Ross Curtis

Ross Curtis

Ross Curtis is a fledging freelance photographer specialising in wildlife and landscape photography particularly throughout southern New Zealand and on many of its offshore islands. He has a close understanding and passion for the natural world having been involved in wildlife conservation since the early 1990s, particularly in the preservation of New Zealand's threatened birds. He has a B.Sc (Majoring in Conservation & Ecology) as well as a Post-graduate Diploma in Wildlife Management. Photographic qualification includes a Diploma in Freelance Photography with the New Zealand Institute of Business Studies.

He started out in the early 1990s with the traditional SLR using transparency or slide film, favouring Fujichrome Provia and Velvia. Digital photography has been come along in leaps and bounds over the past decade and Ross made the transition in 2005 starting out with the Canon 20D 8.3mp, with an upgrade to the Canon 5D 12.8mp a few years later. He has added the incredible Canon 1D MarkIV 16.1mp while utilising a broad range of L-series professional lenses. He has only recently taken photography 'to the next level' by turning professional in 2010.

In 2011 he is still involved in selected wildlife conservation projects as well as making more regular photographic excursions and over the course of the next few years he hopes to improve his profile as a professional and practising wildlife/landscape photographer in New Zealand and Australia.

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Ross Curtis has uploaded View from Clinton Forks
View from Clinton Forks
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View from Clinton Forks

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View up the north branch from Clinton Forks across the Clinton River, Milford Track, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Clinton Valley (view from Mackinnon Pass)
Clinton Valley (view from Mackinnon Pass)
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Clinton Valley (view from Mackinnon Pass)

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Clinton Valley (view from Mackinnon Pass), Milford Track, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Fiordland Crested Penguin
Fiordland Crested Penguin
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Fiordland Crested Penguin

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Fiordland Crested Penguin ashore to feed chicks, Knights, Point, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Terminal moraine near the Fox Glacier, West Coast
Terminal moraine near the Fox Glacier, West Coast
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Terminal moraine near the Fox Glacier, West Coast

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Terminal moraine near the Fox Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded The Franz Joseph Glacier, West Coast
The Franz Joseph Glacier, West Coast
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The Franz Joseph Glacier, West Coast

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The Franz Joseph Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Giant Gates Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track
Giant Gates Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track
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Giant Gates Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track

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Giant Gates Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded South Island Brown Kiwi
South Island Brown Kiwi
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South Island Brown Kiwi

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South Island Brown Kiwi, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Kakapo ('Hoki') up in a manuka stand
Kakapo ('Hoki') up in a manuka stand
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Kakapo ('Hoki') up in a manuka stand

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Kakapo ('Hoki') up in a manuka stand, Codfish Island, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track
Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track
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Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track

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Lake Mackenzie on the Routeburn Track, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Reflective view across Lake Matheson of the Southern Alps
Reflective view across Lake Matheson of the Southern Alps
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Reflective view across Lake Matheson of the Southern Alps

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Reflective view across Lake Matheson of the Southern Alps (Mts Tasman & Cook), New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Mackay Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track
Mackay Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track
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Mackay Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track

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Mackay Falls in the Arthur Valley, Milford Track, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded The Mirror Lakes in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland
The Mirror Lakes in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland
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The Mirror Lakes in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland

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The Mirror Lakes in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Mitre Peak rising from Milford Sound, New Zealand
Mitre Peak rising from Milford Sound, New Zealand
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Mitre Peak rising from Milford Sound, New Zealand

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Mitre Peak rising from Milford Sound, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded New Zealand Falcon incubating chicks
New Zealand Falcon incubating chicks
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New Zealand Falcon incubating chicks

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New Zealand Falcon incubating chicks at Burwood Bush Reserve, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded New Zealand sea lion
New Zealand sea lion
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New Zealand sea lion

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The New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) is also known as Hooker’s sea lion, and to M?ori as whakahao. Its main food is fish and cephalopods such as squid and octopus. Adults males are classically dark brown, with a mane of thick hair about the neck and shoulders and can weigh up to 400 kg. Females weigh about half that and are a creamy yellow colour. The main breeding grounds are the subantartic islands but sea lions do appear to be returning to breed on the Otago coastline. The sea lions like sandy beaches just like Cannibal Bay, hauling onto the beach and sand dunes. They are the world’s most threatened sea lion species, with fewer than 12,000 individuals remaining.

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Sunset over North Mavora Lake
Sunset over North Mavora Lake
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Sunset over North Mavora Lake

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The Mavora Lakes are amongst an impressive landscape of mountains, lakes, forest and tussock grassland, recognised as part of the Te W?hipounamu/South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area. It is a popular camping area during summer with opportunities for trout fishing, water sports, horse trekking, tramping and mountain biking.

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Petrified tree stump at Curio Bay
Petrified tree stump at Curio Bay
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Petrified tree stump at Curio Bay

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Petrified tree stump at Curio Bay in southern New Zealand. A rock forest of tree stumps is found here on the southern coastline

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Purakaunui Falls
Purakaunui Falls
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Purakaunui Falls

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Located on the Catlins Coast, a 10 minute walk through mixed podocarp and beech forest brings you to the best known of the Catlins forest waterfalls. The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading multi-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River.

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Ross Curtis has uploaded South Island Robin
South Island Robin
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South Island Robin

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A South Island Robin alights upon an old lichen-ridden fence post in the Kaikoura Ranges, New Zealand

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Ross Curtis has uploaded Takahe Valley in the Murchison Mountains
Takahe Valley in the Murchison Mountains
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Takahe Valley in the Murchison Mountains

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Takahe Valley in the Murchison Mountains, Fiordland, New Zealand

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