Brendan Moyle • Dec 06, 2016 •
The Auckland region has a surprising number of waterfalls to view. A great number of these are located in the Waitakere ranges. One of the falls I’d yet to see was Karekare. One of the reasons is it’s a bit of a distance to the falls. And a lot of the routes involve Auckland roads that really, don’t expedite travel. I’ve … Read More
John Kerr • Oct 12, 2016 •
Being a scientist out in the field can be hard work, with long days in sometimes uncomfortable (or even dangerous) settings collecting data. But it does come with the opportunity for some unbelievable photos. NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, has announced the winners of its annual photography competition: From one pole to the other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most … Read More
Guest Work • Aug 02, 2016 •
By Christine A. Ward-Paige, Dalhousie University One of the great things about being a biologist is getting to work in the field and connect with wildlife. Through my career, I have enjoyed many unforgettable close encounters with various species, including turtles, birds, marine mammals, invertebrates and a lot of fish, especially sharks and rays. My research program also … Read More
Brendan Moyle • Nov 30, 2015 •
We’ve had some lovely days in Auckland. So I have actually left the computer behind, and gone out to take photos. This feels even more important of late, as I’m about to go back to China to do more fieldwork. One thing China tends not to have, is scenes like the Hauraki Gulf. Especially in winter. North Head in Devonport … Read More
Brendan Moyle • Nov 08, 2015 •
Well, in December I make my next expedition overseas. It’ll be my sixth trip in the last 12 months, and like all the others, up in the Northern Hemisphere. More specifically, China. I’m heading to the far north so it’ll be very cold. So that’s a whole lot closer. This is adding up to a lot of hours in … Read More
Guest Work • Dec 22, 2014 •
NIWA photographers are well known for their stunning images of New Zealand’s environment. Four of the best discuss their favourite shots and what was going on at the time. Dave Allen, photographer. Camera: Nikon D800 The photo of scientists Tony Bromley and Sally Gray releasing a weather balloon was taken at the tiny West Coast settlement of Hannah’s Clearing, south … Read More
Ken Perrott • Aug 11, 2014 •
Saw this photo on the Guardian – see Accidental Renaissance: the photos that look like Italian paintings. The author says: “Currently doing the rounds on Twitter is the image below, taken from Facebook by artist James Harvey, whose tweet has been shared thousands of times. It depicts one of the fairly frequent brawls in Ukrainian parliament which, while undoubtedly … … Continue reading … Read More
Brendan Moyle • Jul 11, 2014 •
It is becoming a challenge to keep up the film photography, so last month aI made a concerted effort to get through one roll at least. This was also my first chance to shoot with the Kodak Ektar 100 film. This is reputed to scan well and ... Read More
Brendan Moyle • Jun 05, 2014 •
The weather on the long weekend was rather glorious, and my daughter wanted to take some photos around the Auckland Museum. So off we went on Sunday morning. It was a good few hours. While photography is often a solitary affair, just wand... Read More
Siouxsie Wiles • Nov 11, 2013 •
As part of the work leading up to our Art in the Dark project, Living Light, Rebecca Klee and I played around with doing some time-lapse photography with bioluminescent bacteria growing on agar. A big thanks to Rhian Sheehan for allowing us to use his track Thoughts on Nature as the soundtrack. This is 4 days … Read More