Astrophotographer RACHEL GILLESPIE
Rachel Gillespie, Astrophotographer and Adventure Guide in the Mackenzie grew up outside, with a love of horses, lakes and mountains. She says: ‘without nature evolving, everything falls apart; the eco systems we have here are incredibly valuable and important, both on land and in the sky’. What is one of your favourite nature spots in the Mackenzie region? I am based out of Twizel which is a great base and a really awesome place for holidays, being such a diverse landscape. My favourite spot is right out the back of nowhere, where there is no one else, the tussocks, the river and the mountains. I love the silence. 22
