In early 2020 NZ Photographer Magazine ran a NZ Landscapes Competition. I entered the image Mitre Majesty and it was awarded 2nd place.

I took the image while on visit to Fiordland. With the devastation to the tracks and Milford Road earlier this year due to rain events, I had adjusted my hopes of visiting Milford Sound. However, I still thought a drive down the road as far as Marians Corner would still be worth it. Setting off in the afternoon, we were surprised when we didn’t encounter any road barriers and by 6pm found ourselves in a quiet and desolate Milford Sound. The sun was beginning to dip behind the mountains in the west and Mitre Peak stood proud over the fiord. A well-photographed peak, I tried to create an image with a little bit of difference.