Land of Light

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW ZEALAND

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I am proud to release my second book of New Zealand landscape photographs "LAND OF LIGHT"

LAND OF LIGHT, my long awaited 2nd book has arrived and I'm thrilled with the results, it's stunning. Beautifully crafted 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!

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.

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 - the end result is nothing short of outstanding.

From the moment you see its handmade box with embossed silver foil lettering, 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.

The INSIGHTS + TECHNIQUE chapter provides technical information and stories that reveal how I photographed my most iconic images, with references to videos on this website that allow you to actually experience being there as I captured some of these. This has been a true labour of love, a mammoth self-publishing project and one which I'm very proud of.  

Scroll to the bottom of this page to view 45 pages, underneath the comments from my 1st book LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT...

After leaving Hong Kong on 31st October, 5.6 tonnes of Land Of Light arrived into Lyttleton on 19th November. Just in time for Christmas!

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