I am proud to release my second book of New Zealand landscape photographs, "LAND OF LIGHT".
LAND OF LIGHT, my long awaited second book is almost here. I've received the first proof book from my printers and I'm thrilled with the results, it's stunning. Beautifully bound with 232 pages of outstanding print quality, this personally signed Collector's Edition tips the scales at 2.2kg and its presentation box is a work of art as well, adding an extra 0.5kg!
I’ve invested almost 1000 hours in designing, writing and editing, all with meticulous attention to detail. Carefully selected satin paper achieves the critically correct balance of quality versus weight and extensive image proofing has ensured the highest standards of colour balance and accuracy, further enhanced by slowing the offset printing process to optimise reproduction.
From the moment you see the handcrafted box overlaid with silver foil, you'll be impressed. Lift the lid to reveal the book and you’ll say "wow", as you hold it in your hands and feel the weight, turning the first pages will confirm what your senses already told you, this is something very special.
If you thought you knew New Zealand, be prepared to be shocked and amazed. From pristine pohutukawa fringed beaches in the north, to snow capped mountains and alpine lakes of the south, I've invested extraordinary energies to showcase many of the country’s off-shore islands as well, including Chatham and Pitt, the Aldermens, Great Barrier and Stewart Island. This unique book portrays the breadth and beauty of New Zealand like you have never seen before and includes dozens of breath-taking double page panoramas.
The INSIGHTS + TECHNIQUE chapter adds technical information and detailed stories, revealing how I captured some of my most iconic images and references to videos on this website allow you to experience actually being there as I photographed some of these. This has been a true labour of love, a mammoth self-publishing project and one which I'm very proud of.
View a 45 page selection after the comments from my last book LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT below…
Published in 2017, all copies of LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT are sold out, although I plan to revise and reprint a new edition at a later date.
Please note: LAND OF LIGHT is scheduled to arrive mid - late November and orders will be despatched as soon as I receive the books.
THE BOOK ARRIVED TODAY THANKS SO MUCH! THE FORMAT & COLOURS OF SOME OF THE PICTURES ARE JUST MIND-BLOWING... IT’S GREAT TO HAVE THE EXPLANATIONS UNDER WHICH THE SHOTS WERE MADE. DO YOU PLAN TO PUBLISH MORE BOOKS IN THE FUTURE?JO – SWITZERLAND
JUST PURCHASED YOUR BOOK “LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT”, CONGRATULATIONS ON A STUNNING COLLECTION OF AMAZING IMAGES. I NEVER BUY LANDSCAPE BOOKS, SO TAKE IT AS A COMPLIMENT I HAVE PURCHASED YOURS! I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE SCENERY IN NZ & YOU HAVE CAPTURED IT PERFECTLY.GM – AUSTRALIA
I SAW THIS BOOK IN THE AIRPORT ON MY WAY HOME, IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY & I KNEW I NEEDED TO HAVE IT!BC – U.S.A
OVER THE WEEKEND, MY MUM WHO’S 87 SAT DOWN & READ THE WHOLE BOOK FROM COVER TO COVER, SHE THOUGHT IT WAS THE LOVELIEST BOOK SHE’S EVER SEEN!SB – NEW ZEALAND