Portraits of writer Jim McNaughton. He’s written a great book called ‘New Hokkaido’ (released Jan/Feb next year I think) which reimagines New Zealand in the 80’s under Japanese rule if the Japanese had won WWII.

Alex Reid, a postgraduate science student working towards his Masters in Marine Conservation- for Victoria University.  Alex looked the part despite the very cold southerly blowing on the south coast last week.

We had a couple of whales about the coast briefly this morning. Not sure if they were Humpbacks or Southern Right whales but either way they drew an appreciative crowd. I liked the way this guy in his lab coat added both a scientific and sartorial dimension to proceedings.

We’ve just about broken the back of winter with spring around the corner now and the days getting longer. I went out on Saturday evening for a dabble on dusk with long exposures and came back with these.

Author Helena Brow for VUP.

Helena won the Adam Art Prize 2013 for her memoir “Give Us This Day’ about the family of one of the Polish children offered refuge in New Zealand during World War II.

Kaimoana gatherer Grant Macintyre

Thats the title of Geoff Cochranes new collection of short stories. I really enjoyed reading his prior work too which is mostly poetry. This portrait was taken in Aro Valley.

Joseph and Nathanael Skelton are brothers dancing for the first time professionally together for the Royal New Zealand Ballet in Coppelia.  Photographed for Metro magazine.

In a similar vein, climber Richard Thomson

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NZ Alpine Club