We do a lot of large interior murals due to our very large file creation processes. This one stood out today, printed on Contra Vision film (perforated window film often seen on buses) and applied to a large boardroom glass wall. It looks so realistic that we wonder how many people might accidentally try to walk through it?  Original photo, Nelson Lakes National Park track, at: https://www.naturespic.com/newzealand/image.asp?id=25963 ..read more

An unseasonably calm winter’s day took me well offshore exploring by boat into Cook Strait where I witnessed and recorded a wildlife feeding frenzy not often seen.  In the water, New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) were diving to catch Frostfish (Lepidopus caudatus), a very long almost snake like fish, but their length required the seal to bring the fish to the surface in order the thrash and rip them apart, taking several minutes per fish. The splashing and commotion caused a large collection of Mollymawks (small albatrosses) to arrive and battle over any morsels flung from th ..read more

A science background made shooting the BRANZ Annual Review an interesting undertaking.  Meeting and capturing the work of many of our top building and materials scientists dealing with applied real world issues in the building industry was fascinating, and working alongside an experienced and capable team of in house designers, writers and publishers was satisfying.  The final report we crafted has just been released here.   Below are a few example pages and a brief explanation of the design and photographic themes involved… The sections were based around light based themes, ‘l ..read more

We specialise in large image files for superior mural reproduction quality, especially in close viewing distance murals.  Here are some recent examples clients have shared with us: Hospital waiting room mural for calming influence. Awhitu Peninsula. Image ID: 53147   Spectacular glass splashback (printed by Thermaseal, Chch). Image ID: 62829   Kitchen splashback. Otago, New Zealand. Image ID: 63425   Laundry glass splashback. Tongariro National Park. Image ID: 37304 ..read more

Been a run of enjoyable story portraits for www.NZGeo.com recently. NZ Story Portraits of, Ocean Mercier, Meng Foon, Linda Shum, Kirsten Wong with Gordon Wu These are portraits of I’ll explain them in more detail below… Ocean Mercier, Super Conductor Dr Ocean Mercier become the first Māori woman to earn a doctorate in physics, with a thesis on superconducting materials.  Soon, she became a superconductor herself—a powerful conduit between stories, people and knowledge, between Western science and mātauranga Māori, traditional knowledge. Mercier is now head of Te Kawa a Māui, the School ..read more

We do a lot of kitchen splashbacks, because we’re one of the few NZ image providers that specifically shoot massive panorama type files for high quality large images that can handle close viewing distances like kitchens. Here are a few that customers have shared with us -we love see final use images like these shared. Drop us a line if you need a quote, and we can also often help recommend high quality glass printers and installers ..read more

Very grateful to be awarded the honour of New Zealand Photographer of the year in the 2019/2020 NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year awards. Here are most of the images entered. Receiving award from sponsor Nikon NZ’s Richard Greasley. Photo Richard Robinson Being interviewed on stage about my photo entries and the work behind the scenes. Photo Richard Robinson The full display of winners can be seen here. The collection of best photography in NZ for 2019 – a must view: https://www.nzgeo.com/photography/photographer-of-the-year-2019-winners/ I’d like to give a big thank you to all the s ..read more

We do a lot of kitchen splashbacks. Posting this one because we love our endemic native Kea, the true alpine expert, and this was a cool use. Here’s the original photo file that was used to print direct to glass by Thermaseal in Christchurch with an advanced ceramic printer ..read more

Recently spent some time photographing our rare native Giant Kokopu fish, a secretive seldom seen species, and therefore, unknown to many. Here’s a video that Forest and Bird put together as part of a drive to increase awareness of the species, which shows some of the efforts to try and film them in their natural habitat. Grab a coffee and have a look at: Have a look at more of our native fish here. Many thanks to Forest and Bird for giving this species, and their plight, a big push ..read more

Nice interview with Emile Donovan, Radio New Zealand, about recent projects, winning NZ photographer of the year, and a few other things we gassed on about.  Audio link here ..read more