Milford Sound (Piopiotahi)
Reflected in a quiet pool, the cold shadows of Fiordland creep over Milford Sound, New Zealand, as the last rays of the sun slip through the seaward opening to brush the peaks with a final stroke of colour.
Milford Sound was described by Rudyard Kipling as 'The eighth Wonder of the World'. It is actually a fiord and part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site, and is located within Fiordland in the south-west of the south island of New Zealand.
With annual rainfall of nearly 7000mm, it is also one of the wettest places on the planet...which is what makes this photograph remarkable. That day I was one of the luckiest landscape photographers in New Zealand. A Maori guide once told me that sandflies were placed in New Zealand by a higher power, to remind man that heaven on earth cannot exist. Sandflies are usually my only gripe with New Zealand, however on this occasion they were also giving me a break. This photograph captures a serene moment of a rare temperament for Piopiotahi, for which I am thankful.
capture: film | paper: fujiflex crystal archive | edition: limited 200
