South Island | trip

Last week I traveled down to the South Island of New Zealand for my Grandads 70th, And upon returning to the beautiful town of Blenheim I wasn't going to leave my camera at home, so we hired a car and drove to Kaikoura where most of these shots were taken, I had my Girlfriend spot for cars as I wondered out onto an open road to get a few shots of the snow covered alps, despite the terrific wind and finger chilling temperature I managed to squeeze a few shots away, most of these panoramic images consist of around 6 files.

Thirty Years Late | Photoshoot

These are from a recent photoshoot I did with kiwi rock band

Thirty Years Late, We did alot of planning for these shots and overall the band was pretty happy with them! go and check them out aswell.


Testimonial:

"///Thirty Years Late employed Mathew late July 2009 for promotional band photographs. He provided a high level of professionalism, enthusiasm and efficiency. His creative suggestions helped refine the look we were aiming for and the end results blew us away. Not only were they of a very high standard but also very unique. Overall we would highly recommend Mathew as he was able to far exceed our expectations, and will continue to use him for future needs."

- Thirty Years Late

Purpose Defined | Hamilton

I traveled down to Hamilton with the band

Purpose Defined as they played at a local church, I found myself without my camera as the band was asked to come on unexpectedly, So I ran to my bag and started shooting away, heres what I came up with.

Jerichos 21st | Rock Party

I shot these at One of my best mates 21st he's the guitarist for the

Pancho Brothers, so obviously he would throw a massive rock party! go check them out as well they will rock your face off.

U19 World Champs | Canada

I had the privilege to shoot for the Canadian U19 team at the World Champs In Auckland, I covered the quarter final match between them and the USA, It was an amazing experience [USA ended up taking the title, defeating Greece 88-80 in the grand final]

Encore | June 7th

I shot these at my local church's

Encore [youth outreach] this was the second live gig I had ever shot, I was pretty anxious. Thankfully it turned out to be a pretty powerful night, I went in over-thinking everything, wanting to capture more than just the typical "expressive band" shots, I tried to show the side that not many people get to see, "what actually goes into making these nights work" and the answer is alot of effort from alot of people, I relaxed slightly after setting my gear and locking my exposure I did my best to focus on making good images, hope you enjoy.