Mountains, National & Regional Parks, new zealand

Today’s Photo: Pukaki Dreaming

It looks like a dream, or part of a fantasy from a Tolkien novel, but it’s the real thing, the … Continue reading Today’s Photo: Pukaki Dreaming

Golf, new zealand, Rural & Countryside, Towns & Cities

Golf Course Light

Some people, probably most who don’t play it, find golf boring. That’s understandable. But one of golf’s great attractions — … Continue reading Golf Course Light

Food, Street People Culture

Spicy Tomato Soup

This yummy soup is adapted from Gordon Ramsay’s recipe for “creamy tomato soup with sundried tomato pesto” from his book Gordon Ramsay’s … Continue reading Spicy Tomato Soup

Beaches & Coastlines, new zealand, Towns & Cities

Among the Volcanoes

In 2005 I attended the 10th anniversary of the devastating Mt Souffriere volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. … Continue reading Among the Volcanoes

new zealand, Rural & Countryside

Troll Country

Castle Hill Reserve (Kura Tawhiti) is a landscape straight out of Middle Earth. Peter Jackson used it in his Lord Of … Continue reading Troll Country

Beaches & Coastlines, Lakes & Rivers, new zealand, Photography, Rural & Countryside

Ghostly Greenhithe

Winter is drawing in and with the cold mornings and clear skies comes fog. It blankets the valleys in … Continue reading Ghostly Greenhithe

Beaches & Coastlines, National & Regional Parks, new zealand, People

Bethells Surfer

We returned to Bethells with some Trinidadians last weekend to show them the raw beauty of Auckland’s west coast. The … Continue reading Bethells Surfer

Art, new zealand, People, Photography, Street People Culture, Towns & Cities

Images of Architecture Exhibition

Wind Tree Flight I’ve entered these three photographs into the above mentioned Auckland exhibition showing at the Mairangi Arts Centre … Continue reading Images of Architecture Exhibition