Photoshots

27/02/2026

For anyone keen for an early bird ticket for the CHCH Art Show 1st-3rd May, you can still get one - but not for long. Close off is less than an week.

EARLY BIRDS CLOSE IN 1 WEEK! Don’t miss the most anticipated art event of the year! Secure your tickets now at these incredible prices. We can’t wait to see you there!

21/01/2026

Last night's promise of an auroral display started out a bit quiet, but ramped up pretty quickly to be quite a beast. Incoming space weather data suggested something big 'could' happen. But cloud cover and terrestrial weather being what it was, it seemed all a bit 'meh'.

Nevertheless fairly late in afternoon, I thought 'Oh well, no harm checking'. It turns out that last nights' aurora was probably bigger than any solar storm I've witnessed here in Canterbury.
Bigger than the last couple of epic events that signalled what we thought was the peak of the current solar cycle. (Sun activity revolves on a 11yr cycle - which we are on the slight downward curve currently of the maximum expected).

Certainly this was one of the few times where large curtains of light filled the width and height of the sky at times, that you could really SEE. (Human vision at night can't replicate the natural colour and accuity able to be captured in camera with longer exposures. That is why photos always look so bright and quite rich). Yet this was actually a visual feast, comparable to displays you might commonly witness in Iceland, Nordic countries, Canada etc...

So having curated some potential spots in advance, I took off without much expectation. Commonly with big displays like this, there are droves of cars, with a plethora of headlights and torches (not exactly conducive to dark sky photography!!). But there was hardly a soul. It seems the expectation of cloud kept many away. Or maybe the storm onset went under the radar. I can't be too sure. It worked out perfectly for photos, and was the latest nights I have had out in years - till 4.30am!!!

Please enjoy some of nature's glory. As we head into the spring equinox in coming months there could well be ongoing activity.

16/12/2025

Now also represented online via the good folk at the Art Shows Across Aotearoa. It may even be you can sneak in an order before Christmas?!

Purchase artworks online from top New Zealand contemporary artists who exhibit at Art Shows Across Aotearoa shows.

16/11/2025

Just under 2 weeks to go!!

Fine Art Special 20% Discount

If you need further incentive ahead of the festive season, here it is!!
I’m offering a massive 20% discount on all fine art prints valued $119 or above, using the code XMAS20 in your shopping cart.

There are now over 400 fine art photos to view in my Fine Art gallery. Some are limited editions, and others are open. These can be supplied as straight prints, or completed wall art all ready to hang.

Printing is done here in NZ, by my pro lab and framers in Auckland. They will ship to you direct all snug and secure!

Offer valid until midnight 30th November 2025.

Fine Art photography by Tony Stewart, available now in a variety of sizes and finishes at https://shop.photoshots.co.nz/printshop

27/10/2025

I’m doing it again this year – Special Offer!

If you need further incentive, here it is!! I’m offering a massive 20% Discount on all Fine Art prints valued $119 or above, using the code XMAS20 in your shopping cart.

Is there someone leaving your work that you may like to get a special gift?

Maybe you are wanting to refresh your art work at home?

But given the season, what better gift for a loved one this Christmas.


There are now over 400 fine art photos to view in my Fine Art gallery. Some are limited editions, and others are open. These can be supplied as straight prints, or completed wall art all ready to hang.

Printing is done here in New Zealand, by Queensberry, in Auckland. They will ship to you direct, with delivery included as part of your purchase.

All print processing (prints and canvasses) is archival processes, and all framed printed are all professionally cut to order.

Offer valid until midnight 30th November 2025.

Fine Art photography by Tony Stewart, available now in a variety of sizes and finishes at https://shop.photoshots.co.nz/printshop

09/10/2025

Fine Art Special 20% Discount
I’m doing it again this year – Special Offer!
If you need further incentive, here it is!! I’m offering a massive 20% Discount on all Fine Art prints valued $119 or above, using the code XMAS20 in your shopping cart.

There are now over 400 fine art photos to view in my Fine Art gallery. Some are limited editions, and others are open. These can be supplied as straight prints, or completed wall art all ready to hang.

Printing is done here in Auckland by my pro lab and framers. They will ship to you direct all snug and secure!

Offer valid until midnight 30th November 2025.

Fine Art photography by Tony Stewart, available now in a variety of sizes and finishes at https://shop.photoshots.co.nz/printshop

21/04/2025

This will be my first time exhibiting, so if anyone is lost for something to do this ANZAC weekend, feel free to pop on down to Te Pae to see ~200 artists, across a whole range of genres. I'll be at stand A5, on the outside wall near the entrance.

https://www.christchurchartshow.co.nz/

19/03/2025

OK, for photographer friends locally, and about the country, here's a wee push for this year's NZIPP conference.
It's been a tough old year round the traps for many. Like many organisations, NZIPP (and the industry we rely heavily on for sponsorship), could do with a hand. But it's not a charity request that is needed, rather it is our participation that is being asked for. In particular, for this year's conference.
As with the last 2 years, this will be held in CHCH August Fri 8th & Sat 9th, at the Majestic on Durham, after Iris Awards judging 5-8th August.
Not only it is a time to connect with like minded people, but it is a chance to enrich your own creativity with an assortment of talented presenters from about NZ, and from overseas.
For anyone who has been to conference previously, you'll know this is an investment in yourself ,and your own business. The speaker line up extremely talented. Even if you convince yourself that its' not for you as you dont shoot 'X', each speaker can still offer something by way of creative inspiration, business expertise, or general industry insight.
Treat this as an investment, where as you head home tired, you should should also feel inspired, with your bucket overflowing. It is the chance to meet new people, & catch up with 'old' people. It is the friendships nurtured here in and out of session, that can truly be the most valuable. Someone trusted on the phone in tough times, someone who can help you with your pricing dilemma's, someone you might be able to provide a hand up to to repay the kindness you were once shown....
Time is ticking to make or break this. The NZIPP need our support to make this work NOW.

Details and tickets can be found here:
https://nzphotoshow.co.nz/

26/02/2025