas everyone! This time, I'm not going to write trip logs, nor will my blog be in chronological order. We're starting with one of the places I was absolutely…
Northern Buller's albatross, Chatham Islands
The Wave
"Sometimes, a day will so utterly change you, that when you look in the mirror at the end of the day, there is someone you do not wholly recognise yet…
Returning home
All adventures come to an end, and it's often not easy to leave the wilds behind to come home. On Monday the 5th of December, I flew home from Dunedin…
The Beast – First impressions of the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6
I'm currently in the Southern Ocean, so these blogs are scheduled in advance. I'll be back in early December with more adventures to share! The Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 is an…
The D500 – First impressions
This year I've been honoured to be chosen as a Nikon New Zealand Featured Photographer. As part of the feature I get to play with some new gear - and Nikon…
Preparing for a Subantarctic Adventure
On Wednesday the 16th of November, I hopped on a plane and headed for Invercargill to begin another subantarctic adventure. I'm beyond excited, and by the time you read this,…