I’ve always enjoyed taking abstract close-ups of landscape features — and this image is no exception. Taken from a helicopter above South Island, New Zealand, en route to Mt. Cook, I was excited to see the brilliant river of blue glacier water siphoning off into its tributaries to create a scene of contrasting elements. I had taken pictures of tributaries in Iceland, but had never got this exact composition. Of course, I got many, many others – but this one is my favourite by far.
The New Zealand landscape is spectacular – from snow-capped mountains to the stunning Roy’s Peak to the Fjordlands.