Framing Every Moment

Capturing New Zealand’s natural beauty through a lens.

About Me

A young man standing on a snowy trail in a mountain landscape with snow-covered peaks, a lake, and a clear blue sky in the background, holding a camera on a tripod.

Hi, I’m James Chisholm — a 24-year-old photographer based in Wellington, New Zealand. I specialise in landscape and astrophotography, capturing the natural beauty of New Zealand and beyond.

I began photography at 15, and since then have combined my passion for exploring new places with creating images that reflect the atmosphere and scale of the landscapes I experience.

This portfolio represents both my ongoing development as a photographer and a curated selection of the environments I’ve documented over time.

Portfolio

A pastoral scene with a sheep in the foreground and a flock scattered across grassy fields, a line of trees, and snow-capped mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.
A winding rural road leading towards snow-capped mountains in the distance, with open fields and a fence in the foreground on the way to Mt Cook National Park.
Snow-covered mountains reflected in a calm lake under a clear blue sky at Mt Cook Glacier
Night sky filled with countless stars and the Milky Way galaxy, with a silhouette of a house and some trees in the foreground at Lake Tekapo.
A leafless tree in front of an old, weathered house with a red tiled roof on a grassy field under a cloudy sky.
A mountain with a snow-capped peak reflected in a calm body of water at the base.
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Get in Touch

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