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...
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...
Kia Ora, After a hectic February with Waitangi Festivals all over the place we are finally settling down and booking our Portrait Fundraising days. There won’t be as many this year as the workload was hectic! We love that so many people were keen but we’d...
![Visiting a WWII Veteran – NZ WWII Veteran Sir Ian Turbott AO CMG CVO Hon.D.Litt(UWS)]()
Gareth & I are closely tied to the NZ Veterans in Australia. We first photographed the ANZAC day March in 2014 and did so again in 2015. It was at this event and others held in the community that we came to know Greg Makutu, Ron Haira and the WWII Veterans. It has...
We were at 2 Festivals on Waitangi Day this year. One in Blacktown and one in Campbelltown. The one at Blacktown was held on the Francis Park Green in the Showgrounds Precinct. Its proximity to the water park made it perfect on a hot day. Gareth caught a few pictures...
This year Gareth & I split up for Waitangi Day. He stayed in Blacktown with our girl Summer assisting and I headed to Campbelltown. My cousin Leah of LoveLight Photography and her daughters Lily and Jorja helped me out. If you came along towards the end of the day...
Gareth first met Richard when he was busking at a train station. I can’t remember which one it was but he made an impression. Im not sure how they got to chatting or even found each other on Facebook but as these things go one thing led to another and we ended...
We get asked how many photographs we take during a 20 minute session. This is dependant largely on the kids (how cooperative they are) and the parents (how many photos they want). Nathan & his whanau attended our portrait day at Camperdown. These are the photos...
Maria is the driving force behind Wests Maori Rugby League Club. We watched her in action at the Nga Hau e Wha tournament earlier in the month and the woman did not stop. Between organising the merchandise for sale, coordinating our tents and a cool room she seemed to...
The NSW maori Wardens are hosting fun family festival in conjunction with Blacktown City Council this coming weekend. Be sure to head down to Dawson Mall, Mount Druitt and check out the abundance of Kiwi goodies. Gareth & I will still be in the USA so we miss...
