Ex Education

Erskine College, Wellington, NZ, Oct 2011: The Convent of the Sacred Heart- or Sacré Coeur- was a Catholic girls boarding school built in 1905/06. From the late 60’s it was known as Erskine College– until it’s fateful closure in 1985.Today only the main building and chapel are in good order. My mother went […]

Wellington, NZ, Oct 2011: Canon EOS 30D/Panagor 200mm

Underwood

Karori Cemetary, Wellington, October 2011: A venture into Karori cemetary with Simon to do test shots with flash (I had a wedding shoot to pratice for), inevitably ended up in shooting lots of gravestone pictures- in particular angels- of course… Canon EOS 30D/EF 24-105 f4 L IS

Downsized

Wellington, October 2011: Spotted this random pair of footwear while street-shooting the other week. Someone obviously thought they required downsizing… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is

Bad Education

Petone, Wellington NZ, Sept 2011: The former Petone College has been abandoned since 1998. It’s an eyesore that has to be seen, to be believed… A full scale high-school- graffitied and decaying, with no hope of redemption… Canon 30D/18-55is

Stand Up

Wellington, NZ, Sept 2011: A grab shot of a TV news “stand up” at the Rugby World Cup fan zone the other day…. Canon EOS 30D

Fortlight

Wellington, NZ, lastnight: Fort Buckley was one of five forts constructed in 1885 around Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbour) to protect the capital from the threat of the expanding Russian Empire. Wellington had no defences at all, yet had the national gold reserve in the vaults of the Bank Of New Zealand. Check out Darkhalide for […]