It's been a busy year so far, with an expedition to China and several extra contract jobs. Which means I don't really have anything to share from those. Oh, and we bought a house and moved into it as well. I did not appreciate how much time that can take up! But the new location (Stillwater) is a small coastal settlement within the greater Auckland area. Coastal doesn't quite capture it however. Stillwater is by the estuarine part of a river, while the actual beach itself, is about a 30 minute hike from our new house. One of the appeals of the beach is it is home to a number of To View More >>

When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions - Hamlet 2023 has been very tough on my photography. Both events around New Zealand and in my personal life threw up many obstacles. The floods in Auckland, the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, the death of my mother, an assault, getting hit by a motorist while biking to work (it took months to recover from the injuries), going to China for 2 months and catching Covid19 there, all prevented a lot of photography. On the gear front I've sold my Sony a7Riii, a9 (and an old a7R) and bought a Sony FX30 and a1. The a1 To View More >>