Coromandel Life Magazine 2018 Winter

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Ian photographed this at Mahakirau Forest
Estate thanks to Sara Smerdon who is their
Community Advocate. It is the ovipositor
(egg laying tube) of a female tree weta with
raindrops hanging on.
“Like taking pictures of the Milky Way,
micro-photography opens up an amazing
new world that we often overlook. Here
again, the camera sees more than the
naked eye, like the condensation on the
ovipositor – and look at those reflections.”
From galaxies to
the end of a weta
an Indian adventure travel company. As
their principal photographer, he established
on-location photography workshops in the
Himalayan mountains.
Accredited by the Royal Photographic Society,
Ian runs regular exhibitions in the UK, Scotland
and NZ. He also has images on display in
a number of private galleries and sold a
number of corporate commissions. He was
also featured on BBC Radio for his exhibition,
“Images of India”.
Meet Ian and view his work in his studio
throughout the year. He has participated in the
Mercury Bay Art Escape ‘Open Studio’ Tour for
the last 2 years and has recently accepted a
position as a MBAE trustee.
As one of the founding members of the ‘10
Kuaotunu Artists’ group, Ian will participate in
their second exhibition of the year over Labour
Weekend at Kuaotunu Hall. He will display
some of his astrophotography work as well as
run a small workshop on both astro and macro
photography.
Visit Ian’s website to view images and get
details on upcoming workshops:
or on FB.
After spending the Winter overseas, Ian will
restart workshops upon his return in October.
Contact him then at 021 134 7865 or before by
email: .
See centre spread for more about astrophotography
and the International Dark Sky programme.
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‘Fishing by Starlight’ taken by Ian from the Matarangi Jetty.
“When we
contemplate
the whole globe
as one great
dewdrop, striped
and dotted with
continents and islands,
flying through space with
other stars all singing and
shining together as one, the
whole universe appears as an
infinite storm of beauty.”
Scottish-born American naturalist John Muir
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