cornwall park one tree hill

a very special place : for aucklanders and visitors

a very special place for aucklanders and visitors

These photographs and the current slide show are all from my book IMAGES cornwall park one tree hill. If you would like to order the book, please click the Buy Now button on the right hand side of this page. Order 5 books and you will receive 6, ie one free book, and order 8 [...]


U2 : IMAGES cornwall park one tree hill

U2 images cornwall park one tree hill

A few minutes down the road from my home, is one of the worlds best inner city parks, Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill. One year ago, shortly after New Zealands worst mining tragedy, U2 performed and dedicated their song,One Tree Hill to the 29 miners who died. The song itself having been written for another New [...]


one tree hill

one tree hill

These One Tree Hill photographs have been added to the Cornwall Park One Tree Hill black and white Gallery.  (Click One Tree Hill images to see more.) Also added to the Image Archive are some Okinawa photographs which are currently showing in the slideshow above.   -   Peter


positive feedback

To produce something of quality, requires care, -  it has therefore been gratifying and encouraging to have my efforts acknowledged. In addition to being awarded Gold at the New Zealand 2010 Pride in Print Awards, a number of people have been good enough to comment on my book, IMAGES Cornwall Park One Tree Hill.  One [...]


cornwall park and one tree hill

cp oth

Inner city farm, walking, jogging, cycling, dining, picnics.  Around the volcanic cone, up and over the hills, – 220 hectares of natural freedom, in central Auckland. These photographs have recently been added to the Cornwall Park One Tree Hill. Colour Gallery.   -   Peter


the world of detail

world of detail

I often think that here in Auckland, anywhere for that matter, there are photographs that could be true classics, waiting, – there for the taking.  These visual opportunities fail to materialise, simply because, first we have to ‘be there’, and secondly, even when we are, we fail to see.  Mostly we move about within the [...]


runner up

runnerup

This photograph taken with my first digital camera won me an Apple iTouch in a New Zealand Herald photography competition, – I came second.  Taken near the summit of One Tree Hill, with the extinct 650 year old volcanic Rangitoto Island visible in the background.  This Auckland landmark will appear often in my continuing series [...]


overcoming familiarity

overcoming familiarity

Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill are close to where I live.  Each day I challenged myself to walk around them and return with photographs revealing an aspect or detail I hadn’t noticed before.  -  Peter Added to the Gallery ‘Cornwall Park One Tree Hill – Colour’


the decisive moment

the decisive moment

Like many, Henri Cartier-Bresson’s ‘The Decisive Moment’ and the book ‘The Family of Man’ had a profound affect upon me as a design student.  I very nearly abandoned my Industrial Design training to pursue photography. Wow, that was 39 years ago.  I know some may not relate to the above photographs, - I really like them.  In the first photograph, [...]


new gallery : cornwall park one tree hill b+w

cornwall park oth bw

This cyclist photograph is another early picture taken with my first digital camera, a Canon S60.  All, of the current monochrome slideshow photographs were created with this camera.  This set of photographs has now been added to the cornwall park one tree hill b+w ’gallery’ -    Peter


first post first photograph

first photograph

This is one of my first digital photographs.  It appears on the rear cover of my book, IMAGES Cornwall Park One Tree Hill.  The photographs in this book are drawn from a 3 year study of this Auckland icon.  Their success, has encouraged me to pursue further photographic projects.  Currently, I am working on an extensive study [...]