Spring

Close up photo of Pōhutukawa flowers on the tree with a few sky in the background.

Little vibrant bursts
against an overcast sky
first signs of springtime

Air

Close up photo of a small purple flower surrounded by a dense green bush.

Small purple flower
in between the wilderness
coming up for air.

Point of view

Photo of an a large apartment building, painted in yellow and green.

Yellow shoeboxes
high-density housing scheme
single mum’s dream home

She

Photo of a calm beach and Rangitoto island as seen from the Takapuna beach in Auckland, a little after sunrise.

Calm on the surface
crushing pressure underneath
of course earth’s a she

Phoenix

Photo of the sun rising on the beach, with Rangitoto Island in the background.

Phoenixes don’t die
bleeding into the ocean
sun rises again