Thanks so much Anna and Richard for your kind words. I had such a great time with you and your family and friends last month at your Hawkes Bay wedding. Many, many congratulations! Dear John, We hoped for a relaxed, colourful, fun and happy day and wanted our photographer to capture this tone and environment […]
Anna and Richard chose a wonderful setting for their wedding in sunny Hawke’s Bay – Their own garden! Recently arriving from Auckland they purchased a great little lifestyle block with a classic Kiwi villa in a mature garden. Perfect a year or so later for a summer Hawke’s Bay wedding. They were joined by Anna’s […]
Gayleen and Simon gathered their family and friends together at The Old Mill in Napier, Hawke’s Bay to celebrate their marriage in a relaxed, informal and fun day. In the morning, Gayleen prepared for the day with her best mates and her son Cullen in a lovely old villa in Napier with a glass or […]
A Sneak Peek at Stella & Jimmy’s sunny Hawke’s Bay wedding last weekend. More images shortly.
Here’s a Ten in Two (ten slides in 2 mins) presentation I gave at a Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce event this week. So many businesses make the mistake of thinking that they don’t need to use an experienced professional photographer to create images for their marketing, advertising and social media campaigns. They can just […]
The power of social media is amazing. I posted this image on Instagram recently. When a previous bride saw it she gave me this wonderful testimonial and update (I photographed their wedding day in Devon, England, in 2011). Smeaton’s Shadow. Eleven years ago today I was on the way to a BNI breakfast meeting […]
Lake Tutira: a Hawke’s Bay “Winter Wonderland”. One of the things I love about being a professional photographer here in Hawke’s Bay is the wonderful landscape right on my doorstep, and the perfect climate in which to enjoy it. We had some fantastic sunny days last week, so I took a short break and drove […]
Thank YOU, Virda & Usman for trusting in me to photograph your wedding. I Loved it! “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! A million thank you’s to John for capturing our day so beautifully without missing a beat. Your ability to capture real life moments and personalities in a snap shot is incredible. We loved, loved, loved […]