Kia ora dear visitor/friend, I have launched a new, exclusive website called Behnam.nz. I have recently discontinued using Facebook or Instagram and decided to create the new online platform, something that belongs to me and is used to publish photographs together with my thoughts. The driving-force behind Behnam.nz is to focus without disruption on what... Read More The post Behnam.nz appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Kia ora my friends, thanks for calling into GreatBarrierPhotography.com and reading this blog about “What is Enough?” Thursday morning in Tryphena Heights, Great Barrier Island (New Zealand), the sunny morning turned into another inclement day, with showers and low, thick cloud cover. Therefore, the batteries will not be charged fully today via photo voltaic, like... Read More The post What is Enough? appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Kia ora dear Friend, cheers for calling in and reading this blog. It is Saturday morning, quiet, warm, still and I want to show you some of my newest images. Furthermore, write about how we should allow to make decisions more on what we do NOT know. Let’s start with a recent image of mine:... Read More The post What we don’t know is often more important than what we know appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Covid-19 Dear Friend, thanks for tuning in and reading my blog. I have purposefully not used the lockdown in New Zealand time due to Covid-19 to do lots of stuff. I haven’t written blogs, haven’t updated my Instagram (click and follow) and haven’t caught up on the many photos which haven’t been processed and edited... Read More The post Covid-19 and My Vast Bubble of One appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Dear Friend, today I share with you my Aria Recommendation and three photographs. I hope you are well and in times of uncertainty, remain level-headed and know yourself well enough to distinguish between what is your opinion and what is fact. Let’s start with a photo which I titled on Instagram (ben.island) “Um Himmels willen”... Read More The post Ben’s Aria Recommendation appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Last week I had the pleasure and joy of riding an electric motorbike called Ubco 2×2, courtesy of Motu Bikes – Electric Motorbike Hire. The young man behind Motu Bikes is called Seagar and he has created an entirely new business on Great Barrier Island. I would not be surprised to hear that there is... Read More The post Motu Bikes – Electric Motorbike Hire appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Wishing you a Happy New Year 2020. I've been on holiday for some weeks, staying away from the computer, most activities which feel like work to me and it has been very quiet here in Tryphena Heights. The post Happy New Year 2020 appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Today, I am sharing a single aerial photograph of the Mulberry Grove area with you. Technically, this is more than just a single photo, but who is interested in technical details these days? I better not go on a tangent here. Tryphena is the most populated settlement on the Barrier, and Mulberry Grove Beach and... Read More The post Mulberry Grove – Tryphena appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

The Silver Fern is an iconic New Zealand fern. These days I collect humus at the base of the silver fern plant. The bottom side of the fronds are silver and at times I use a few to mark my path. Especially when it gets dark in the forest, they can be helpful to stay... Read More The post Silver Fern & Peach Tree appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more

Dear reader, Water Colours and Compromising is the topic of today’s blog. I am sharing a handful of altered images and some words on compromise. It is Saturday afternoon, it is sunny, the strong south-westerly is slowing down, and I have finished processing a set of photos. My mood is so-so, but I have been... Read More The post Water Colours and Compromising appeared first on Great Barrier Photography ..read more