Awards & Recognition

  • 2025 New Zealand Professional Travel Photographer of the Year finalist

  • 2025 NZIPP Iris Awards

    • 4 Bronze Awards, 5 Silver Awards and 2 Silver Distinction Awards

  • 2024 3rd place (open category) New Zealand Institute of Architects ‘Resilience’ competition, part of the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture

  • 2024 NZIPP Associate Distinction

  • 2024 NZIPP Iris Awards

    • 6 Bronze Awards, 1 Silver Award and 2 Silver Distinction Awards

  • 2022 NZIPP Professional Commercial Photographer Accreditation

  • 2013 9th place PSNZ Canon On-Line (Round 6)

Award Winning Images

2025 NZIPP Iris Awards

Blurred city street view with cars, buildings, pedestrians, bicycle lane, and a close-up of a trash bag on the sidewalk.
A boatyard with an old, weathered boat house in the foreground, a buoy and fishing equipment inside, and a view of a harbour with a sailboat and a rocky island with a castle in the background during dusk.
Looking up from the bottom of a dark, curved stone staircase with a white border, towards a circular opening with greenery and a tree visible overhead; two people with sunglasses are at the top.
Close-up of a metallic object with an etched or laser-engraved pattern, featuring a gold and silver color scheme, with a gold seal indicating an award for a bronze level in a professional photography contest.
Nighttime view of wind turbines on a hilltop.
A mountain landscape with clouds and sunlight breaking through, presented in a multi-panel art style.
A man with a beard and tattoos sitting cross-legged on the ground, playing a didgeridoo in a black and white photo. The background shows some blurred people and a banner with award logos.
Man wearing a white shirt standing at a flower stall with hanging flower garlands, folded orange cloth, and various flowers and decorative items around.
Black and white photo of an elderly man in a workshop making a lobster trap, showing multiple scenes of him working on the trap and holding a lobster.
Three black-and-white photos: The first shows a canal with boats and historic brick buildings; the second shows a man inside an old boat with a small window; the third shows a man smiling, holding a window frame, standing outdoors.
Black and white triptych photograph of boats in a foggy harbor with hillside houses. The first panel shows boats tied to the dock with a bridge in the background. The second panel depicts a small boat floating in the harbor, with houses on a hillside

3rd Place: New Zealand Institute of Architects Resilience competition, part of the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture 2024.

Image depicting a 'resilient" storm-battered building on the Cape Coast in Hastings, Hawke’s Bay. The graffiti says it all.

The interior of a dilapidated building with broken walls and graffiti, looking out onto a beach and the ocean through holes and open windows.

2024 NZIPP Iris Awards

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Nature Category Silver Distinction Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Nature Category Silver Distinction Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Nature Category Silver Distinction Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Nature Category Silver Distinction Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Open Category Silver Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Open Category Silver Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Commercial Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Commercial Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Open Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Open Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Creative Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Creative Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Open Category Bronze Award

NZIPP Iris Awards 2024: Landscape Open Category Bronze Award