Contact: jay@freeridenewzealand.com
+6427.529.3769

“I still remember the feeling I had, the first time I stepped off the train into a city whose language I didn’t speak. The excitement of discovery, the anxiety of being totally alone, like I was the first person to go there.”

Jay is inspired by travel. “I feel a mixture of tremendous emotion from different places. Experiencing the culture of faraway places, the insignificance felt when high in the mountains away from society, being at nature’s mercy. The energy from millions of people which radiates from a big city, the unbridled feeling of joy, of which I’m overcome by when returning to a country I love. That moment you have looking out the window of a plane, as you fly over sleeping cities oblivious to your presence. The awe of waking up on the other side of the world. I want to inspire others to have their own adventures.”

Jay is a global photographer, who calls New Zealand home, creating campaigns and imagery for a host of prominent brands such as Nikon, Red Bull, Macpac, Tourism New Zealand, Monster Energy and many more. Jay’s dramatic style has led him to become an official Nikon ‘Creator’, a Red Bull Illume grand finalist and a NZ Geographic Photographer of the year winner, amongst other achievements. He’s a big fan of coffee, dark beer and gets excited by sunsets. When he’s not at work, and sometimes when he is, he can be found in the mountains, running, biking, hiking, or traveling about with his wife Nicola.

When asked ‘knowing what you know now, would you do it all differently?’ Jay’s answer is always “No. I believe all the experiences in my life have made me who I am today, and I wouldn’t be here without them.”

He is currently “living the dream”.

Awards and Competitions:

NZ Geographic, Photographer of the year 2023 - Category Winner
World Sports Photography Awards 2023 - Category Winner
Red Bull Illume semi-finalist 2023
World Sports Photography Awards 2022 - Category Winner
Red Bull Illume semi-finalist 2021
AMB Photo of the year 2020: 1st & 3rd place
Pinkbike Photo of the Year Finalist: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Red Bull Illume Grand Finalist: 2019
NZ Geographic, Photographer of the year Finalist: 2018

Supported by:
Nikon NZ - Nikon Ambassador

jay@freeridenewzealand.com

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