Ethereal Cadence - Tukituki Valley, Hawke's Bay. #photography #landscape #nz

Along the Lightline - Tukituki Valley, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A line of trees emerges through drifting fog on a sloped hillside, touched by the first warm light of day. Horses add a touch of scale. #photography #landscape #nz

Autumn Splendour at Picture Lake - Washington, USA. #photography #landscape #pacificnorthwest

The Shape of Silence - Hawke's Bay, NZ. At dawn, the trees at Lake Tūtira were barely more than shadows in the fog. As the sun lifted, their shapes emerged—brief, delicate silhouettes—before the light burned the mist away and the magic dissolved into the everyday. #photography #landscape #nz #fog

Rocks at Wilkies Pools - Taranaki, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Rapids to Mount Taranaki - Taranaki, NZ. Golden-purple evening light bathes the river as it rushes over smooth rocks, guiding the eye toward the majestic Mount Taranaki. A tranquil moment where the movement of water meets the still grandeur of the mountain. #photography #landscape #newzealand

A Track Through Gold - Te Mata Park, Hawke's Bay, NZ. Late-afternoon light turns Te Mata’s hills into soft gold. Along the lower ridge, a runner and two dogs slip through the scene — almost lost in the landscape, yet completing it. #photography #landscape #nz

Castlepoint Lighthouse Tentacles - Wairarapa, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Band of Trees in Mist - Hawke's Bay, NZ. What drew me to this scene was its quiet sense of order—just a simple band of trees standing in perfect balance against the soft weight of morning mist. #photography #landscape #nz #foggy

Light Dance - Te Mata Park, Hawke's Bay, NZ. #photography #landscape #nz #hawkesbay

Unveiling the Maunga - Taranaki, NZ. #photography #landscape #nz

Golden Reflection - Lake Tutira, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz #hawkesbay

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

Layers of Wharariki Beach - Tasman Region, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Evening Tide at Tata Beach - Tasman Region, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Golden crowns, blue-ringed eyes, and lifelong devotion. #photography #nature #nz

Mount Taranaki Reflection - Taranaki, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz #balancedsymmetry

Reaching Goblin Arms - Taranaki, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz #halloween

Layers of Stillness - Hawke's Bay, NZ. #photography #fineart #nz

A strange and fleeting sunrise on the edge of Cape Farewell, NZ #photography #landscape #nz

Passing Storm - Pillar Point, Cape Farewell, New Zealand. #photography #landscape #nz

Wharariki Beach, New Zealand — wild, remote, and endlessly changeable 🌊 A place where light, wind, and tide never tell the same story twice. #photography #landscape #nz

Ethereal Valley - Tukituki Valley, Hawke's Bay, NZ. The early morning mist transforms the Tukituki Valley, as seen from Te Mata Peak, into an otherworldly landscape. #photography #landscape #nz

Trees in the Mist - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A dreamscape beneath Te Mata Peak. #photography #landscape #nz #hawkesbaynz

Fotofest is underway. This is one of my landscape images currently on display at CAN. Go have a look (and see the amazing work of many other photographers at the same time). On until October 2nd. #photography #landscape #nz #hawkesbaynz

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