HEY THERE!

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I’m Meghan Maloney

It's no secret .... I am head over heels in love with NZ!
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The more I explore New Zealand, the more I fall in love with our country. I'm SUPER passionate about sharing moments and creating experiences that others can enjoy through my landscape photography.

So where did it all begin? After writing a family blog for a few years, I realised I was happiest in the great outdoors capturing NZ’s beauty. I'm a sucker for a great sunrise or sunset and I love spending my days chasing waterfalls and beautiful reflections.

I've travelled the length of NZ - all the way from the tip of Northland to the Catlins in the deep south to bring you images and experiences that capture the very essence of NZ. My great passion is to encourage you to experience wonderful places yourself whether that’s through purchasing one of my prints, or visiting the location with me to help you improve your landscape photography and creating images that will blow you away.

I'm a Sony NZ Ambassador, and in partnership with the brand I help build NZ’s community of photographers with landscape photography workshops and online seminars. I also host international photography tours in locations such as Antarctica, Norway and Japan.

I’d love the opportunity to connect with you - so message me below!

REPRESENTING KIWIS AND FEMALES IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Sony Photographer Features

In 2020, I worked on an exciting new campaign with Sony to promote the flagship A7R series of full-frame cameras and their top of the range G Master lenses (I shoot with the a7RV currently).
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It was an honour to be chosen as the only New Zealander and female on this new campaign which features the work of 6 photographers from across Australia and New Zealand with my contribution to the campaign here. 

During 2020-2022, I was also a judge in the Landscape Category of the Sony Alpha AU/NZ awards, and it was a thrill to see the amazingly talented photographers we have submitting incredible work in the competition. In 2025, I was again selected as Head Judge of the Landscape Category of the awards.

In 2023, I also represented Sony as a Photography Guide on the Antarctic Intrepid Travel Photography Program - returning with my own group tour in February 2025.

Here's the facts

Ten fun facts you might not know about me!

1. I'm an incessant hair twirler - if you've met me you'll know just how bad my habit actually is!

2. I'm a football mum - winter weekends are spent sideline cheering my two teenage boys on

3. I can shuffle cards like a Las Vegas dealer - it's quite the party trick

4. I love Jesus and my one desire is that everything I do brings him glory

5. My brother once took ex-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to dinner - true fact!

6. I cannot live without.....coffee, smoothies, and gin.

7. My collarbones can partially dislocate - it looks as gross as it sounds

8. There's actually no H in my name on my birth certificate - it was a rebel move when I was 14 and I still haven't got around to officially changing it!

9. I once played a clarinet solo to Memory from Cats in the Auckland Town Hall in front of a lot of people when I was twelve. I was absolutely bricking it!

10. My hubby and I share the same birthday on April 10 - it still feels weird even after 20+ years together!

My camera gear

Sony A7R V and Sony A7R IV

  • Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens

  • Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II lens

  • Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II lens

  • Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM lens (astro)

  • Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 lens (portraits/weddings)

  • KASE Armour Filter kit (CPL, 0.9 soft grad, ND64 6-stop, ND1000 10-stop)

  • Kase Revolution Professional ND Kit with CPL, ND8, ND64, ND1000

  • DJI Mavic Air II Drone

  • Sirui N-2204 tripod and K-20 ballhead, Sunwayfoto L Bracket and Sirui LE60 levelling base

Social Media Spotlight

Take a peek at what I’ve been up lately to on Instagram

MORE THAN JUST A MOUNTAIN. It’s easy to get a bit depressed when a visit to Taranaki results in the maunga keeping itself hidden in the clouds for days on end. But that’s just Taranaki for you, so then it’s time to think outside the
ABOUT LAST NIGHT….. Last night I finally ticked off an astro location that has been on my wish list for years, I would have gone sooner had Cathedral Cove not been closed for the better part of the past two years with storm damage. It turned
FALL FOG. I’ve seen so many images of epic, foggy mornings from Te Mata Peak and finally on my fourth sunrise here, some four years since I first experienced a sunrise here, I FINALLY had the opportunity to witness the fog falling gently upon t
FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEA. Taranaki is a place like no other, and you have the chance to join me for a fabulous 4 days of photography on my workshop this month (as 1 spot has just come free at the last minute due to an injury). Dates: Thu 29 May - Sun 1
O AUTUMN HOW I LOVE THEE. I think it just might be my favourite season, how about you? Crunchy leaves 🍁🍂 Crisp mornings ❄️☀️ Hillsides full of color 💛🧡❤️ Starry nights ✨ What’s not to love?! I’m heading south for my annual Autumn w
ON HIGH. From a magical evening in the Fiordland mountains in a location I never even knew existed before that day…. NZ is so full of surprises! . . #fiordland #fiordlandnationalpark #fiordlandnz #nz #newzealand #nzmustdo #mountains #goldenh

Let's get connected!

Thanks for stopping by. If you'd like to work with me, or want more information on my photography products and services, please drop me a line and I'll be in touch soon!