Capturing the super moon rising over the Soldiers’ Monument on the Otago Peninsula was a result of careful planning. Having a seagull fly through the image was down to luck — good or bad? : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

What good luck to come across Bigsy Byers fishing for elephant fish near Oamaru to give me a reason to photograph the impressive cloud formation. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

It looks simple. It was a bit of a fiddle to tell the truth. Photographing a Dunedin Fringe Festival selfie mirror display. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

Irrigated greens are in stark contrast to the parched fairway of Dunedin’s Chisholm Links. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

What a blow . . . Diners at a fancy farewell party at Larnach Castle went from glitzy to gritty as the powerful down-wash from a helicopter delivering the guest of honour sandblasts the welcoming crowd. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

How do you photograph one of New Zealand’s most prominent living artists, Grahame Sydney, who has just been made a knight? Copying his style worked for me, including the mismatched socks. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

It was a golf club’s worst nightmare, as the Belleknowes clubrooms and a lifetime of memories were destroyed by fire. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery

Feathers fly as pluckers clean birds following a successful duck shooting opening weekend near Clinton. : ODT favourite photos: Stephen Jaquiery