New Zealand North Island - NZNI24 rotorua An ancient gathering of stone

An ancient gathering of stone and granite

Today the dam wall showcases a giant 8000 square metre mural which was painted by artist Guido Van Helten over a period of approximately four months

highlighting the soft undergrowth

Wellington Dam is the largest dam in the southwest of the state and was built to supply the Collie River irrigation district

New Zealand North Island - NZNI24 rotorua An ancient gathering of stoneForest abstract, capturing vertical lines of redwood trunks in Rotorua. Redwood Forest in Rotorua known locally as Whakarewarewa Forest a place where towering Californian redwoods rise more than 70 metres above the forest floor, creating cathedral like corridors of soft shadow and warm, filtered light. It's sheer height, symmetry, and variety of textures, offers an endless array of compositional possibilities, from minimalist trunk studies to sweeping