Peter Laurenson

Ever since Edmund Hillary's ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay, New Zealanders have connected strongly with the mountainous Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. For over three decades, photographer Peter Laurenson has repeatedly visited Khumbu, the Nepalese gateway to Mount Everest and home to the Sherpa people. On his second visit, a chance meeting with a Sherpa family sparked a friendship that...

Light, for landscape photographers, is the element that makes all the difference. Dawn and dusk are known as the 'magic hours' for good reason. The interplay between sun, cloud and landscape can bring magic at other times of the day too. And when light is shed figuratively, it can bring clarity, insight, wonder and realisation. There is much to gain...