Nature at my backdoor: The Otago peninsula

Nature and Wildlife at my backdoor: The Otago Peninsula

By Simone Jackson APSNZ NZIPP

NZIPP accredited photographer Simone Jackson has been in the news recently, winning the 2021 NZIPP Nature Photographer of the Year title at the Iris Awards. Simone also earned a Gold with Distinction award for an image at the same event. Looking at her website, I see that she has won similar awards in the past, proving her consistency as one of New Zealand’s best nature photographers.

Simone is a professional photographer with diverse talents, multi-skilling in wedding, portrait, and commercial photography. Finally, she takes time to photograph the fantastic coastal wildlife on the Otago Peninsula, at her backdoor. Here we showcase some of Simone’s best nature and wildlife photography which she has kindly shared with us (Editor).

Adapted from Simone’s own words:

“The Otago Peninsula is my backyard. I am very fortunate to have the most incredible nature and wildlife at my back door. The weather extremes range in every imaginable spectrum – seasons, wind from every direction, and changing light literally from hour to hour. It is a photographer’s paradise down here in the southeast corner of New Zealand.

The photographs shown here are everyday scenes on the Otago Peninsula. To be able to portray an image showcasing an animal behaviour or emotion that we humans can empathise with, that is when we feel for these creatures.”