Some
Photos
by Ario Smith

I’m a hobbyist photographer from Aotearoa New Zealand.

In New Zealand, I mostly take long-exposure landscape photos across Te Waipounamu, the South Island.

In Taiwan, I also explore architecture and street photography.

Ngā mihi,
Ario

Aotearoa
New Zealand

An glacier lake containing small icebergs and a snowy mountain behind.
Aoraki
Frost-covered trees on a small island in a foggy lake.
Lake Ruataniwha
A still lake in the foreground with frost-covered pine trees and snowy mountains beyond.
Lake Tekapo
Misty sky above a still water with a beach and pine trees on the far side of the bay.
Blueskin Bay
Aerial view of frost-covered pine trees at the intersection of two country roads.
Dog Kennel Corner
Minimalist view of a pyramid-shaped rock on still water.
Pyramid Rock
A sole leafless tree growing out of a still lake, with misty mountains in the distance.
Lake Wānaka, 2016
A lone tree with golden autumn leaves, growing out of a lake with mountains in the distance.
Lake Wānaka, 2018
A sole leafless tree growing out of a still lake, with red leaves washed up on the shore in the foreground.
Lake Wānaka, 2022
A couple walking away from the camera, on New Brighton Pier.
New Brighton Pier
Weathered poles sticking out of the sand at Saint Clair Beach.
St Clair Beach
A single Moeraki Boulder at sunrise. The boulder is crater-shaped, with still water inside the crater reflecting the sunrise.
Koekohe Beach
A cescent moon at sunset, above the silhouette of pine trees.
Crescent Moon
Aurora Australis above Brighton Beach, New Zealand. The lights are reflected in the wet sand.
Aurora Australis
The Milky Way above the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Milky Way
Moeraki Boulders at night, with the moon in the distance reflecting on the sea.
Moeraki Boulders
Long exposure star trails over Strath Taieri, with the silhouette of a power pylon in the foreground.
Strath Taieri
Crater-shaped boulders in Waianakarua River.
Waianakarua River
Moody clouds above Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand.
Milford Sound
A man standing, looking out to sea, in the mouth of Doctors Point Cave.
Doctors Point
A misty day at a deserted beach.
Allans Beach
A boatshed, damanged by a storm, and partially sunken into the bay.
Hoopers Inlet
A lone sheep standing under a cabbage tree on a foggy day.
Otago Peninsula
Driftwood piled up on a partially-submerged pier, with the silhouette of mountains in the background.
Glenorchy Wharf
A pile of five or six stones in the water-filled crater of a boulder on a beach in moody weather.
Katiki Beach
One specific hill on an island lit by bright sunlight, while the rest of the island is shaded by cloud.
Quarantine Island
Nugget Point Lighthouse atop a high and steep cliff, with the distant sun rising above the horizon.
Nugget Point
Snow-capped moutain range with trees in the foreground turning orange due to the cold weather.
Burnett Mountains
Church of the Good Shepherd during daytime at Lake Tekapo.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Drone shot of a brilliant blue, still lake, with a road snaking up the left-hand side and Aoraki Mount Cook visible in the distance.
Lake Pūkaki
A blurred long exposure of wild alpine grasses beneath a brilliant blue sky.
Te Papanui Conservation Park
Vast open landscape of the Mackenzie District, taken from atop a mountain.
Mackenzie District
Waves breaking around rocks at Kaikai Beach.
Kaikai Beach
Abstract long exposure of a single spherical boulder surrounded by still water at sunrise.
Koekohe Beach
A still lake reflecting the sunset, with silhouetted trees in the distance and a large log washed up on the stony shore in the foreground.
Lake Hood
A pathway through Autumn leaves at Dunedin Botanic Garden.
Dunedin Botanic Garden
Long exposure of a waterfall in a green forest.
McLean Falls
Top-down drone photo of a small pier and the remaining foundations of a boatshed that was removed.
Hoopers Inlet
Old wooden farm buildings beneath two large trees in the middle of a brilliant yellow Canola field.
South Canterbury
Close-up of a sunflower, with a vast field of sunflowers out of focus behind it.
Waitaki District

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