Professional Sports Photographer

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Professional Sport, Portrait, Landscape and Wildlife Photography

My love of the outdoors is what drives my photography, getting out exploring and bringing back images that inspire others. I also love capturing moments and interactions between people, the beauty of the natural environment and the plants and animals that we share this planet with. I hope you enjoy looking at my images and please feel free to contact me for any enquiries.  

 

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Testimonials

“Kurt is one of those rare photographers who has an eye and understanding for the particular demands of outdoor active and adventure
photography. He understands how to capture a visual balance between natural
environments, human movement and emotion to create story-telling imagery that conveys
the joys of the adventure lifestyle my magazines have always served.”
— Chris Ord (Trail Run Mag)
“Kurt is a talented photographer and videographer, he takes amazing pictures and videos and is totally willing to get down and dirty and go the extra mile to get the shot just how he wants it.
He’s got an eye for photography, he’s creative and breathes new life into areas that have been photographed or videoed before. His passion for the outdoors shines through in his photos.”
— Ali Pottinger (Squadrun)
 

About Me

MY NAME IS kurt matthews

Ever since I can remember I have had a passion for photography. During high school I loved getting into the dark room, processing and developing film and images, it was almost like watching magic happen. These days my passion is driven by the outdoors and trying to inspire people to get out and explore it for themselves. I love helping out and trying to get people into photography and am more than happy to spend time with people developing their photography skills.

I love seeing my images in publications, here are a few examples!

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Amazing Rotorua!. There may be less tourists around at the moment but it is still as stunning as ever!
I think these are my favourite images from @taraweraultramarathon 2020! One of the things I love capturing is the emotions as people finish. Well done once again @running_manuela!
A bright building on a gloomy day . . . . . #stkilda #melbourne #victoria #stkildabeach #stkildamelbourne #landscapephotography #lanscape #cloudscape #moodygrams #moodyphotography #architecture #architectural #earth_shotz #earthpix #earth_shots #mel
Summer time lake fun! The hot summer days have made for great evenings at the lake! . . . . . #nz #newzealand #purenz #roadtrip #lanscape #lake #sup #rotorua #rotoruanz #nikonnz #nzviews #newzealandtravel #worldviews #globeshotz #moodygrams #adventur
What a weekend! @taraweraultramarathon just keeps getting better and better! Congratulations to everyone that participated! . . . . . #trailrun #run #trailrunning #running #runner #trailrunner #runners #instarun #trail #instarunner #instarunners #run
Hope everyone had a good weekend and got out for some fresh air! The weather was good in Whangamata and I had fun exploring . . . . . #nz #newzealand #purenz #roadtrip #running #runner #trailrunner #runners #instarun #trail #instarunner #instarunners
When your new pair of shoes turn up and they are so colourful they make you try some product photography... . . . . #run #running #runner #instarun #instarunner #instarunners #runhappy #seenonmyrun #runtoinspire #training #marathon #fit #fitness #hap
@whaka100_official, what a stunning day! Good to see people putting in the hard yards. . . . . . #mtb #mtbrotorua #riderotorua #mountainbikenz #mountainbike #mountainbiking #nzmountainbike #ridenewzealand #spoke #bike #ridenz #newzealand #enduromtb #
Whaka100 shootout today, looking forward to a big day shooting the 100 tomorrow! 🏞️🚲 . . . . . #mtb #mtbrotorua #riderotorua #mountainbikenz #mountainbike #mountainbiking #nzmountainbike #ridenewzealand #spoke #bike #redbullphotography #newzealand
Early morning on the Ruapehu Round the Mountain Track . . . . . #nz #newzealand #purenz #trailrun #run #trailrunning #running #runner #trailrunner #runners #instarun #trail #instarunner #instarunners #ultrarunning #ultrarun #taupo #runtoinspire #trai

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