New Zealand
North Island Photo Tour
New Zealand is known in the Maori language as Aotearoa, (Aye-oh-tee-ah-rower) meaning the “The Land Of The Long White Cloud”. It is made up of many beautiful islands, the two main islands being imaginatively named the North Island… and the South Island. They are jam packed with stunning scenery and unspoilt wilderness, an awesome place for a phototour!
Here is your opportunity to experience a phototour in the picturesque North Island, renowned worldwide for its abundance of breathtaking scenery.
Your guide and tutor, David Still, is an award-winning photographer, as well as being a New Zealander with local knowledge of the areas you will be visiting. Your focus will be on enjoying your “Kiwi” experience and being able to draw on David’s decades of photographic experience to take your very own ‘shots of a lifetime’ in New Zealand.
Everything has been personally researched by David, this attention to detail ensures you will always be at the best locations at the right times of day, so you can relax while travelling around the country, focused only on taking the most amazing photos of the unique scenery, capturing photos you will be proud to show friends on your return home.
Interesting Facts
Testament to the stunning locations in New Zealand is that fact that many feature films and TV series have been shot there – The Lord of the Rings trilogy / The Piano / Whale Rider / The Last Samurai / The Chronicles of Narnia / The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to name but a few …
Maori Pronunciation/ Vowels
A = sounds like the “ah” in CAR
E = sounds like the “ai” in FAIR
I = sounds like the letter “e” in MEET
O = sounds like the word AWE
U = sounds like the “oo” in MOO
Conversation
Kia Ora = Key-a-oar-a = Hello, thank you (informal)
Morena = More-en-a = Good Morning
Kei te pehea koe? = Kay-tea-pea-he-a-coe = How are you?
Kei te pai ahau = Kay-tea-pie-a = howI am fine
Haere mai = High-re-my = Welcome, come here
Haere ra = High-re-ra = Goodbye, farewell
Ka Pai = Car-Pie = Okay, great
Translation
Haka = Ha-Car = Battle / Challenge
Hangi = Hung-gey = Earth Oven
Hongi = Hong-gey = Pressing of noses
Iwi = Ee-wee = Tribe, people
Kai = Kigh (like high) = Food
Karakia = Car-ra-key-ah = Prayer blessing
Kete = key-tea = Flax, woven kit
Koru = Core-roo = Unfolding fern frond
Manuhiri = Mar-noo-hee-ree = Visitors
Marae = Mar-righ (like high) = Gathering place
Poi = Poy = Flax ball on the end of string
Waka = Wok-car (r is silent) = Canoe
Tangata whenua = Tongue-garter-fen-ooh-aah = People of the land
Depending on numbers partners and family are welcome to come and enjoy the sights and atmosphere of New Zealand while the photo tour group are out shooting, then rendezvous back at the hotel at night. Guided sightseeing tour of New Zealand or specific themes such as a gastro or adrenaline tours can be arranged for partners if required. Non workshop participants “TOUR-IN-TANDEM” will be charged a lower fee.
Experience nature at its best … Never miss a shot again …
Learn Photography in a Great Location … Be Tutored … Have Fun !
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M: (+44) 07974 175 338 