Weta Artists Rally For Japan
As some of you may know, when I’m not photographing I usually spend my time working with a bunch of really talented people creating visual effects & making movies at Weta Digital. Sometimes opportunities arise within Weta that enable us artists to help others who are in need of a helping hand, & I am [...]
The Interislander Ferry Aratere battles huge seas
You might remember the shot I got of the Interislander Ferry Aratere, battling it’s way through huge seas on it’s way out of Wellington Harbour en route to Picton on the South Island of New Zealand. Well not only can you order large format prints from me, but it’s also been published as a postcard [...]
Gold Coast Australia – Surf & Beach Lifestyle Photos
The Gold Coast Australia is renown for its great surf & beaches, fantastic climate & a great lifestyle. It’s also where I lived for a big chunk of my life before relocating to Wellington, New Zealand. So I am fortunate enough to have lived that lifestyle by the beach, & being able to surf almost [...]
D-Photo magazine D-Kids competition winning entry
D-Photo magazine in New Zealand run some great competitions, & one of them is the D-Kids photo competition. For every issue they run this competition where the winner wins a yearly subscription to D-Photo magazine as well as having their winning image printed in that issue. I had shot a few kids photos recently so [...]
A work in progress – Strapless Kitesurfing Video
Strapless kitesurfing in Wellington, New Zealand from Mark Gee on Vimeo. Every now & then I have the chance to get in front of the camera instead of the one standing behind it shooting the action. This time round I was being filmed by Simo from Stikman Films for a short kitesurfing video for my [...]
The Visual Effects Oscar goes to Avatar
As the Weta Digital VFX supervisors donned on their tuxedos for the 82nd Academy Awards at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre in LA today, the rest of us Weta Digital crew attended own red carpet event at a venue on the Wellington waterfront in New Zealand. Finally the moment had come for us to see true recognition, [...]
Weta Digital’s Avatar Screening
After two & a half years of working on Avatar, I finally got to see the film in full 3d tonight at the Weta Digital cinema. There was an awesome vibe about the cinema as the screening was for all of us at Weta that had worked so hard on the film. From the opening [...]
Avatar premieres in London – Early reviews
Avatar, the film I’ve spent the past 2 or so years working on, has finally premiered in London. The media had to sign a form to agree not to publish a review or even express a professional opinion online or in print before its worldwide release, but it looks as though some of the media [...]
Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club Training Afternoon
It was a late afternoon, a light southerly breeze blowing & salt haze blanketed Lyall Bay. I headed onto the beach to see what I could capture – initially it was surfing – but the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club was out in force on their training afternoon with swimmers, board paddlers, boaties & [...]
