Books

LAND OF LIGHT - update 21st October 2024

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 also, 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 have 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 breathtaking 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. 

If you love New Zealand, you will surely love this book as well. 

Please note this beautiful book is scheduled to arrive mid-November and orders will be despatched ASAP mid/late November, once they've cleared customs and I receive them.

Click here to watch a short video of the books being wrapped for shipping!