COLIN MONTEATH

Christchurch, New Zealand
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COLIN MONTEATH
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Biography

I am a polar & mountain photographer & writer privileged to have had 31 seasons in Antarctica, in the Arctic and 22 expeditions & assignments to Himalayan countries, Tibet, India, Nepal, Pakistan etc. I live in New Zealand so enjoy taking landscapes of the Southern Alps.

My imagery is dedicated to help raise an awareness of the need to look after environments in all polar and mountain regions.

about me

Any special artistic influences?
My mother was a children's book artist so maybe something rubbed of in terms of my interest in natural history and landscape composition
What is the best photographic advice that you have ever received?
A mentor in England who also specialized in mountain photography taught me how to come away from almost every situation, no matter how 'average' the light, with an image that 'works' for a client.
If you weren’t a photographer, what would you be?
I also love writing for travel & expedition magazines and book publishers

Most Popular Images & Videos

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Extreme ironing, ironing a shirt on top of a rock pinnacle Houghton Bay Wellington New Zealand
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Cloud forest near the summit of Manuoha Te Urewera National Park New Zealand
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Tranz Alpine train near Springfield Canterbury New Zealand
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The Wizard helps to open Victorian festival, historic precinct, Oamaru, Otago
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Pregnant ewe sheep grazing, spring growth under Mt Hutt Range, Rakaia river valley, Canterbury.
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Arrowtown main street, goldfields town now tourist resort, autumn, Otago, New Zealand.
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Agricultural patchwork Canterbury Plains near Rakaia aerial view New Zealand
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Mt Egmont / Taranaki, late afternoon reflection in small tarn set among tussock slopes of Pouakai range, Taranaki.
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Late evening light over Akaroa Harbour from near hilltop, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
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Mt Aspiring, tramper enjoys moonrise at dusk, Cascade Saddle tarn, Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago, New Zealand
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FitzRoy waterfall at dawn under famous rock peak Cerro FitzRoy El Chalten , Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia, Argentina.
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Mitre peak, winter dawn, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park.
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Goroka festival, 140 ethnic tribes come together for three day Sing sing, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
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Goroka festival, 140 ethnic tribes come together for three day Sing sing, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
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Goroka festival, 140 ethnic tribes come together for three day Sing sing, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
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Goroka festival, 140 ethnic tribes come together for three day Sing sing, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
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Goroka festival, 140 ethnic tribes come together for three day Sing sing, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
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Brother and sister make mud bricks in wooden frame for parents house, Arun valley, Nepal.
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Inspiration Images

Bactrian camel race, 25km across winter landscape of Gobi desert during Bulgan´s ´festival of a thousand camels´ , Mongolia.
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Cape Maria Van Diemen Northland New Zealand
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FitzRoy waterfall at dawn under famous rock peak Cerro FitzRoy El Chalten , Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia, Argentina.
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Kayaking on Lake Hayes near Arrowtown Central Otago New Zealand
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Rangipo desert dawn panorama after snow storm, cloud-covered Mt Ruapehu beyond, Tongariro National Park, New Zealaand.
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Sunset behind Seal Island, Woodpecker Bay, Paparoa National Park, West Coast
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Denali ( Mt McKinley) from Ranger Dave Johnston´s log cabin near Talkeetna, Alaska.
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Denali ( Mt McKinley) from Ranger Dave Johnston´s log cabin near Talkeetna, Alaska.
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Mt Rolleston, 2275 metres, pre dawn alpenglow, dominant peak Arthur´s Pass National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Korean tourist makes friends with black swans and duck with ducklings, Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand.
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Mt Tutoko (2,723 m) at dawn, highest peak in Darran Mountains, aerial view over Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
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Mt Wakefield , winter reflection in Mueller Lake, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Mt Wakefield , ice bubbles and winter reflection in Mueller Lake, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Mt Wakefield , ice bubbles and winter reflection in Mueller Lake, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Ice bubbles and dawn light, edge of frozen Mueller Lake, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Cloudscape panorama at dusk over Ben Ohau Range, Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie country, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Photographer's Choice

Lake Matheson dawn reflection, Mt Tasman left and Aoraki / Mt Cook, near Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, West Coast of South Island, New Zealand
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Archway Islands, sunrise lights up high clouds, Wharariki beach, near Collingwood, Golden Bay, New Zealand
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FitzRoy waterfall at dawn under famous rock peak Cerro FitzRoy El Chalten , Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia, Argentina.
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Rainstorm engulfs Cuernos del Paine peaks, Lago Pehoe rapids, ´Seven shirts - siete camisas colorado´ in flower Escallonia rubra , Parque Nacional Tor...
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Storm clouds gather at sunset over peaks around Wiencke Island, Neumeyer Channel, Antarctic Peninsula.
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Alpenglow lights up high peaks on Wiencke and Anvers Islands behind Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula.
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Blue Lake reflection, autumn dawn, St Bathan´s, Central Otago
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Mt Tyndall, reflection in tarn, Cascade Saddle, Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago, New Zealand (January 2010)
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Maori carving, a tourist´s hand feels texture of face, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Winter dawn over industrial chimneys, Christchurch, Seaward Kaikoura range behind, New Zealand
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Yacht breaking ice while cruising up west arm of Seno fjord Pia Isla Grande Tierra del Fuego Chile
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High country sheep station above Lake Pukaki, Mt Sefton left and Aoraki / Mt Cook, winter, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Craigieburn Range, Frosty dawn, Castle Hill farm and village, Castle Hill basin, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Dawn lights up Mt Sefton, reflection in frozen Mueller glacial lake, Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.
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Mitre peak, winter dawn, cold mist rising from Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park.
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Champagne pool, burst of sunshine lights up foreshore during day of blowing mist and heavy rain, Wai-o-Tapu thermal region, Rotorua.
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Maori carved wooden statue, mother and child, Government Gardens, Rotorua.
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Rotorua Museum entrance pathway lined by lamps and Maori wooden carved figures, dusk, Government gardens, Rotorua.
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Cliff detail and reflection of algae colours in black sand beach, Tongaporutu, North Taranaki.
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Stormy sky over iceberg, Pleneau Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
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