Stories

Photoart of a bird flying over a pier

Primeval New Zealand

Judi Lapsley Miller

After a week of weathering everything mother nature could throw at us (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, gales, and storms), and which are likely not all over yet, I felt the need...

Primeval New Zealand

Judi Lapsley Miller

After a week of weathering everything mother nature could throw at us (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, gales, and storms), and which are likely not all over yet, I felt the need...

Two affectionate cockatoos

Birding across the ditch in Sydney

Judi Lapsley Miller

A Sydney birding trip filled with sulphur-crested cockatoos, wing-tagged research birds, and a few unexpected Aussie encounters.

Birding across the ditch in Sydney

Judi Lapsley Miller

A Sydney birding trip filled with sulphur-crested cockatoos, wing-tagged research birds, and a few unexpected Aussie encounters.

Photo-art of a bunny statue surrounded by federation daisies

Art all around

Judi Lapsley Miller

Working from home, I often go for days without leaving the house. Surrounded by the familiar can sometimes seem like a block to creativity but if you can get past...

Art all around

Judi Lapsley Miller

Working from home, I often go for days without leaving the house. Surrounded by the familiar can sometimes seem like a block to creativity but if you can get past...

Photoart of steampunked kaka

Space parrots and artistic style

Judi Lapsley Miller

Reflecting on returning to art after decades in science, and how creativity and curiosity have always been intertwined.

Space parrots and artistic style

Judi Lapsley Miller

Reflecting on returning to art after decades in science, and how creativity and curiosity have always been intertwined.

Photo-art featuring kākāpō

Soon all we'll have are memories?

Judi Lapsley Miller

One thing I've learned in the "Awake" photo artistry course is the importance of warming-up by doing what Sebastian calls "Finger Exercises".

Soon all we'll have are memories?

Judi Lapsley Miller

One thing I've learned in the "Awake" photo artistry course is the importance of warming-up by doing what Sebastian calls "Finger Exercises".

Backlit sunflower - my take on a "bad" photo, from Marc Levoy's first assignment.

Worlds colliding

Judi Lapsley Miller

Exploring Marc Levoy’s photography course and the creative freedom that comes from deliberately breaking the rules.

Worlds colliding

Judi Lapsley Miller

Exploring Marc Levoy’s photography course and the creative freedom that comes from deliberately breaking the rules.

Red-footed booby subadults and adult

The superb resource that is NZ Birds Online

Judi Lapsley Miller

My go-to site for bird information is no longer the definitive field guide by Heather & Robertson, but instead NZ Birds Online.

The superb resource that is NZ Birds Online

Judi Lapsley Miller

My go-to site for bird information is no longer the definitive field guide by Heather & Robertson, but instead NZ Birds Online.

Grasslands at Cape Cod

Using black & white frames on a colour photo in...

Judi Lapsley Miller

Have you ever noticed that it's the black and white packages that have all the cool edges and photo frames? But what if you want to apply a frame on...

Using black & white frames on a colour photo in...

Judi Lapsley Miller

Have you ever noticed that it's the black and white packages that have all the cool edges and photo frames? But what if you want to apply a frame on...