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A unique perspective on Japan

Japan is often amongst photographers’ top destinations to visit, and Rees Photography offers an itinerary designed to introduce you to the exciting world of travel photography, including everything from ancient temples to cityscapes; Tokyo street photography to wildlife.

Our monster camera buyers guide

Whether there’s a photographer in your life or it’s yourself that you’re shopping for, it’s easy to get lost in the innumerable options available. Luckily, we’ve had a year to look at, test, play with, and ponder many of the best photography products available, and we’ve filtered them all through our collective experience to bring you this monster camera buyers guide — for beginners right through to photography buffs, and sure to suit any budget.

Epson’s Ecotank: the printers that won’t run dry

If you’re a photo enthusiast ready to make the leap to creating your own gallery-quality prints at home, Epson’s new range of EcoTank photo printers offers an economical printing solution, as well as the convenience and high degree of control made possible by printing at home.

The importance of printing

If we want to preserve our photography, we need to  make sure that the digital objects we create today can  still be rendered far into the future. We discuss the topic, and get the opinion of family and portrait photographer Niki Boon, who has intimate experience of the importance of printing pictures.

Our pick of prime portraits using Atmosphere Aerosol

Trying to create an atmospheric environment on location can be tricky: fog machines are large, heavy, and require a power source. Pyrotechnics are disruptive, sometimes dangerous, and aren’t suitable in many situations, while dry ice comes with its own safety considerations. This seems a lot to put up with for the simple aim of capturing streams of directional light in our images.

Q&A: 26th Wallace Art Awards finalist Cathy Carter

Mareea Vegas talks to 26th Wallace Art Awards finalist Cathy Carter about her ongoing photographic enquiry into bodies of water, which has provided sustained inspiration for numerous collections of work

Take part in the The Great Kereru Count

New Zealand’s endemic kererū, with its large iridescent-green feathered wingspan, and smart white vest, are a much-loved subject for nature photographers across the country.

2017 Best Design Awards photography finalists announced

The finalists of the annual Best Design Awards, organized by the Designers Institute of New Zealand, have been announced. Hand-picked from a record breaking 1178 entries, the finalists represent the best graphic, interactive, image-based, spatial, and product design over the past year.

Shooting the stars with the Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Acclaimed astrophotographer Mark Gee had spent long nights under dark starry skies trying for his perfect shot, until one night in 2013, when the heavens aligned with his Canon EOS 6D. After a year planning the shot, the skies over Mount Victoria were pristinely clear, and the wind was at bay, but, most important, there was a huge globular golden moon rising above the hill. The result: his viral Full Moon Silhouettes time-lapse.
So, it was only natural that we should suggest Mark step out  under the stars again, this time armed with the second-generation Canon EOS 6D Mark II, to put it to the ultimate test.
 

Event report: 2017 Epson NZIPP Infocus, Exposure, and the Iris Awards

The New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) Infocus conference is the biggest weekend in the country’s photography calendar. This year’s event, held on June 14–19 at Shed 6 on Wellington’s waterfront, leaped into gear with an impressive line-up of local and international speakers