Ten years ago, my friend Rosi took me out on the Otago Peninsula to show me endangered jewelled geckos in the wild. I couldn't believe that these exquisite little guys lived around the corner - and were threatened with local extinction due to poaching. A week later I had borrowed gear to make a documentary, so I definitely have them thank for introducing me to cameras (the geckos are doing alright these days, with ongoing restoration, predator control and security in place to protect them).

My love for photography is equal to my passion for working with wildlife and I try to unite the two whenever I can. After finishing studies in Zoology and Science Communication in 2010, with forays into filmmaking in Europe and politics in Aotearoa, I'm now using my degrees, which is choice. I am also incredibly lucky to be working in both fields alongside my partner Dave.

Video and photo assignments over the last few years have covered illegal hunting in Malta, wetland protection in Romania, dairy farm conversions in Waikato, repatriation of Māori tupuna (ancestors) to Aotearoa, and of course, weddings!

During 2021-22 I will mostly be working as an ecologist based in Waikato. If you'd like to discuss an upcoming occasion or project anywhere, I’d love to hear from you.