Gareth Top Images from 2016

We photographed nearly 200 families this year. Thats almost 1000 people. We travelled from Sydney to Nelson and to a few places in between. We had people travel over 3 hours to come have portraits made and we really appreciated the effort. This year we have grown and...

Perth 2017

With the 2016 coming to an end, Teowai and I would like to thank everyone who has  come to visit us throughout Australia and New Zealand. A 10 day whirlwind tour from Auckland to Nelson and then back to Auckland again with 5 fully booked out portrait days and over 100...
4261 Maj (Rtd) Bob Wood POW

4261 Maj (Rtd) Bob Wood POW

Maj Bob Wood enlisted in the NZ Army on the 3 October 1939 and was discharged on 28 December 1946, six years and 361 days of loyal and dedicated service to the NZDF.  However, almost all of his service was served overseas in Egypt and Italy during the period January...

New Zealand Veterans in Australia – Portraits

They sat around the table quietly chatting and catching up, most had grey hair, some of them over 90 years old. It was the 29th of May 2016 and we had come together for a subbranch meeting. I was there to take portraits of some of the veterans. Also in attendance were...
Newcastle Maori Club – Nga Hau e Wha

Newcastle Maori Club – Nga Hau e Wha

We headed up to Bolton Pointon Saturday the 4th of June to Tautoko the Nga Hau e Wha Newcastle Maori Club with a Portrait Fundraising Day. We love the location up there. Its right on the lake and when the weather is good its a beautiful spot to be. Unfortunately the...
Whakaahua Pepi – Baby Portraits – St Clair Studio

Whakaahua Pepi – Baby Portraits – St Clair Studio

We are often asked if we photograph babies. The answer is YES! We love having babies in the studio. Well, i Teowai, love having them in our studio at St Clair Western Sydney. The portrait days maybe too busy to do a newborn photo unless they are a very settled baby....
Natural Light Portraits – Tikanga – Te Tuakana

Natural Light Portraits – Tikanga – Te Tuakana

This is our eldest daughter Tikanga. She is currently in yr 12 and this is exam week for her. I got her to take a break from the books this afternoon and photographed her outside. She hates being photographed as she has terrible acne. While i don’t change your...

Dee Why Kiwi Waka Festival 2016

We supported the KiwiWaka Festival in Dee Why again this year. It was a different vide this year with the stalls and stage set up inside the garden area of the pub. Scaled down but still a good afternoon to watch maori entertainment and have a few beers, Hana’s...