Wearable Arts in Wellington

I have spent the last few days in Wellington. It was great to be back in a city again where I always end up with new ideas and inspiration. We went to the opening night of The Wearable Arts and for the first time they had added a bridal section with some really quirky takes on grooms outfits. Everything about the show was amazing and very creative.

The World Press Exhibition was also displayed in Wellington. I have seen the exhibition previous years in other places of the world and it’s always an eye opener.  I still think its sad that most awards are won with very graphic images of dead people from war zones and disasters rather that happy moments and scenes of survivors, but that’s just me.

Te Papa is always worth visiting and the Vogue in New Zealand Exhibition was interesting. Our little boy loved all the interactive discovery centers almost as much as the visit to the Zoo.

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Summer was the busiest Wedding Season ever and I cant say winters been quiet, just slowing down a bit. Last week I shot Louise and Oliver’s wedding here in Wanaka and this week its Claire and Callum’s Wedding in Queenstown.

We had a family holiday at the end of June in Noosa which was great to spend time playing on the beach and in the pool with Lucas and just enjoy some summer.

I was planning to get straight into preparing for the upcoming Iris Awards but had a slight set back with a ruptured appendix and a long ambulance ride to Dunedin hospital in the snowy weather! Fortunately, no surgery required, but the reason it’s been a bit quiet on the blog and face book front, is that I had to spend a week in hospital ( extension of holiday) but I am back to full force now and feeling great!

Two days after I got home, I did another big Heli shoot with Alpine Helicopters for Minaret Station in a meter of snow, minus 7 to 10 at night with no door on the helicopter, it was a bit chilly up there. The most exciting thing was that we did the main shoot at 2 o’clock in the morning in the light of the full moon! It was definitely a new experience to fly helicopter at that time of night and the images came out amazing.

Spending a day with Heather Waraksa

As a photographer I take all opportunities I can to meet with other top photographers. It doesn’t matter how good you are, you never stop learning.

Heather Waraksa, from Brooklyn NY, is one of the top 10 wedding photographer in the world and is famous for her cinematic and fashion inspired images. She was recently in New Zealand and I spent a whole day with her last week. I got lots of new ideas and concepts to experience with couples for the next coming season.

The night ended in true NY style with cocktails in the company of great photographers.

It has been an amazing year, meeting 3 of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world was something i never thought would happen. David Beckstead  with his distinct style, Jerry Ghionis who makes every wedding glamourous and rock’n roll and Heather’s soft, beautiful and romantic images.

Here are a few images taken last week,  inspired by Heather Waraksa’s work

R.I.P Graham “Stotty” Stott

It was with sadness I got  the news that Graham’s helicopter had gone down  and both him and his flight student Marcus had died.

Graham flew me up on Mt Roy for my first heli wedding way back and since then we have shared many fun times in the air and on the ground. He was a keen photographer and at more than one wedding he picked up one of my cameras and snapped away:)

A great pilot and friend that will be greatly missed by us all, flying will never be the same without you

Here are some images from times spent flying with Graham

Christmas flooding in Wanaka

Just been out for a morning drive and thought I share with you what Wanaka looks like right now!