Raewyn Hillier on Latitude cover Winter 2010
Another cover on Latitude mag: over the last couple of months I’ve had fun photographing Raewyn Hillier. She is a very interesting woman, recently seen with husband John on a ‘Country Calendar’ episode featuring their high country hunting / guiding business. I also photographed her working with Erewhon’s clydesdale horse team, riding her Harley and working at her day job as a flooring consultant in Christchurch. It’s worth buying the mag just to read this article and see my photos of her!
Today Bruce Redmond proved he is the best ploughman in the world with a big win in the 2-day World Ploughing Competition held in Methven. It has been a huge event for Methven with competitors from all over the world converging here. Bruce thoroughly deserved the win. I spent the last hour of the competition fixed in a prime spot photographing only him and was surprised that maistream media were busy elsewhere – so I’m confident I have the best photographic record of New Zealand’s latest World Champion!
Bruce Redmond ploughing champion, Methven
The best ploughman in the world at work
Bruce Redmond, World Champion, with the trophy to prove it
Sunrise, Glenfalloch
In this month’s NZ Geographic there is a large fold out map of Canterbury. One of my Glenfalloch images was used for the information panels on the reverse.
Nancy Tichborne, artist and gardener
If you have any interest in expansive gardens find a copy of this month’s Latitude mag. I photographed 3 of the gardens featured, including the cover shot of Nancy. It was a bit of an eye opener for me seeing just how creative (and maybe a little obsessed!) gardeners can become, I suppose it is just like any other creative outlet you become passionate about.
Last week I had an brilliant day photographing two ‘Gardens of Significance’ on Banks Peninsula. One was artist Nancy Tichbornes at French Farm, the other Jill and Richard Simpsons at Fisherman’s Bay. The images were commissioned for the next issue of Latitude, due out in early March.
While the gardens were different from each other the scale of work involved developing and maintaining them is amazing. The creativity involved was a pleasure to capture.
Frosty sunrise, Glenfalloch
In the Dec issue of Avenues magazine there is a feature on the best place I know of for a corporate retreat. Glenfalloch Station is set in beautiful isolation and offers great hospitality, accommodation and conference facilities. It is also one of my favourite places to photograph. The Avenues article only used a few (including this one as a double spread on the entry page) but if you look through my portfolio you will see Glenfalloch images popping up regularly.
- Dame Malvina Major
A couple of weeks ago I enjoyed meeting and photographing opera singer dame Malvina Major at her country home. The photos were for a feature in the Dec. issue of Latitude, due on the shelves any day soon.
Blues at the Blue
Wayne Pannett and the Back Road Blues band played to a packed house at the Blue Pub last night – I put a few images on my ‘Projects’ page here.
Methven A&P show
Ferris wheels and highland dancing – it must be showtime!
Saturday was a great day for the keen individuals who took part in the Teva Big Day at the Office race.  It starts in Methven with a 40 km bike ride to the hills. Next is a 24 k run through a sub alpine track around Mt Somers. Back on the bikes for 30 km along the foothills, then in to kayaks for a 9km paddle along the RDR before the final 3.5 km run to finish at the Blue Pub in Methven. Â
Teva multisport bike riders, Methven