Yelling at Birds
![wanaka-tree-sunset-long-exposure](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wanaka-tree-sunset-long-exposure.jpg)
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3zowiv’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2dtzyf’][/av_heading] Taken at Lake Wanaka on the South Island of New Zealand on March 21st, 2015 I like birds. I really do. I could watch a New Zealand fantail play all day. And some […]
The Benefits of Hydration
![lake-matheson-sunrise-new-zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lake-matheson-sunrise-new-zealand.jpg)
[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-44k0ij’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2jvrfv’][/av_heading] Taken at Lake Matheson on the South Island of New Zealand on March 24th, 2015 Normally I’m not one for hot beverages. Sure, I love a good cup of hot cocoa while camping […]
Southern Splendor
![Sealy Tarns, Mt. Sefton, and Mt. Cook, Aoraki National Park, South Island, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sealy-tarns-mt-sefton-mt-cook-national-park-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
Taken from the Sealy Tarns in Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park, New Zealand on April 26th, 2012 The trail description didn’t make it sound bad at all: “Track starts out gently then ascends steeply to the Sealy Tarns.” A pretty unassuming description. Glib, even. But I learned my lesson the hard way: in New […]
After Hours
![Hooker Lake, Mt. Cook National Park](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hooker-lake-mt-cook.jpg)
Taken in Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park on April 25th, 2012 Even though my legs were as stiff as iron from standing in this glacial lake for the previous 40 minutes and I needed to warm up, I couldn’t resist this amazing view. As dusk grew deeper the pinkish tones of sunset faded to […]
Mountain Light
![Icebergs in the Hooker Lake, Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, South Island New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/icebergs-hooker-lake-aoraki-national-park-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken at Hooker Lake in Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park, New Zealand on April 25th, 2012 It turns out that glacial lakes are cold, really cold. Not that I noticed right away. I was wearing hip waders so I could stand thigh-deep in […]
A Godley View
![Aerial photo of the Godley River and Lake Tekapo, South Island New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/godley-river-lake-tekapo-aerial-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
[av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2mvwau’][/av_heading] Taken 6,000 feet above the Godley River delta at Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand on April 24th, 2012 This photo was taken during a scenic flight around Mt. Cook and the surrounding mountains. I was sitting up […]
Tranquililty
![Sunset at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lake-rotoiti-nelson-lakes-national-park-new-zealand-large3.jpg)
Taken at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand on April 21st, 2012 I first visited Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand in 2007 under a thunderous downpour. Outside the tropics I don’t think I’ve ever seen such power in a rainstorm. Overnight the level of Lake Rotoiti rose at least 3 feet. […]
The Light Within
![Ice cave in the Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fox-glacier-ice-cave-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
Taken inside the Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand on April 16th, 2012 Glacierology 101: A moulin is a hole carved through a glacier by meltwater. Sometimes a moulin will grow until it becomes a cave in the ice, much like a blue slot canyon. And then, abruptly, the feeder stream will change course, allowing […]
Shades of Gray
![Hooker River, Mt. Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand (black and white)](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hooker-river-mt-cook-large1.jpg)
Taken at Hooker Lake in Mt. Cook / Aoraki National Park, New Zealand on April 10th, 2012 A moody, rainy day in Mt Cook National Park made me want to go on a walk. The dramatic clouds and milky glacial runoff lent themselves beautifully to black and white photography.
Matukituki Gold
![Matukituki River in fall, Mt. Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/matukituki-river-fall-foliage-large1.jpg)
Taken at that Matukituki River in Mt. Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand on April 8th, 2012
Wanaka Dreaming
![Lake Wanaka willow in fall color, South Island, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/willow-tree-fall-lake-wanaka-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
Read The Story Buy A Print The Story Behind This Photograph: Taken at Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand on April 8th, 2012 How far would you go for a tree? I flew halfway around the world for one. If this seems crazy to you please realize that this is no ordinary tree. Nay, it’s […]
Lambing Season
![Sheep in the Rees / Dart Valley near Glenorchy, New Zealand](https://www.joshuacripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rees-valley-south-island-new-zealand-large1.jpg)
Taken in the Rees river valley outside of Glenorchy, New Zealand, on October 22nd, 2007 Driving through New Zealand during their spring, my girlfriend and I saw no shortage of newborn baby lambs frolicking in the sunshine. When we stopped alongside the road so my girlfriend could snap photos of a couple of sheep, I […]