Friesian dairy cow grazing near Mount Taranaki (Mt Egmont) volcano, North Island 2011
Milford Sound is most dramatic during a rainstorm, Fiordland, South Island 2011
New Zealand has over 15,000 km of coastline, Coromandel Peninsula, 2016
Wind break of Macrocarpa trees at Slope Point, the southernmost point of the South Island, 2016
He who rests rusts... on a disused jetty in Hokianga Harbour, North Island, 2005
The Moeraki Boulders were formed millions of years ago on the seabed, Otago, South Island, 2009
Gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, North Island, 2011
Lyndon Perriman weighs the albatross chicks weekly at Taiaroa Head, Otago, South Island, 2009
To replace a transmitter the endangered kiwi, they have to be dug out first, Tongariro National Park, 2009
Evening walk in tailcoat, yellow-eyed penguin on the coast of Otago, 2012
Castle Point, popular meeting point for surfers on the Wairapa Coast, North Island 2009
Lion Rock on Piha Beach on the West Coast, just one hour from Auckland, 2012
Karl war oft am Piha Beach, das vorherige Bild der Welle verschlang fast um ein Haar seine gesamte Ausrüstung, 2012
Westerly, Wharariki Beach at Cape Farewell, West Coast of the South Island, 2005
Crystal clear water in the Routeburn River, Fiordland National Park, South Island 2009
The volcano Mount Tarawera, a 17 km long scar in the earth's crust, Bay of Plenty, North Island 2012
Morning mist in Tuki Tuki Valley as seen from Te Mata Peak, North Island 2013
Sea of fog over the Tuki Tuki Valley at Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay, North Island, 2013
Picture postcard of the reflection of Mt Tasman and Mt Cook in Lake Matheson, South Island, 2011
The Fox Glacier of the Southern Alps descends to the rainforest close to the west coast, 2011
Blow holes offer a natural spectacle at full moon and spring tide, Punakaiki Rocks at Dolomite Point, South Island 2015
Reflections in the tea-coloured Oparara River in Kahurangi National Park, South Island 2010
Debbie, in front of the former youth hostel in the former Okarito School House, South Island 2012
Fleur Sullivan in her famous restaurant in Moeraki on the east coast of the South Island, 2012
The Pohutukawa trees bloom red at Christmas, Coromandel, North Island 2003
Pohutukawa trees are also known as "Christmas trees" because they flower at Christmas time, Coromandel, 2003
Kiwi humour: lost shoe soles as "Lost Souls" at Castle Point, North Island 2009
Campfire of fishermen on a rock reef at Castle Point, east coast of the North Island, 2009
Raging river: Fiordland is one of the wettest regions in the world, South Island 2009
Moss and lichen covered terminal moraines in the valley of the Tasman Glacier, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, 2011
Bob's Peak overlooks Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, 2011
In 1965 Ian and Clare Athfield began building their home and work space under one roof above Wellington Harbour, 1990
Ian and Clare Athfield: side by side extraordinarily creative, Wellington, 2010
Heli skiing - an expensive sporting pleasure in The Remarkables near Queenstown, 2011
Snowboarders want to get above it all ... Heli snowboarding near Queenstown, 2011
Our four-wheel drive camper in Te Urewera National Park, 2012
One-way bridge for cars and trains on the West Coast South Island, 2003
View from the parking bay on Highway 6: Wave crests on the west coast of the South Island, 2012
The dunes at Wharariki Beach on the Tasman Sea, northern tip near Cape Farewell, 2005
Anatori River Road, off-road camping above the Tasman Sea, South Island, 2014
Beach spinifex on black sand beach at Piha Beach, North Island 2016
Oystercatchers rarely peep alone ... Awaroa, Tasman National Park, South Island 2011
Bar-tailed godwits are migratory birds and fly non-stop from Alaska to Farewell Spit, South Island, 2015
School group enjoy a beach campfire on the west coast near Greymouth, 2012
Starry sky away from the big city, somewhere on the East Cape, North Island 2012
Pohutukawa trees are attracted to the sea, Matai Bay, North Island 2011
Transparent fish, whitebait, are a delicacy on the west coast between August and November, 2011
Lichens compete with mosses on the shady forest floor, Routeburn 2011
Rock arch (since collapsed) on the coast of Banks Peninsula, South Island, 2010
Muscle power against the forces of nature, the best teams of rescue rowers compete in Piha, 2012
Farmer with his dogs somewhere on the Coromandel Peninsula, 2003
Helicopter flights over Milford Sound are popular and expensive, 2011
Awaroa Bay in Abel Tasman National Park, South Island 2012
Awaroa sand and shell bank, Abel Tasman NP, 2011
Coastal landscape near Collingwood, northern tip of the South Island, 2012
Marlborough Sounds with its endless inlets and islands, 2012
The 1500 meter high Black Bird Range provides sunny weather for the grapes in the Wairau Valley near Blenheim, 2012
Poplars mark the driveway to a winery in the Gibbston Valley near Queenstown, 2012
Morning sun at Duffers Saddle on Nevis Road, the highest public road in New Zealand, Otago 2014
Lonely tree stumps on Banks Peninsula bear witness to a once dense primeval forest, South Island 2005
Shelter (once for shepherds, now for walkers) on the Banks Track Walk, Banks Peninsula, 2005
Romantic open air bathtub under the stars, Te Hapu Farm, South Island 2009
Hiking break at a sulphur lake, Tongariro Crossing, Tongariro National Park, 2009
On the road in the alpine zones of the Routeburn Track, Fiordland 2009
Parking for a break, but always with a view, Crayfish Cove waterfront, near Castle Point, North Island 2011
The Auckland Harbour Bridge crosses the Waitemata Harbour with eight lanes, 2012
Overnight stop on the way to Whanganui National Park, North Island 2011
Since the 1970s, housetrucks have been imaginatively converted for individual lifestyles, 2009
Lonely but inviting willow tree at the end of Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown, 2011
Farmhouse near Richmond in Tasman Bay that has stood empty for decades, 2009
Our unnamed favourite campsite somewhere in the Bay of Islands, 2015

New Zealand 2000-2015

After our first New Zealand picture books in our own KaJo publishing house, further volumes followed, including for the New Zealand publisher CCP. We were always happy to return to the land of our antipodes for reports and book projects and enjoyed being able to escape the German winter there. We even looked for a small wooden house. But since a house also ties you down, in 2008 we decided to buy an old four-wheel drive camper (Bimobil cabin on a Toyota Hilux), which we parked in a warehouse near Christchurch to move it around the country for three months, usually between January and April. Since 2003, all the pictures have been taken digitally with a high-resolution DSLR. in 2011, the publisher National Geographic Germany commissioned us to produce an "ultimate" New Zealand book in pictures and text. We had a long list of topics to work through. This set the bar very high for us and our trip in 2011/12 turned into an extremely strenuous working trip. in 2015, we sold our beloved motorhome and ended our annual trips to New Zealand in order to focus on more destinations in Europe in the future.