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New Zealand photo book - Pine tree ridge silhouette at sunset

Apr 15, 20242 min read

New Zealand photo book - Pine tree ridge silhouette at sunset

I never really thought of myself as a landscape photographer, but after a couple of beers on the shores of the Clutha river at Lowburn...

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New Zealand photo book - Cardrona Hotel, Central Otago

Kirk Vogel

Apr 4, 20242 min read

New Zealand photo book - Cardrona Hotel, Central Otago

Read the story behind the image of the rural Cardrona Hotel in Central Otago. Quite possibly New Zealand's cutest country hotel!

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New Zealand photo book - Piha surfer silhouette

Kirk Vogel

Mar 27, 20242 min read

New Zealand photo book - Piha surfer silhouette

Three lone surfers silhouetted off in the distance on a rugged West Coast Beach of Auckland New Zealand. Read the story behind the image

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New Zealand photo book - Abandoned farmhouse in Central Otago

Kirk Vogel

Mar 15, 20242 min read

New Zealand photo book - Abandoned farmhouse in Central Otago

This abandoned farmhouse in Central Otago is one of many New Zealand landscape photos that could make the cut in my next book. See more...

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Mt Maunganui at sunset

Kirk Vogel

Mar 5, 20242 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Mt Maunganui at sunset

One of my favourite views in New Zealand has to be the view from the top of Mt Maunganui at sunset (the other is at the Skyline restaurant i

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Summer at the beach, West Coast

Kirk Vogel

Feb 21, 20241 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Summer at the beach, West Coast

Summer at the beach on the West Coast of New Zealand summed up in one quintessential image. See more in the 2024 NZ photo book gallery.

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Central Otago building at sunset

Kirk Vogel

Feb 12, 20242 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Central Otago building at sunset

An abandoned drapery building on the main street of Ophir, Central Otago, New Zealand. Read the story behind the image, and a bit of history

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Rusty old farm truck

Kirk Vogel

Feb 5, 20241 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Rusty old farm truck

I spotted this old farm truck in a remote back country town in New Zealand. Rusty work trucks all have a story and this one is no exception.

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Ophir town hall at sunset

Kirk Vogel

Feb 2, 20242 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Ophir town hall at sunset

Sunset at the Ophir Town Hall and Post Office has been on my bucket list of images to make for a very long time.

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Tiny Country Church

Kirk Vogel

Feb 1, 20241 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Tiny Country Church

This tiny country church is one from the archives. Without knowing it I have been shooting remote church buildings for a number of years,...

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Idyllic backcountry farmhouse

Kirk Vogel

Jan 25, 20241 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Idyllic backcountry farmhouse

This little red back country farmhouse looked cute as a button as I passed by on my bike, and was definitely worthy of a closer look.

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2024 New Zealand photo book - Central Otago "Bliss"

Kirk Vogel

Jan 23, 20241 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - Central Otago "Bliss"

New Zealand's own version of Bliss, from the back country of Central Otago... Here's the story of the image

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2024 New Zealand photo book - it's happening...

Kirk Vogel

Jan 16, 20242 min read

2024 New Zealand photo book - it's happening...

The holiday season was a great chance to reflect on life, the universe and everything in between, and the one revelation I came to...

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Photo of the week, July 13th, 2022 - Shot with the new Leica Q2 Monochrome

Kirk Vogel

Jul 13, 20221 min read

Photo of the week, July 13th, 2022 - Shot with the new Leica Q2 Monochrome

New images just dropped in the New Zealand gallery! Stormy skies above Rangitoto island, Auckland, shot with the awesome Leica Q2 monochrome

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