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some buildings have a pool. Mine has this. p
21/07/2026

some buildings have a pool. Mine has this.
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what a dream come true. This event has been on my list for as long as I’ve been shooting cars, it’s a strange feeling s...
19/07/2026

what a dream come true. This event has been on my list for as long as I’ve been shooting cars, it’s a strange feeling standing at the bottom of the hill after years of watching it though a screen.

Honestly didn’t know where to point the camera half the time. Cars I’d only ever seen in games and posters just sitting on grass while people walked past eating ice cream and siping champagne 😅 a 288 GTO, miuras, c88s and these only like six of these on earth!

Went through everything from the weekend and these are some of the cars that stopped me in my tracks.

Here’s part 1. More coming!

Baby blue Liberty Walk GT-R R35 💙 fits in exactly zero Auckland car parks and we love that.p
05/07/2026

Baby blue Liberty Walk GT-R R35 💙 fits in exactly zero Auckland car parks and we love that.
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Late Hour 🖤First ever Mazda nightz is done. Tried to shoot and grade this one like a night scene in Tokyo. Every time Au...
29/06/2026

Late Hour 🖤

First ever Mazda nightz is done. Tried to shoot and grade this one like a night scene in Tokyo. Every time Auckland’s car scene gets the call they show up deep, and Saturday was no different. Lot full, engines running, everyone just there for the love of it. much respect you put on something special. Looking forward to the next one 🫡

Rained all week and then the weekend turned on a blue bird winter day. A sh*t tonne of cars, and a .nz meet. Too good 🙌🏼...
28/06/2026

Rained all week and then the weekend turned on a blue bird winter day. A sh*t tonne of cars, and a .nz meet. Too good 🙌🏼🔥

Feel free to tag owners if you know them!

Barely any light by the time we rolled in so this one’s more about who turned up than the shots. Stood around an Aucklan...
23/06/2026

Barely any light by the time we rolled in so this one’s more about who turned up than the shots. Stood around an Auckland car park watching FDs, an S15 and a Supra filter in. Kept shooting anyway, glad I did.

Always think about how these come together too. Someone puts in the time to organise it, picks a spot and a night, and people turn up in numbers every time. Simple thing on paper but it only works because of how much everyone actually cares. Auckland never misses. 😌🖤

Feel free to tag the owners if you know them 🙌🏼

22/06/2026

No notes. Just bagged GTR 🖤

#ｇｔｒ

17/06/2026

First time at this monster of a drag event! Took the 13 hour flight over the ditch with 🥹

Atmosphere is out of this world at the superbowl of street drag racing!

So blessed to be able to do this.

10 years ago I was standing at a dirt track in NZ with no media pass, no contacts, and no clue what I was doing.I just k...
15/06/2026

10 years ago I was standing at a dirt track in NZ with no media pass, no contacts, and no clue what I was doing.

I just kept showing up. shot the cars, the drivers, the pits, the people in the stands. then I graded it all to look like a film when everyone around me was shooting it like the evening news. that look is the thing that eventually got me noticed, and it’s how I ended up shooting for a team in the States.

here’s what the ten years actually taught me. none of it is the gear.

a signature look beats a lucky shot every time. shoot all of it, not just the cars. the moment beats the machine, because you can reshoot a car next lap but someone’s face after they win happens once. you don’t need anyone’s permission to start. and not all of it is the same job. dirt gives you 50 laps to get it right. drag gives you 7 seconds and one pass, no redo.

the early stuff was rough. that’s the point. still learning, still showing up.

this page is the stuff nobody explains.

10/06/2026

genuinely the worst 7 seconds of adrenaline you can experience with a camera 😮‍💨💀

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