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My top 10 creative hacks to get making again

Judi Lapsley Miller

My favourite ways to boost creativity when you're in a slump.

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My top 10 creative hacks to get making again

Judi Lapsley Miller

My favourite ways to boost creativity when you're in a slump.

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Framed photo of a tui bird

Exhibition & Gallery Framing Hints

Judi Lapsley Miller

Find out how to frame art for galleries and exhibitions.

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Exhibition & Gallery Framing Hints

Judi Lapsley Miller

Find out how to frame art for galleries and exhibitions.

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artwork of kaka with glasses

Professor Polly at home in her parlour

Judi Lapsley Miller

A mischievous kākā, retro wallpaper, and a nod to Frida Kahlo—meet Professor Polly and the story behind her curious, character-filled world.

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Professor Polly at home in her parlour

Judi Lapsley Miller

A mischievous kākā, retro wallpaper, and a nod to Frida Kahlo—meet Professor Polly and the story behind her curious, character-filled world.

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Kereru perched in rangiora

Set your photos free

Judi Lapsley Miller

Why I share wildlife photos on Wikimedia Commons, and why even imperfect images can still be valuable for conservation, education, and advocacy.

Set your photos free

Judi Lapsley Miller

Why I share wildlife photos on Wikimedia Commons, and why even imperfect images can still be valuable for conservation, education, and advocacy.

takahe chick

Zealandia's Takahē Chick at just over two months

Judi Lapsley Miller

Yesterday we got the opportunity to visit with and photograph Zealandia's takahē chick - the first chick for the eco-sanctuary and one of only about 370 takahē left in the...

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Zealandia's Takahē Chick at just over two months

Judi Lapsley Miller

Yesterday we got the opportunity to visit with and photograph Zealandia's takahē chick - the first chick for the eco-sanctuary and one of only about 370 takahē left in the...

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photo-art of a kaka in front of a wall

Professor Polly and bird brains

Judi Lapsley Miller

A curious young kākā, “Professor Polly”, sparks a reflection on bird intelligence, problem-solving, and the surprisingly complex minds of our feathered friends.

Professor Polly and bird brains

Judi Lapsley Miller

A curious young kākā, “Professor Polly”, sparks a reflection on bird intelligence, problem-solving, and the surprisingly complex minds of our feathered friends.

Misty lake scene at dawn

On the edge of time

Judi Lapsley Miller

"On the edge of time" - kāruhiruhi breeding colony at Zealandia - photo art by Judi Lapsley Miller I'm going to take you behind the scenes of what has been...

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On the edge of time

Judi Lapsley Miller

"On the edge of time" - kāruhiruhi breeding colony at Zealandia - photo art by Judi Lapsley Miller I'm going to take you behind the scenes of what has been...

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Details from four tui artworks

Beloved tūī

Judi Lapsley Miller

Searching for magic moments with the best-dressed boys of the NZ forest - the tūī.

Beloved tūī

Judi Lapsley Miller

Searching for magic moments with the best-dressed boys of the NZ forest - the tūī.

Kiwi eating grassgrubs during the day

Wild & Wonderful Wellington

Judi Lapsley Miller

Kiwi pukupuku gobbles down a tasty grass grub at Zealandia What an incredible week for wildlife lovers in Wellington! Our first blessing was a kiwi pukpuku (little-spotted kiwi) out foraging...

Wild & Wonderful Wellington

Judi Lapsley Miller

Kiwi pukupuku gobbles down a tasty grass grub at Zealandia What an incredible week for wildlife lovers in Wellington! Our first blessing was a kiwi pukpuku (little-spotted kiwi) out foraging...

Painterly sunset that is actually a photograph

Why Wellington?

Judi Lapsley Miller

The hashtag #WhyWellington started as a marketing exercise but took on a life of its own as hundreds of Wellingtonians wanted to share with the world what makes our city...

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Why Wellington?

Judi Lapsley Miller

The hashtag #WhyWellington started as a marketing exercise but took on a life of its own as hundreds of Wellingtonians wanted to share with the world what makes our city...

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Tall trees in wetlands on a lovely summer's day

A visit to Carter Scenic Reserve for World Wetl...

Judi Lapsley Miller

Looking through the rushes from the boardwalk to dead kāhikatea tree trunks with tōtara and tī kōuka in the distance. In anticipation of World Wetlands Day today (2 Feb), earlier...

A visit to Carter Scenic Reserve for World Wetl...

Judi Lapsley Miller

Looking through the rushes from the boardwalk to dead kāhikatea tree trunks with tōtara and tī kōuka in the distance. In anticipation of World Wetlands Day today (2 Feb), earlier...

Waterfall

Off the beaten track

Judi Lapsley Miller

Waterfall in Birdwood Reserve. Sony a7Riii, 70mm, 10s, f/20, ISO 50, 0EV, ND filter 12 (8+4) Week 1 of the Art of Birding Challenge (#artofbirdingweek1) and the first assignment was to...

Off the beaten track

Judi Lapsley Miller

Waterfall in Birdwood Reserve. Sony a7Riii, 70mm, 10s, f/20, ISO 50, 0EV, ND filter 12 (8+4) Week 1 of the Art of Birding Challenge (#artofbirdingweek1) and the first assignment was to...