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Travels · 21 photographs

New Zealand

From Auckland’s waterfront to the sounds of the South Island, then north through volcanic country, forest and open coast. These photographs bring together autumn light, wildlife and moments along the way.

A woman beside Auckland harbour, with buildings and the Sky Tower across the water. — 01
By the harbour
A quiet moment beside Auckland’s harbour, with the city rising across the water.

A steamer approaching the Queenstown waterfront beside golden trees reflected in the water. — 02
Gold along the waterfront
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A steamer approaches the waterfront beneath a line of golden autumn trees.

A bare twisting tree overlooking winding water between densely forested mountains at Doubtful Sound. — 03
Water between the mountains
A weathered tree frames the winding water and overlapping slopes of Doubtful Sound.

Spreading dark tree branches against peach and blue clouds, with a partly lit mountain below. — 04
Branches against the evening sky
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Dark branches spread across an evening sky of peach, blue and soft grey.

Morning light between steep forested mountains reflected on the calm water of Doubtful Sound. — 05
First light in the sound
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Just after sunrise, light reaches between the steep walls of Doubtful Sound.

A seal with its head turned sideways resting on rocks covered in moss and yellow lichen. — 06
On the rocks
A seal rests among weathered rocks patterned with moss and yellow lichen.

A penguin standing on wet sand with its reflection below and small waves behind. — 07
At the water’s edge
A penguin pauses on wet sand, its reflection stretching towards the foreground.

Golden orange sky above dark hills and layers of purple-toned mist. — 08
Light above the hills
Golden light hangs above dark hills and a soft veil of mist.

A white cushioned window seat framing blue coastal water, trees, distant land and an anchored boat. — 09
A window onto the water
A white window seat opens onto blue water, shoreline trees and an anchored boat.

A woman looking back from a narrow suspension bridge surrounded by dense forest and ferns. — 10
Across the forest bridge
A suspension bridge leads into dense forest, with a pause halfway across.

A sheltered green-blue inlet bordered by curved pale beaches and wooded headlands, with distant hills across the sea. — 11
A sheltered curve of sand
Pale sand follows the edge of a sheltered inlet beneath densely wooded slopes.

A smiling woman in a floral top standing above a broad inlet surrounded by green hills. — 12
Above the inlet
A portrait beside a broad inlet, beneath green hills and a cloud-filled sky.

An aerial view of wooded headlands and islands surrounded by blue water with small boat wakes. — 13
Between the islands
From the air, wooded headlands and waterways form a pattern of blue and green.

Red Wellington cable car number one at a station, with city buildings and harbour visible beyond. — 14
The red cable car
Wellington’s red cable car waits at the station, with the harbour visible beyond.

Two walkers standing among volcanic rocks and tussock below a large bare cone under a blue sky. — 15
Beneath the volcanic slopes
Two walkers pause among volcanic rocks beneath a broad, bare mountain cone.

Red and black volcanic crater walls in the foreground with a mountain cone partly obscured by cloud. — 16
Rock, colour and cloud
Red and black crater walls meet drifting cloud beneath a volcanic summit.

Bright green volcanic lakes surrounded by rocky ridges, with tiny walkers and drifting cloud. — 17
Green lakes among the craters
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Vivid green lakes lie among dark volcanic ridges and passing banks of cloud.

White clouds and a bare mountain rim reflected in blue lake water, with golden tussock along the near shore. — 18
Clouds on the lake
White clouds are reflected in a still mountain lake beneath a bare crater rim.

Three black swans on gently rippling water, with curved necks and dark reflections. — 19
Three black swans
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Three black swans move across softly coloured water, trailing ripples and reflections.

An enormous pale tree trunk rising through green forest, with a small person near its base. — 20
Among the great trees
An immense tree rises through the forest, dwarfing the visitor at its base.

A broad sandy beach curving towards green headlands, with small walkers beside calm blue water. — 21
Along the open shore
Walkers follow the sweep of Bream Bay beneath a wide blue sky.