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Eby Sebastian Photography, Queenstown (2026)

29/09/2024

Beautiful as it seems, this world has a lot that is bad. Lately I find myself in arguments within my own mind as I try to find rationality to contradictions in opinions (within myself).

Oftentimes I end up feeling bad for the bad.
For that reason, I sympathize with people who grew up feeling guilt more than freedom, condemnation instead of forgiveness and hatred more than love. The contradiction rises when I tell myself, “but Eby, that’s what made them who they are”.

You know what they say “everything happens for a reason”, well I’m a little bit sick of hearing that when it comes to justifying wrongdoing. But then again what’s “wrong”?

Know what I mean ? It can all just go around and I get lost in the loop where everything is exactly where it should be and all that is left with is my own mind, decisions, actions and the biggest enemy that I face everyday “me”.

“I’m fine”, a phrase my mouth automatically
utters has had an immense influence on how I see myself in this world. So to negate this I’ve had to allow myself to tell myself all my human feeling is valid, but nay, I consider myself to be a robot. Thus a further contradiction.

I admit I don’t know what the heck I’m upto, and that’s a boat that I know a lot of people can get on board with. Confusion is a friend, pointlessness is an absolute point and as Plato suggests, I only know one thing that is absolute, I know nothing.

On a positive note, as you can see in the photo, there will be a light on the path. Even as you maybe journeying into the wild, uncertainty or the darkness, there will be some kinda guidance, but listening and acknowledging that is the hard part.

Thanks to Lucía Mantiñan for giving me an opportunity a while ago to experiment with some photoshoot, and this was my chaotic favourite.

24/09/2024

“Poised”

“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy” - Khalil Gibran , On Joy and Sorrow ( The Prophet )

Moon has always been a fascination and the centre of magic for me. As I try to learn more about the scientific reasons for the importance of an existence of a moon ( I’m sure I could have worded that better but I like it), a key word that pops up is “BALANCE”

There is apparently a lot that our moon does for our life and it’s harmony. Hence the opposite of this can be quite catastrophic.
I won’t bore you with science, that’s what’s internets for.

Talking about balance however, it’s crazy how a moon, a stagnant object which is basically darkness if the sun doesn’t light it up, holds the key to all the balance on this planet. If there was no moon, there won’t be any seasons, that’s just one of the many things that could be very uncomfortable.

But as an overthinker what I learned is that, we also have something in our lives that keep a balance. We all have the goods and yet it’s always the bad that brings a lesson. Humans don’t like the bad, but weirdly enough, a dark something might be actually be holding you “UP”. Put some light on that darkness and see how it can be beautiful.. like the moon…

It sounds amazing but ain’t easy as it sounds, so during this “Mental Health Awareness” week, I challenge you to bring out the light to something you might be struggling with and add an extra layer of beauty to who you already are, be the pearl in the night sky.. ( like the moon) Obviously that’s an advice for myself, but feel free to use it, KIA KAHA.

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16/09/2024

Springter in Queenstown has been very satisfying and inspiring in this journey of reigniting my passion for photography. And for cherry on top, thank you Air New Zealand for posing majestically over the mighty iced up “The Remarkables” cake.

To my suprise this picture will line up perfectly for a wallpaper in very good detail, so if anyone would like a full sized image, message me your email and will send a link to it.

This picture was only made possible by Nikon New Zealand. The Z50 has been a beast of a camera for the last few years, genuinely feeling the gratefulness for this amazing gear.

Enjoy the rest of the Springter,,, grab some photos while the nature poses for you 🙂

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11/09/2024

Lake Wakatipu (said as Whakatipu) is the 3rd largest lake in New Zealand after Lake Taupo and Te Anau. However it is the longest lake stretching around 80kms.I have lived on the lakeside for a long time but it was only few years ago I discovered that it has incredible depth as far as 380 metres (I know scary)

Story of the lake according to the Maori legend suggests that this is the resting place of the giant taniwha Matau. In the condensed version of the story according to Eby, Matakauri loved Manata but wasn’t allowed to marry her, as he was a common person and Manata was the daughter of the chief. CLASSIC!!!

One day Matau the giant taniwha came into the village and took Manata into the hills where he tied her with an enchanted rope that no one could break. Matakauri’s love was too strong so he went after her and upon reaching her, he couldn’t break the rope. Manata, also having so much love begged Matakauri to leave, but he still kept trying.

As she started crying at Matakauri’s efforts and being afraid the giant might wake up and crush him, her tears rolled down and broke the ropes which freed Manata. Since she came back to the village, I guess the chief had no other option than to marry her to Matakauri the great.

But Matakauri was afraid, maybe the giant will come and take her again. So here is the genius of Matakauri and the part I love the most. Because he is aware that the giant is around 70kms long and there is no way a normal dude can take it on, he goes there when the giant is asleep and sets the giant on fire. The idea that he must have had to walk roughly 80x2 kms to go around the giant to lit it up, now that’s true love.

It is said that the giants heart that still beats (the only part that didn’t burn supposedly) is still under the pigeon island in the lake. And sometimes the waves that are super strong in the lake is said to be his beating heart. I personally think he might be farting close to where the lake side it where it created some big waves.

This photo was found in my archives from 2021 on a flight, so probably not the shot that shows the entire lake, but it shows one side of it at least

09/09/2024

“Though there was not a breath of wind they all stirred about her. The rustling noise of the leaves was almost like words. The nightingale stopped singing as if to listen to it. Lucy felt that at any moment she would begin to understand what the trees were trying to say” -Prince Caspian, C.S Lewis

Muchas Gracias to Heleny Acosta who decided to kindly pose for me while I was figuring out how to get a decent not so over exposed photo with this wise being. I hope she was listening to what the tree was tryna tell her.

There are a few momets in my travels when the unexplainable has occurred. During those times there was a bliss of magic and then of course my brain will tell me “life is not a fairy tale dude, this will only happen in movies” or “stop tryna make things up”

I have noticed that there are a few of you who embraces these magical moments, identifies with them and actually chase those moments.

In my moments, it’s as if Life is nagging at me, reminding me there’s more that I have to explore, there is more to learn, to see and most the important of all there is more to listen to.

Listening is not as easy as the word suggests. I have never listened to myself but I listen to everyone and everything else.

In the book Prince Caspian, this is the part where Lucy is dreaming of walking in the land of Narnia when it was alive, but in reality when she wakes up, it’s not the prosperous land that it once was.

My dreams have told me more than I ever could comprehend and my thoughts (thought a little over the top) has only helped me understand what I needed to know.

Listen, let the dreams tell you the secrets, let the trees share their wisdom and let yourself be allowed to reveal yourself.

06/09/2024

“Don’t go chasing waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to”, well TLC, I get where ya coming from. But sometimes you gotta go and chase those waterfalls to see what works for you. If you don’t like em, come back to the rivers and the lakes, which I personally do like.

I appreciate going away sometimes. Believe me, it’s a hard thing for me to do to convince my brain, but I always come back appreciating of what was given to me to work with in the first place.

Lately I have noticed myself pushing for more and more and easily getting bored and having no direction. So I have decided that I’m gonna try my best to take constant breaks, go about and soak in which I have been blessed with and really step out my cage and free myself.

Again all the hard things to do… but yeah I gotta do it.. I have to go forth and findeth my trueth self.. ( that’s original english which makes for dramatic effect for no reason)

Anyhoo,, this picture of what I believe is the stirling waterfalls at Milford sound, has been a long time goal and I’m gonna have a crack it again very soon… but till then hope you all enjoy this one

05/09/2024

A much anticipated winters come and gone. Without much snow to match the memories of snowy days, I must admit I’m very disappointed. It is not cold anymore and I haven’t seen snow on the ground properly for a few years now.

I have to take a moment to appreciate the last three months in regards to some of the growth I’ve had. It did feel fast and it wasn’t easy. The cold air got to me but somehow managed to stay afloat and achieve some amazing things.

I’ll keep you all posted on some of those achievements but for now here is a photo taken from a flight to Queenstown during winter 2019.

Winter, I miss you and I thank you for preparing me for summer :)

21/08/2024

“Absolve”

It takes a while to let yourself enjoy a moment without anything weighing you down. I had one of those moments recently while driving back from my new found happy place.

I have always loved seeing windmills in the distance just doing their thing but never have I ever captured any photos of them. As I realised that it was unsafe for me to be on the road with the nature really distracting me with its prettiness, I decided to STOP and experiment (make sure you stop and enjoy the nature)

As I found it bleak and empty to have windmills far away but nothing else to make it exciting with my not so long enough zoom lens, the nature presented me some birds who decided to dance around in patterns. You won’t believe me but it looked like they were playing the ultimate game of tag as one of them was always getting chased all around.

I felt their freedom, liberty and a sense of comfort. For a few minutes I contemplated not wanting to come back to my flat and just living in a forest or something ( maybe one day )

19/08/2024

“Imminent”

“There once was a boy who grew up giving a little extra to his ordinary life. He must have been a blessing to his family and a ray of sunshine to anyone who came across his smile. Little did anyone know how he really felt about anything, and eventually drowned in his own understanding of what he did not understand.

It didn’t matter at the end of the day whether you knew him or not, but he lives in everyone’s mind ( rentfree or not hahah )

That’s what life’s about, everything is imminent and it’s only a matter of time before you meet him”

Anyways what I wanna say is, whatever’s out there to get you,,, it will get you just like the clouds about to get the radiant sun that was shining in its full glory, just like us when we were born.

This was taken on the way to Milford Sound, New Zealand. I do owe an overdue apologies for giving up on photography but that is life, but while I have the opportunity again.. I will capture those dreams while it lasts

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20/02/2022

I never considered myself to be good at composing a shot but when mother nature presented me with an opportunity, my exotic models (Eric Sebastian & Hana Leyden) did their best to act natural for me to capture this epic dream. I was away for a couple of days with family when we went to Brighton Beach, Dunedin to witness this indescribable sunset.

I was anxious about not being in a better spot for a better frame, but mother nature taught me that sometimes things can exceed my expectation if I am patient and let things take its course. If it was me few years ago I would have run for a different location, but for some reason I stayed and I was treated to this and a lot more of the epicness (thats a word for sure).

Hope you all take your time to learn lessons, and as hard as it can be, remember to be patient... :)

Special thanks to Kiran Joseph our local Dunedin Tour Guide for guiding us to this Beach

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18/02/2022

I started a journey in 2018 where I went away far from what I called home and stayed in a city. The part I didn't anticipate was the return. I left to find another place just like Queenstown and in all respect and fairness I have to admit there is nothing like it anywhere else. This boat symbolises that point in my life as I have started to feel this unexplainable excitement when it comes to capturing it in any new angles.

I am always gonna run after the ultimate shot of The Earnslaw. I apologise if some are getting sick of seeing the boat every now and then, I guess I won't be stopping anytime soon. Here is a shot of it also on the way back to Queenstown.

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15/02/2022

I recently came across a photograph of Queenstown in the early 60's and its crazy to think what we call the town was not even in it. A lot has been added to the nature itself which has it pro's and con's. Don't get me wrong, I love what humans have done with town and the cute settlement we call Queenstown, but at some point we have to stop adding to the gift that nature has already presented us with.

My caption when I started the page was "Capturing the Dreams while it lasts", and now I kinda see in reality what I felt scared of at that time. The guy who took the photos in the 60's might be looking at town now and thinking that he had the best part of the dream.

This pic is very much a divine painting I can't take credits for. I was super disappointed at the sudden disappearance of the original Bennett's Bluff lookout when I drove to Glenorchy last winter. The lookout which has been moved doesn't quite offer the perfect with the windy roads and the absolute balance between land and water. I guess it probably was getting dangerous with not enough space for the amount of people who stop there all the time. Guilty of that on every single trip myself. But I hope they bring it back or somehow make a walking track to get to the OG lookout.

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