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Photography

Looking around Northland, and further afield, since 2011. The good ones you can take home.

2012

Photo, 31 Dec 2012Photo, 31 Dec 2012Photo, 31 Dec 2012Mojitos and Cluedo.Photo, 28 Dec 2012Photo, 28 Dec 2012Lego man with a light saber on a helicopter.Full on day of skurfing, surfing and now eating to an awesome Tutukaka evening with family from afar.New toy is a fucking great toy.Photo, 25 Dec 2012Photo, 25 Dec 2012And his... Scoff scoff scoff!Having a snowman making competition with my brother. This one is mine.Santa drinks Tiger Beer. Don't forget the Tiger.Daughter is 4 today. She wants to eat breakfast before opening her presents. Weirdo.Photo, 21 Dec 2012Photo, 21 Dec 2012Photo, 21 Dec 2012Photo, 21 Dec 2012Photo, 19 Dec 2012Mum bought me undies, from the UK. Can never have enough undies.Photo, 15 Dec 2012Photo, 15 Dec 2012New toy for the new toy.New toy.Horrible day on the coast.Photo, 13 Dec 2012Photo, 12 Dec 2012Photo, 11 Dec 2012Photo, 10 Dec 2012Awesome day for a paddle. The 4 dolphins that came along for the ride made it one to remember.Laphroaig didn't last.Yeah. @hippyk8 said it was the best ham she ever had.Proud of this one.Woot! More @panic schwag!Showing @stevieg_83 around some more.@stevieg_83 had an 'accident' earlier.Scottish guy wearing a Rangers shirt on the Tutukaka Coast. @stevieg_83Photo, 25 Nov 2012Photo, 25 Nov 2012Tower defense, with a shovel not an iPhone.Photo, 25 Nov 2012Little lucky people make me feel lucky.Photo, 24 Nov 2012Pool time.Photo, 13 Nov 2012Photo, 11 Nov 2012Always use protection, on your fingers.NZ Parliament building.Photo, 10 Nov 2012South Island on sunset.Photo, 9 Nov 2012Photo, 9 Nov 2012Celebrating my new front tooth.She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes... 🎶🎶 @hippyk8Little people being threatening with water guns.Start 'em while they're young.Another notch in the belt.Epic sunset over Ngunguru Sandspit. #loveitherePhoto, 16 Oct 2012Photo, 16 Oct 2012Digging for treasure.Photo, 12 Oct 2012The boy is a natural.New morning activity before work.I actually made a physical 'thing', and the boy loves it!Photo, 7 Oct 2012Photo, 6 Oct 2012Photo, 5 Oct 2012Photo, 4 Oct 2012Photo, 2 Oct 2012Behold, the man cave of all man caves.Photo, 29 Sep 20127yrs old.Disco light mouse.That building with a dolphin logo on it, isn't a building. It's the biggest boat I've ever seen.Photo, 19 Sep 2012Photo, 18 Sep 2012Photo, 14 Sep 2012Epic spring morning.Ngunguru school (extended) playground.Perfect Day heading out on this perfect day. @hippyk8Photo, 13 Sep 2012I don't care if it's cold out, it's sunny and I'm firing up the BBQ.Love this place.Photo, 9 Sep 2012Photo, 9 Sep 2012Photo, 9 Sep 2012Snoozing on this sunny spring Sunday morning.Hello dolly.Photo, 7 Sep 2012Soccer in a Friday avo with the boy makes me happy.Photo, 6 Sep 2012Launched, today.My boy is 6 and he has an iMac and an iPod.As much as I hate mowing lawns, the end result gives me a lot of satisfaction.Photo, 26 Aug 2012Woke up to an epic sunrise this morning.Photo, 17 Aug 2012Photo, 14 Aug 2012Photo, 12 Aug 2012Photo, 11 Aug 2012Photo, 9 Aug 2012Stashing. Hard.Lego Olympics.Photo, 28 Jul 2012Oh crap, Mountain Mcfly Lion has gone into the future?New speakers have arrived, I'm in love.Mustn't forget to hustle.Photo, 24 Jul 2012Photo, 24 Jul 2012Ms Ruby.Which one is from the supermarket?He's Keene. He's Nick Keen. He's not in Tutukaka right now, either,Woke up to this awesome sunrise.Photo, 11 Jul 2012The Waikato River.Photo, 10 Jul 2012Photo, 10 Jul 2012Photo, 9 Jul 2012Photo, 9 Jul 2012Hot pools ftw.Photo, 8 Jul 2012Photo, 8 Jul 2012Photo, 8 Jul 2012Photo, 8 Jul 2012Totally scored with the weather, again.Photo, 8 Jul 2012That's a $16.00 price tag, on top of the £1.50 price tag.Photo, 7 Jul 2012Photo, 7 Jul 2012Photo, 7 Jul 2012Whoop whoop!Photo, 30 Jun 2012Photo, 29 Jun 2012Photo, 29 Jun 2012Priorities in the right place.Tidy for once.The rally crews are in Whangas.Photo, 23 Jun 2012Photo, 19 Jun 2012This miserable winter is really getting me down. /cc @gwRoarding, in China.Photo, 14 Jun 2012Photo, 14 Jun 2012Starting to feel like Tom Hanks in Terminal.Malaysian porcelain.One big ass bowl of noodles.Photo, 13 Jun 2012Photo, 13 Jun 2012So long Scotland. See you next time :)Photo, 13 Jun 2012Credit card is burning a hole in my pocketPhoto, 12 Jun 2012Photo, 12 Jun 2012Oban, the centre of the universe.Bumped into the skipper of the red boat leaving after 15 years, he hasn't changed a bit.So long Tiree, thanks for all the fish.Photo, 10 Jun 2012Stupid O'clock.Photo, 8 Jun 2012Photo, 8 Jun 2012Photo, 8 Jun 2012Photo, 8 Jun 2012Photo, 7 Jun 2012Photo, 7 Jun 2012Photo, 7 Jun 2012"Them Urquhart boys....Mum, a great catch for my father.5 years old.Photo, 6 Jun 2012Photo, 6 Jun 2012Photo, 5 Jun 2012Photo, 5 Jun 2012Photo, 5 Jun 2012Balevullen Beach, Isle of TireeHanging out with my Gran.Photo, 4 Jun 2012Epic sunrise was epic too.Boozy wedding was boozy.Epic wedding was epic.My nervous moments before speaking at EECI, EU. #latergramRemnants of a previous occupation.Flying to Tiree, yesterday.Paying some respects.Photo, 2 Jun 2012Home. Well, Scottish home anyway.Photo, 2 Jun 2012Photo, 1 Jun 2012The last supper #eeciconf@garrettwinder on the stage #eeciconfPhoto, 31 May 2012#eeciconf continuing at @lodewijkschutte (@low's) local.Leiden. #eeciconfNeto kicking off with Selling EE #eeciconfWilly Wonkas, in Haarlem.Photo, 29 May 2012Pints at the beach.All the pretty colours on the beach.La Chouffe.HaarlemPhoto, 28 May 2012Off to the pub on a bak fiets.My trusty steed.Box of beer on the back, gas bottle on the front - picnic in the park time :)Photo, 26 May 2012Ding ding!Good morning Amsterdam.No Twitters in the Chinas.Somewhere over China.Photo, 25 May 20122. Auckland -> GuangzhouSupposed to be flying over, not driving by.1. Whangarei - AucklandPhoto, 23 May 2012Photo, 23 May 2012Photo, 21 May 2012Photo, 20 May 2012Photo, 20 May 2012Photo, 20 May 2012Baked beans, beanies, and 3d glasses.Glassy this morning.Photo, 17 May 2012Contents of my pocket. Chewing gum is the new cigarette, evidently.Gotta make 'em earn it.Photo, 13 May 2012Photo, 13 May 2012Photo, 13 May 2012Photo, 13 May 2012Photo, 13 May 2012Old kit has a new lease on life.Photo, 12 May 2012So far this transition to winter has been awesome.Photo, 7 May 2012Daughter making me ice-creams. Delicious. Kinda.Lion. Probably the last person to upgrade?The upside of my daughter waking me at 6am.Photo, 5 May 2012Photo, 5 May 2012Situation is deteriorating, can't even be bothered getting out of bed to photograph the sun rise.5:48pm and she's almost dark :(Morning!Photo, 2 May 2012Photo, 1 May 2012Photo, 1 May 2012Good morning TutukakaRuby passed out on the couch.Well deserved.Rele Racing 2HD. Sam building iCardboard apps.Angre Birds. The boy is making apps.Photo, 19 Apr 2012Photo, 19 Apr 2012Using BBQ steak rub that I got at Xmas from @benlilley and @jmacnz - cheers fellus!Photo, 15 Apr 2012Photo, 15 Apr 2012Photo, 14 Apr 2012Rekindling another old flame.Photo, 12 Apr 2012Photo, 11 Apr 2012Photo, 11 Apr 2012Photo, 10 Apr 2012Photo, 10 Apr 2012Photo, 10 Apr 2012Last of the summer wine.Photo, 9 Apr 2012Photo, 8 Apr 2012Photo, 8 Apr 2012Photo, 6 Apr 2012Photo, 6 Apr 2012Wellington's to ourselves.Preparation for Cuban night at the local.Photo, 28 Mar 2012Photo, 28 Mar 2012Photo, 28 Mar 2012Photo, 27 Mar 2012Toi ToiF*&ing lawns.Photo, 25 Mar 2012Auckland looking great today.Misty hills of TutukakaScrew being in that house...Photo, 16 Mar 2012Photo, 16 Mar 2012Wind totally died but had fun potting about at WellingtonsPhoto, 13 Mar 2012“A year (nearly) off the smokes and a summer in the water. Documenting feeling the best I have in years.Photo, 11 Mar 2012Photo, 9 Mar 2012The dyson is coming out.Photo, 3 Mar 2012Mid Northern Rugby ClubPhoto, 1 Mar 2012Had to stop on the way back from a surf todayJust caught the fella running across the floorFamily of quail just cruised past the office againShe's a beauty mate.Lego storm trooper taking a crap. #voyeurismPhoto, 21 Feb 2012Photo, 21 Feb 2012Photo, 21 Feb 2012Photo, 20 Feb 2012Photo, 20 Feb 2012Photo, 19 Feb 2012Epic morning surf v2.1Photo, 18 Feb 2012Photo, 18 Feb 2012Scored some front row seats for nix, schweet!Photo, 18 Feb 2012Photo, 17 Feb 2012Sandy Bay for a sunrise surf, Tutukaka Coast FTW.Photo, 16 Feb 2012Photo, 16 Feb 2012Photo, 16 Feb 2012Morning afterEthereal rainbow touching down.Photo, 15 Feb 2012Photo, 15 Feb 2012Photo, 13 Feb 2012Photo, 12 Feb 2012Photo, 11 Feb 2012Photo, 10 Feb 2012Photo, 9 Feb 2012Photo, 4 Feb 2012Photo, 29 Jan 2012Lots of lead in my pencil.Showing the boy how to make funny faces from old magazines.Tower in the sky called Sky Tower.Waiting for the Don.Photo, 27 Jan 2012Photo, 25 Jan 2012Photo, 24 Jan 2012Monday morning on the Tutukaka Coast.I'm almost pro now.Had an awesome Sunday morning surf at a cloudy but warm Sandy Bay.Headed out and gave Team Gallagher a cheer on their way to Auckland. ( http://www.teamgallagher.co.nz )Matapouri BayPhoto, 14 Jan 2012Photo, 13 Jan 2012Photo, 13 Jan 2012NgunguruShe's a fine day in the bayPhoto, 13 Jan 2012Photo, 2 Jan 2012Poor Knights Islands, the real Jurassic Park.Mojito.