Exhibitor Profiles
Michael Cookson
Landscapes & Astrophotography. New Zealand, South Island Find out more:
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Simon Williams
Freelance photographer, educator, environmentalist and father, Simon Williams has been involved in digital design and imaging for the last 25 years. Over the course of the last decade he has turned his attention more towards photography, developing a unique style and approach to a variety of genres; landscape, astrophotography, sports, Read more…
Astrophotography Competition Judges
Paul Le Comte
Paul is a landscape photographer and designer who lives on Otago Peninsula. As a geography teacher in his past life, his passion for meteorology and geomorphology informs the landscapes around, and skies above him. Paul describes his work as night landscapes rather than astrophotography. His passion for the landscapes of Read more…
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Cory Marshall
Cory Marshall is a landscape photographer based in Wanaka, New Zealand. Originally from California, Cory and his wife Kelly relocated to Wanaka in 2017. Cory’s work focuses on stunning natural landscapes from around the world. Since moving to New Zealand, Cory has built a wonderful library of New Zealand images Read more…
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Stephen Patience
Stephen Patience is a renowned photographer who has twice been a ‘winner’ for time-lapse in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year. Stephen has been engaged to produce time-lapse for TV and film. His work has also been published and used in other international film media. Stephen first took Read more…
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Vicky Bowman
Vicky lives and works out of Omakau, Central Otago. Her journey with photography began in 1995 and she has been practising seriously for the past 5 years. Vicky is particularly keen on landscape photography, cloud scales and learning the art of astrophotography.
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John Ecksmann
John is a Becks based photographer, videographer, and manufacturer of souvenir products. He arrived in Central Otago 8 years ago on a short holiday and never left. John says, “I was so blown away with the amazing landscapes and constantly changing skies, my landscape photography morphed into motion time lapse and Read more…
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Leeanne Jenkins
I have been learning photography for about 3 years as a hobby, living and working in Central Otago has provided many opportunities to take great pictures and develop skills along the way. Night photography is what I enjoy the most, and very grateful to have support from Vicky Bowman and Read more…
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Andy Davey
IT Consultant by day, astro-photographer by night. Co-curator of the Winterstellar Exhibition and part of the organisation team for the 2021 Winterstellar Festival. Using getting shots away with the camera as a substitute for on the football field. Andy got his first film camera for his travels back in the Read more…