Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
As New Zealand’s leading environmental science institute, NIWA’s research touches the breadth of New Zealand, Antarctica, the Pacific, and beyond.
From the lowest depths to the highest reaches, our more than 700 staff work in the most beautiful environments on Earth. The urge to capture the moment is often irresistible, so each year we celebrate our staff’s best snaps in the NIWA photography competition.
The stories behind the photos:
Jewel anemones spawning by Irene Middleton, marine ecologist
River flow gauging by Adrian Aarsen, environmental monitoring technician
Don’t drop the screwdriver by Alec Dempster, environmental monitoring technician
Fur seal by Mia Blyth, communications and marketing assistant
Shark vertebra scan by Caoimhghin Ó Maolagáin, senior fisheries technician
Silver damsels by Mary de Winton, freshwater ecologist
Crab selfie by Chris Woods, marine ecologist
Castlepoint sunrise by Gregor Macara, climate scientist
Storm wave by Rob Murdoch, general manager – science/deputy chief executive
Flooded jetty by Jennifer Beaumont, marine ecologist
Scallop diving by Crispin Middleton, principal technician – marine ecology
Ice drill setup by Natalie Robinson, marine physicist
Salvin’s albatross by Rikki Taylor, fisheries technician
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