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Night Sky Experience

Enjoy the sky with chairs and blankets while our Professional Astrophotographer shares with you the stories of the region and makes photos for you or get involved and bring your camera and make your own night sky photos

small groups or private booking

REGIONS AVAILABLE

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KAIKOURA - TWIZEL - TEKAPO - AORAKI MOUNT COOK - CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY

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Guided Walks

Half and Full Day Tours

REGIONS AVAILABLE

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TIMARU - KAIKOURA -  LAKE TEKAPO -

AORAKI MOUNT COOK

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Aerial Photography  Tour

Fly with photographer Rachel Gillespie

APP International Aerial Photographer of

the Year 2024

Rachel has flown many places in the Mackenzie, Aoraki Mount Cook, Fiordland, Queenstown, Wanaka and Kaikoura Ranges, you can fly and make photos under her expertise, or you can fly and Rachel will make the images for you, doors off heli option. 

1 DAY OR MULTI DAY

EX LAKE TEKAPO, FIORDLAND or KAIKOURA

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High Country Elopement or
Portrait Shoot

Let us capture your special day in the wild

Experienced in heli flight photography and elopements, engagements or special occasions, we will capture it for you, let us know your idea and we can give you a personal quote from the air or on the ground at the lakeside, beach or mountain

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SOUTH ISLAND AVAILABLE OR DAILY AT KAIKOURA AND MACKENZIE COUNTRY

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO OPTIONS

Rachel Gillespie and Andrew Spencer

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We hold a Department of Conservation Licence to provide services on 130 DOC land tracks throughout the South Island,  under our company Southern Photography Adventures Limited.

Get in touch for your own bespoke group tour 
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Youth Photography

After many years of talking to people about this topic I am ready to make this happen together with my teens to develop their future business in art and photography and the ability to learn how to run a business which will be available to other youth also!!


My calendar sales this year gives $10 per copy to this workshop series, which will be for now a South Island destination. We are looking for donations, gear that you don't want anymore that is good enough for beginners especially DSLR's, lenses and tripods, we hope to develop this into an annual thing if we can get support, we know everyone is short of cash these days but if you have some way of even purchasing a calendar it all adds up.


If you are inspired to give back please share this idea with others groups and photographers you know so we can make this happen in 2024 School holidays as a starting point, the kids will get access to my online training as well as out in the field events, gear and discounts for gear and other exciting developments
 

Each youth must be accompanied by an adult and they will be safe with our extensive health and safety plan, insurance and first aid experience, Alex (16) is also qualified in first aid and workspace safety, if you are a youth or a parent and have some interest for your young person also get in touch

 

If we can grow it then we will also be looking for other professional photographers to assist as a donation of your time to photography

 

They don't have social media so we will be setting this up via email newsletters and other cool ways to keep things clean and safe online

 

Thank you if you are reading this far for your thoughts and support

Professional Photographer Rachel Gillespie

info@nztraveladventure.com

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