CANTERBURY LANDSCAPE PRINTS & SOUTH ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY
Canterbury is one of the most diverse and underrated photography regions in New Zealand.
Some mornings begin surrounded by thick fog and frost, while others open to golden light spilling across alpine lakes and rolling hills. It’s this constantly shifting atmosphere that makes photographing Canterbury so rewarding.
Many of these images were captured while exploring remote backroads, hiking ridgelines, and chasing fleeting moments of light across the South Island.
SHOP CANTERBURY PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTS
Discover a collection of Canterbury landscape photography prints capturing the beauty and diversity of New Zealand’s South Island.
From rolling high country landscapes and glacial lakes to mountain ranges, fog-filled valleys, and peaceful rural scenes, each image is available as premium wall art designed to bring the atmosphere of Canterbury into your home.
Browse the collection below and find your perfect Canterbury print.
ICONIC CANTERBURY LOCATIONS FEATURED IN MY PRINTS
This collection includes photography from some of Canterbury’s most beautiful locations, including:
-
Lake Camp & Ashburton Lakes
-
Canterbury High Country
-
Foggy Peak Track
-
Rural South Island scenery
-
Alpine lakes and mountain ranges
Each print captures a different perspective of Canterbury ... from dramatic mountain landscapes to calm minimalist scenes
WHY CHOOSE MY CANTERBURY PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTS
-
Professional landscape photographer with over 10 years experience
-
Captured on location ... real travel moments, not stock imagery
-
Premium quality prints designed for modern interiors
-
Trusted by collectors across New Zealand and worldwide
Each print is created to bring a sense of adventure, travel, and connection to nature into your space.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Rach Stewart is a New Zealand landscape photographer based in Mount Maunganui, with over a decade of experience capturing the country’s most iconic locations. Her work focuses on light, atmosphere, and connection to place, with images available as fine art prints worldwide.
EXPLORE MORE OR GET IN TOUCH
If you’d like to learn more about specific locations or need help choosing a print, feel free to explore the blog or get in touch.
A lot of my Canterbury photos are from one particular place I hold dear to me, the Hakatere Conservation Park or Ashburton Lakes. The images I took from a Lake Camp sunrise one chilly morning became some of my most famous on social media and I will never forget how beautiful that morning was.
Hakatere Conservation Park or Ashburton lakes are around a 2 hour drive from Christchurch. The park covers nearly 60,000 hectares of rugged mountain country, tussocklands, beech forest and sparkling clear rivers and lakes between two mighty rivers the Rakaia and Rangitata.
I have returned at least 4 times since that first morning and been able to photograph the beautiful lakes such as Lake Camp, Lake Clearwater and Lake Heron. A Lake Heron sunset will allow you to capture the mountains with golden flow, and a Lake Camp sunrise will have that same golden glow on a snowy Mount Potts in winter.
Travel further past the lakes and you enter Lord Of The Rings country with Erewhon Station an Mount Sunday which was the location for Edoras.
Other locations to photograph in the Canterbury area include the New Brighton Pier in Christchurch. I've shot a New Brighton pier sunrise on a moody morning and loved the atmosphere. The Christchurch Port Hills give a great view over the city.
Foggy Peak near Castle Hill is a steep climb but we worth it for the view over Lake Lyndon and the Craigieburn Range.
During my journey through South Canterbury, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to photograph unique landmarks like Tuhawaiki Point, with its iconic Jack’s Lighthouse near Timaru, and the mystical Moeraki Boulders.
These remarkable sites offer endless inspiration, with the lighthouse standing proudly against the rugged coastline and the Moeraki Boulders’ perfectly rounded stones creating an otherworldly shoreline scene.
I hope by sharing these NZ images of the Canterbury area it might inspire you to come and explore Canterbury and New Zealand Landscape Photography for yourself.
If you have any questions about buying a NZ landscape print please don’t hesitate to get in touch or check out my print info and online print store.