Te Waipounamu is the official name of the South Island, New Zealand, and literally translates to 'the waters of Greenstone'. This place is renowned for its spectacular mountains, pristine forests & crystal-clear lakes - it is nature at its best. This photography project aims to capture the impressive raw beauty of this landmass through a 15 days road trip.
This is the stuff the dreams are made of- blistering blue lakes, snow-capped mountains, and driving through the sleepy little towns like Fairlie and Tekapo. A picture-perfect road trip and a bit of cruise in Milford Sound, the journey ended in the beautiful city of Queenstown.
![Southern Alps, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/94db0154-5275-4cdb-a3ec-60d9600c5f62_rw_1920.jpg?h=62b1de112386b11bbe252de0d7f3b3fb)
Southern Alps, New Zealand
![Grass Waves](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/c6d6e56a-a756-43fd-8817-7e2f0a4f702c_rw_1920.jpg?h=148c60966ad3eed6f27fb2758423cafe)
Grass Waves
![Fairlie, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/038f3721-e0ec-4ed8-976b-90636bd23024_rw_1920.jpg?h=e4d7efb1a5a3ff072c70f9208a10af33)
Fairlie, New Zealand
![Road Trppin'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/0f11663c-7dba-4719-bc68-fa55f0e7b62e_rw_1920.jpg?h=fd6bf95afa05f2b28d816d773a0510bd)
Road Trppin'
![Lake Pukaki, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/e349ea23-8596-43ba-bc48-36c2f6ef3aff_rw_1920.jpg?h=6287b4d06c7367cc1842d42bffc2eba9)
Lake Pukaki, New Zealand
![Fairlie, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/41171516-d18a-4f26-9ec1-58daa811dbe3_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb93ecd4394cfbb7d411c59ff05c7641)
Fairlie, New Zealand
![Milford Sound, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/e5c3ab6c-f81e-4f03-b933-181ddb85546c_rw_1920.jpg?h=c7b59e97044f91e6232aef347c711274)
Milford Sound, New Zealand
![All Blacks Mural, Christchurch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/edb7d21a-abb5-4839-82e9-94a5d635026f_rw_1920.jpg?h=a2e35819974997e460b22fe71923809a)
All Blacks Mural, Christchurch
![Queenstown, Te Waipounamu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/52482a5f-0e44-455c-860b-73aee43191a3_rw_1920.jpg?h=061c0f66d8a4498a8e6223254c76f425)
Queenstown, Te Waipounamu
![Lake Te Anau](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/df43c6a3-4932-4717-b04f-c8e44938af4a_rw_1920.jpg?h=efe2bf6f3bf3e8a340939eec6a0d540f)
Lake Te Anau
![Milford Sound, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/a8fbf701-f4dc-47e5-840a-d04e3699bf27_rw_1920.jpg?h=8527f511c4c4172d4abd37607f74d1b7)
Milford Sound, New Zealand
![Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/0f5146bd-ca71-40d0-ab78-486e4779dc05_rw_1920.jpg?h=c0f813e2a7ee48cb19412f94ee484296)
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown
![Game of Light & Shadows](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/a33140d1-498d-4711-ab2f-8f58b800fd9f_rw_1920.jpg?h=98a51127a410109ebffb6872b7e6f701)
Game of Light & Shadows
![Winding Country Roads](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/89359a28-705b-4229-aef5-155de2673c9b_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb6d091de436a110164f568ac87222f2)
Winding Country Roads
![Murals of Christchurch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/c655d720-8b6f-4a20-a044-fc62a48d0cba_rw_1920.jpg?h=70c3ea7741631abd81b672da4f3480ba)
Murals of Christchurch
![Lake Tekapo, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/927f795d-70b5-4d80-9d38-d704621bdcb4_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f4cd4282b6c6405f3990a85fe837bf0)
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
![The Land of the Giant White Cloud](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/6eabdd47-64fc-4280-ad02-5202ba8bb5d1_rw_1920.jpg?h=f8145bf73f16def6e073c8128f15f048)
The Land of the Giant White Cloud
![Milford Sound, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/ad387934-713e-42f2-9a92-54d0399999a8_rw_1920.jpg?h=42eb51fc0be38398e5bd5e316c05cf0b)
Milford Sound, New Zealand
![RV Parking, Queenstown](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/643e5b66-3565-4c73-99a9-2aa2c866de1d_rw_1920.jpg?h=906a2cbdee7ceac2573c9a1cd8e5ecc8)
RV Parking, Queenstown
![Murals of Christchurch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/8c9dbeaf-5e96-4cc6-9c9a-ff3d3265b0e5_rw_1920.jpg?h=639d063421cb47897ae774973e64dd6b)
Murals of Christchurch
![Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/2a2fb52d-c255-483e-8d16-03fd13c14b17_rw_1920.jpg?h=11ff7a30877f0c40b38216505a5824c5)
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown
![Off We Go](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/a68778fd-0d3e-4efc-bd0c-cca704ad1ca6_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ac78ac136b740b2ab031614359c0b65)
Off We Go
![Road Trippin'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/5557c047-f579-465e-823e-dc827bea7f52_rw_1920.jpg?h=2925950a2ab9a98495140f0aab0f10e4)
Road Trippin'
![Lake Te Anau](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/4849860c-93a0-4c51-962e-81579ac2fd2a_rw_1920.jpg?h=c213e5efd121fd06e48c24c749c9e59e)
Lake Te Anau
![Milford Sound, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/bfa36309-cf2d-4884-aced-40bb63f84e91_rw_1920.jpg?h=b50c4788f5e1eed0fb792b3ca38192d1)
Milford Sound, New Zealand
![Queenstown, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/dc4cb17e-1f39-430f-9a41-6d1c04d30900_rw_1920.jpg?h=f39b62ededaf24fe7399ac95df154314)
Queenstown, New Zealand
![Lake Pukaki, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/9a648d93-45ed-4e15-9527-5a964417195b_rw_1920.jpg?h=efb1c2791a6afb33705c0dab64ed6841)
Lake Pukaki, New Zealand
![Milford Sound](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/273b9f95-e63a-4e8a-8247-0aaeeeb94190_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2baf71b0a448b5c714b9ebec213c4fa)
Milford Sound
![Over the Alps](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/5e282fd0-132f-4d27-bff1-32ab7879e09e_rw_1920.jpg?h=ebd739845d50194349bad1c274b03b0f)
Over the Alps
![Lake Te Anau](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/e0551f8c-a666-470b-9c4f-9a8bfeca3d04_rw_1920.jpg?h=964a1e87a1edda311d53a112e0d4a314)
Lake Te Anau
![Lake Opuha, Fairlie](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/cd25f39c-3722-430c-ba08-f1901bccb515_rw_1920.jpg?h=0d8126241f21be7a65e40dc3ee987274)
Lake Opuha, Fairlie
![Cruise at Milford Sound](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/bf00144e-5346-41db-8902-f2df2d13d4f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=fecdfaa7ef7228cf43607071b5a220d3)
Cruise at Milford Sound
![Tekapo, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/4572685e-319d-4bfb-8624-684e32a07290_rw_1920.jpg?h=084ed48ed32de4c1cd1788dea81faccf)
Tekapo, New Zealand
![Fairlie, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/3209bf2c-cd9e-4b08-a8ff-00f20e654b2c_rw_1920.jpg?h=f6d98574576c8f4f2e5bf89de59f0f26)
Fairlie, New Zealand
![Murals of Christchurch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/3bfcce5a-c529-432c-8582-ecc1ac71a9cd_rw_1920.jpg?h=f0028c5fecc5d025d9ba4b949721d0d2)
Murals of Christchurch
![Te Anau, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/4b788b10-9ea8-4cd0-9c8d-171bda4fa033_rw_1920.jpg?h=0e3f47255a99a876f5ddfebe153ec395)
Te Anau, New Zealand
![Milford Sound Waterfall](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/bbf0262f-98dc-4094-aa58-5bc44dd8ce60_rw_1920.jpg?h=98fd37a8b13049685d622bac34e4611a)
Milford Sound Waterfall
![Tekapo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/1ff2cb90-37af-4a9f-87ba-0b93b9db73d1_rw_1920.jpg?h=7c7a7f87172cc03ed369834953f0b016)
Tekapo
![Mount John Observatory](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/a94bfdbf-f4ca-4bb0-8324-08fc2aba7f54_rw_1920.jpg?h=fe5e4d0ce338c6c4ddca0517aaac59ad)
Mount John Observatory
![Road Trippin'](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/9ae8ba35-946f-4b7a-a386-2fcbfa90e491_rw_1920.jpg?h=22aafa2c638a3bfec52de9b3dcb68906)
Road Trippin'
![Waiting for Spring](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/302ebf47-ce27-4730-ad73-73dc92001bd6_rw_1920.jpg?h=d496902854419afb86403fff6728aa3a)
Waiting for Spring
![Lake Tekapo, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/47e01202-9b83-4dae-8e94-5caf6a5bb195_rw_1920.jpg?h=a8524bcf0ae86b2079d774222ce6b38d)
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
![Shelter](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/7e0869ea-c397-4360-82b3-6c15d358005e_rw_1920.jpg?h=2b04376a7bb1b1a2c97bc116108e6bc6)
Shelter
![Through the Window](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/9b1d6bab-71e5-48db-9e6e-5c4ac031b283_rw_1920.jpg?h=2b237d75096506e7dd25e6e8c3cb19c3)
Through the Window
![Te Anau, New Zealand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/d0620dac-56d0-412d-aeca-5e03cf8338d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=8831a2ae9308eb088e607fab268acd64)
Te Anau, New Zealand
![Murals of Christchurch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/da02258a-6265-43c8-9efa-7286ce5287f0/d461be84-b8d6-4420-8a0a-b78eed7c393c_rw_1920.jpg?h=b9b383871a56945a454c4b0f11a48911)