We get it — in the age of social media, digital files feel like the norm. Especially in the wedding world, they’re generally expected. Couples want to share their big day right away, and portrait clients love the idea of having “all the photos.” But if we stop there, we’re not just shortchanging ourselves — we’re shortchanging them. Here’s why: Digital is fleeting. Print is forever. Digital images are shared for a moment and then forgotten, buried in a sea of phone photos and cloud storage. Prints become treasures. Albums become stories passed on. To View More >>

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” –  Oscar Wilde   In this series we shine a light on artists expressing their individuality, documenting what they love, working hard on their craft, and sharing it with the world.   Cole Holyoake is a Wellington based digital illustrator. He's also creatively involved in two tech start-ups and he's "deeply inspired" by influential figures around him.    Cole says his schedule can be chaotic and random — eight hours with a drawing tablet; or a mix of 3D modelling To View More >>

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” –  Oscar Wilde     In this series we shine a light on artists expressing their individuality, documenting what they love, working hard on their craft, and sharing it with the world.      Oscar Hetherington is a Wanaka-raised surf and ocean photographer currently based in Dunedin to study and work. Although he loves the ocean and surf culture of Dunedin, he's spent the majority of his life in Wanaka and he calls both towns home. Oscar picked up an old family camera To View More >>

We're excited to partner again with JB Sallee to bring you his 10 city tour around the United States.  This is your chance to be inspired by  one of the most awarded portrait and wedding photographers in the world — and take your own work to the next level. See first hand how JB creates his award winning client wall art and albums.   You'll have the unique opportunity of photographing alongside JB for a full day of shooting, with a maximum of ten attendees.  With over 21 years of teaching and educating experience, JB is an open book and ready to help you To View More >>

HEY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS, THIS IS FOR YOU!   We’re excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the  International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards again in 2020. The IWPOTY awards are dedicated to celebrating beauty and art within the wedding photography industry, and there are insane prizes to be won. Last year’s overall winners were Canadians Cat & Jeff Chang of  The Apartment Photography. Maybe this year it could be you!  Entries are open until the 1st of September — but make sure you get your entries in To View More >>