Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
Sent out of the office on a wintry day in July to look for photos I captured Logan Park High School athlete Miseki Honjo training on an ice-covered Caledonian Ground track.

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
The delight of these school pupils as Luke Bartley plays the sousaphone at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School in August creates a narrative, adding interest to the picture.

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
A panelbeaters’ mural in central Dunedin adds an eye-catching backdrop to these firefighters striking on the street corner.

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
Who needs a ladder? The innovative approach used by these house-proud students getting their flat ready in February for the new university year caught my eye. Matilda Rumball-Smith, 19, cleans while being supported by Zara Morgan, 19.

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
I set up this photo not knowing the performer’s capabilities and like our readers, I got a surprise. Ghanaian acrobat and contortionist Richard Arhinful shows how far the body can stretch last February in the Octagon, Dunedin.

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
Several times throughout the year we were called to the Oval in Kensington, Dunedin to cover the plight of homeless people living there. This cat adds fascination to what could have been a dull photo of the aftermath of a small fire in the vicinity.