Feathered Realms
Privileged Encounters, Quietly Revealed
He stepped briefly into a shaft of morning light, and I held my breath. Underexposed to keep the drama, what remained was that heart-shaped face and eyes full of quiet character. Inner Light is a portrait of presence.
A Hoiho (Yellow Eyed Penguin) pausing in golden light on the Otago coast. With just 115 breeding pairs left on mainland New Zealand, moments like this grow rarer each season.
A Kererū pausing mid-drink, its colours lit by forest light and every feather in view. It's also the last bird able to disperse the seeds of NZ's largest native fruits.
He stepped briefly into a shaft of morning light, and I held my breath. Underexposed to keep the drama, what remained was that heart-shaped face and eyes full of quiet character. Inner Light is a portrait of presence.
