Christchurch & Canterbury Landscape Photography

This gallery has photos from the the Christchurch and Canterbury area of New Zealand. Please click on an image from the thumbnails

on the left to scroll through the gallery. Images are available for purchase as fine art prints, on canvas or as a digital licence.

Christchurch City is the largest city in the South Island. It has some amazing photography in its own right - for instance the New Brighton Pier, Governors Bay or the Port Hills for sunrise. The drive to nearby Akaroa is beautiful and the small township is a lovely spot for a day trip.

A short drive from Christchurch provides a huge number of amazing photography locations, such as Arthur's Pass, nearby waterfalls and Castle Hill. Arthur's Pass is frequented by Waimakariri Kea, which for me is always a perfect excuse to visit. Kaikoura to the north is an amazing place, renowned for its whales, seals and bird life, and somewhere you can capture snow-capped mountains and wild ocean in the same shot. 

Inland, the Ashburton Lakes area is stunning and has become one of my favourite areas. Lake Heron is a perfect spot for some Milky Way photography and nearby Lake Camp and Lake Coleridge provide some stunning mountain reflections at sunrise or sunset.