Bare Essentials - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A moody close-up of the trees at the base of Te Mata Peak. The early morning fog obscures the land underneath and behind the trees, stripping the landscape back to a minimalist scene. #photography #landscape #nz

A Pair of Twins - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, NZ. A symmetrical reflection of four trees in Lake Tutira with a hint of early morning fog. #photography #landscape #nz

Trees and Green Hills. And a few sheep because we're in New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Silver Beech at the Cleddau River - Milford Sound, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Golden Crowns in Fog - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Veiled in morning mist, the trees wear crowns of gold, their fleeting brilliance turning fog into poetry. #photography #landscape #nz

Golden Crowns in Fog - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Same photo. Three totally different moods. 🤯 Want to know the trick? It’s all in Lightroom’s Tone controls — and I’ll show you how. www.josbuurmans.nz/peaklight/ma... #photography #lightroom #creatingmoods

The Power of Water - Fiordland, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Cone Division - Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. The volcanic cone of Mount Ngauruhoe encircled by clouds during a colourful sunset. #photography #landscape #nz

Sunrise at Wharariki Beach — one of those wild, unpredictable moments that make landscape photography so rewarding. #photography #landscape #nz

Standing Tall under Brooding Skies - Pukehou, Hawke's Bay, NZ. #photography #landscape #newzealand

Valley Highlights - Te Mata Peak, Hawke's Bay, NZ. A collaboration between the rising sun and moving clouds to highlight the Tukituki river and green valley. #photography #landscape #nz

Monuments in Gold – Wharariki Beach, Tasman Region, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz #goldenhour

Moonrise and the Milky Way at Waimarama Beach - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A recently sold print. #photography #landscape #nz #astro

Beyond the Scenic. Lately, I’ve moved away from chasing scenic views and started focusing on how a place feels. This image, taken on a misty Hawke’s Bay morning, is about mood, rhythm, and subtle light — not location. #photography #landscape #nz #beyondscenic

Triangular Rhythm - Taranaki, New Zealand. I find joy in revealing that subtle order in nature through composition. Have a look at the Orderly Nature image collection on my website to see more of these kinds of images. #photography #landscape #nz #orderlynature

Golden Reflection - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay. #photography #landscape #nz #foggytrees

Mirrored Trees at Napier's Westshore - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Mistbound Lines of Trees - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz #foggymorning

Valley of Light – Hawke’s Bay, NZ. Golden mist drapes the rolling hills of Hawke’s Bay, as morning fog curls through the valleys below. Layer by layer, the land softens into stillness — a fleeting moment where light, air, and silence converge in perfect balance. #photography #landscape #nz

Stillness Beneath the Giants – Te Mata Park, Hawke's Bay, NZ. A quiet morning in the Redwoods of Te Mata Park, where low fog weaves through towering trees and soft light paints the forest in gentle layers. A tangible calmness. #photography #landscape #nz #mistytrees

The Land’s Quiet Dreaming - Tukituki Valley, Hawke's Bay. Golden mist drifting through the Tukituki Valley — soft hills, quiet trees, and a distant ridge where cattle graze in silence. A dreamlike moment from Te Mata Peak, both intimate and expansive. #photography #landscape #nz #foggymorning

Light Between the Shadows - Routeburn Track, Fiordland, New Zealand. #landscapephotography #nz #lightandshadow

Awakened by the Sun - Te Mata Peak, Hawke's Bay. Bathed in gold while the land below sleeps, the mountain greets the day before everything else. #photography #landscape #panorama #nz

Tree and Morning Mist - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. This photograph marks one of my first attempts at capturing misty scenes from Te Mata Peak, and it’s safe to say I became hooked after that. #photography #landscape #nz #fogandlight

Layers of Dawn - Tongariro National Park, NZ. #photography #landscape #nz

Ochre and Radiance - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, NZ (2025). #photography #landscape #nz

Horses and Trees above the Mist - Hawke's Bay, NZ. Golden morning light washes over horses and leafless trees in the misty foothills of Te Mata Peak, Hawke’s Bay. #photography #landscape #nz #foggymorning

Moss Ball - Fiordland, New Zealand. A group of silver beech trees, their trunks and branches thickly draped in moss, seem to curve inward, forming a tunnel of green that draws the eye to a single delicate branch at the centre—its tip crowned with a ball of moss. #landscapephotography #nz

Among the Ghost Trees - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, NZ. #photography #landscape #nz #peaklight #foggymorning

Some more shots from the Routeburn Track, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Journey into the Wild - Fiordland, New Zealand. This moody landscape reveals the Routeburn Track in all its raw splendour. See all images and the full story on my blog. #photography #landscape #nz #peaklight

Trees in Fog - Hawke's Bay, NZ. I hope you enjoy foggy starts to the morning as much as I do. This one was taken from the top of Te Mata Peak. #photography #landscape #nz #foggymoments

It's weekend. Let's go fishing?

Chasing light is one thing. Catching it in the fog? Magic. Holding Back the Light - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #fog #nz

Swamp Cypress in Light - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, NZ When light meets fog, the world stops holding back its magic. #photography #landscape #nz

Into Silence - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay. #photography #landscape #nz

Tarns to Lake Harris - Mt Aspiring National Park, NZ. A Routeburn Track highlight: from Harris Saddle, tarns stretch toward Lake Harris, beyond which the Valley of the Trolls vanishes into mist. #photography #landscape #nz

Home - Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. It was great to go for a walk in Te Mata Park again after being away for a few weeks. #photography #landscape #nz

Autumn at Lake Ohau - Canterbury, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Dune in Twilight Glow - Northland, New Zealand. Pristine white sand dunes, softly textured with gentle ripples, reflect the fading light of the day. This is the tranquil beauty of Rarawa Beach at dusk. #photography #landscape #nz

Autumn's Awakening - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Sculpted by the Elements - Northland, New Zealand. The sand cliffs at the Arai te Uru Nature Reserve, shaped by wind and water over time, rise dramatically along the headland and provide stunning views of the Hokianga Harbour and the Tasman Sea. #photography #landscape #nz

Green Tranquility - Fiordland, New Zealand. A framed view into a tranquil beech forest with moss-covered trees. #photography #landscape #nz

Whangaroa Blues - Northland, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

I just found out that I won an award while walking the Routeburn Track! This photograph was taken from Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay, one of my favourite places for photography.

Green Anchor - Hawke's Bay, NZ. A small scene that I spotted while walking in Te Mata Park a few weeks ago. #photography #landscape #nz

Photographing Northland, New Zealand. Following Northland’s Twin Coast Discovery Highway. www.josbuurmans.nz/peaklight/ph...

Star in the Park - Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Goat Track Sunrise - Te Mata Park, Hawke's Bay. I came across this magical sight earlier this week when I was climbing to the summit of Te Mata Peak.

Submerged Reflections - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. An early morning at Lake Tūtira when the fog was so dense that visibility barely extended beyond the lake's edge. #photography #landscape #nz