The fog rolled in just as the clouds began to break — again. For the third time that night I was locked in a stand-off with the sky above Cape Reinga, racing to catch a gap before the next wave of mist swallowed it whole. This is the kind of cat-and-mouse game you sign up for when you chase clear skies at the top of the North Island in winter. I wouldn't have it any other way. I'd always wanted to properly document these missions — the trips, the failures, the odd moments of

Stanmore Bay November 2025 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chasing_horizonz_/ Photography Page https://chasing-horizonz.smugmug.com After the crazy bioluminescence aka "Aurora of the Sea" aka "Blue Goo" craze hit town last weekend, I have been inundated with people asking me how to go about capturing this blue gold! To me, it is one of the toughest natural phenomena to capture but also the MOST SPECTACULAR! I am by no means an expert but I am happy to share the little I k

My 9 day 8 night journey along the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand Day 2 Sunday 01 September The calm before the storm -...

My 9 day 8 night journey along the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand The mission: Chase clear skies and stars for a week by...

The person behind my lens So you make the decision to be an astrophotographer and capture the night sky! The only problem is you live in...

The story goes a little like this………. At the start of that week I noticed posts popping up on social media saying there was a possibility...