Ocean & Water Photography — New Zealand

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Fine-art ocean and water photography, shot around New Zealand — available as fine-art prints, and open to commissions and collaborations.

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Six bodies of work, from abstract water studies to fine-art prints ready for the wall — filter to find what you're after.

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Cobalt blue water with a pebbled, textured surface — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Ocean Motion

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
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  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Copper sunset light streaked across still water — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/5

Golden Whip

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Soft cream sea foam dissolving on pale sand — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/6

Gentle Shores

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Deep crimson and black abstract wave study — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Scorch

Muriwai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Fiery orange sunset light along the shoreline — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Orange Roughie

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Dark water flecked with warm golden light — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Sun Dance

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Golden dune grass backlit against deep blue sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/5

Illuminate

Muriwai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Golden sea foam breaking over amber sand — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Home Brew

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Monochrome motion-blur study of moving water — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/2

Cobalt Current

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Slate blue horizontal lines of moving water — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/7

Stacked

Muriwai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Sand and pebbles forming a natural stone mosaic — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Scatter

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Bright turquoise ripples across the ocean surface — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Scales

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Moody coastal palm treeline under a grey sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Palm View

Muriwai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Two figures silhouetted on still water at dusk — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Time Out

Siargao, Philippines

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Fisherman in silhouette with a golden light trail on the water, Whangamata NZ — fine art photography print.

Dropping Anchor

Ohope Beach, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Fisheye view looking up through a palm tree canopy — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Palm Spin

Dickwella Beach, Sri Lanka

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Single palm tree silhouetted against a pale sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Paradiso

El Nido, Philippines

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Golden light forming a mesh-like reflection pattern — fine art photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Sunkissed

Madiha, Sri Lanka

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
A single golden light streak across a blue wave — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

In Between

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Hazy gold horizon reflected on calm water — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Yin/Yang

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Soft muted blue reflection with a faint gold line — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Velvet Seas

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Amber and blue motion-blurred water horizon — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Split Screen

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Minimalist wave line against a pale blue sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Boundless

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Underwater light rays filtering through teal water — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Underworld

Muriwai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Abstract horizontal lines of pink sunset light on water — fine art photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Smooth Lines

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Clean azure wave breaking under bright daylight — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Shore Speak

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
A deep teal wave curling into a dramatic barrel — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Velocity

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Dreamy pastel sunset horizon over gentle waves — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/5

Pastel Horizons

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Dynamic spray bursting from a breaking wave — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Wave Break

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Emerald wave breaking under a stormy sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/6

Head On

Mangawhai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
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  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Breaking wave with a forested coastline behind it — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Waterwall

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Golden backlit spray bursting into a blue sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Ocean Haze

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Teal barrel wave curling under a misty grey sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/6

East Coast Curl

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
A breaking wave under a soft pastel dawn sky — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Shimmer

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Gentle swell rolling under soft pastel clouds — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Offshore

Muriwai, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Soft swell rolling onto the shore at sunset — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/5

Sorbet

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Sunset light forming abstract lines across the water — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.

Afterglow

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD

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Dark water flecked with warm golden light — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Sun Dance

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Sand and pebbles forming a natural stone mosaic — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Scatter

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Bright turquoise ripples across the ocean surface — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Scales

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Golden light forming a mesh-like reflection pattern — fine art photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Sunkissed

Madiha, Sri Lanka

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Amber and blue motion-blurred water horizon — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Split Screen

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Abstract horizontal lines of pink sunset light on water — fine art photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/4

Smooth Lines

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
A deep teal wave curling into a dramatic barrel — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Velocity

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Dreamy pastel sunset horizon over gentle waves — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/5

Pastel Horizons

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Dynamic spray bursting from a breaking wave — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/3

Wave Break

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
Soft swell rolling onto the shore at sunset — fine art ocean photography print, Whangamata NZ.1/5

Sorbet

Whangamata, New Zealand

From $150 NZD
Sizes & Pricing
  • A329.7 × 42 cm$150 NZD
  • A242 × 59.4 cm$250 NZD
  • A159.4 × 84.1 cm$395 NZD
  • A084.1 × 118.9 cm$595 NZD
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Upcoming Events

Exhibitions and print showings — where to see the work in person.

Ocean & Water exhibition, Paris
Upcoming Exhibition

Ocean & Water — Paris

23–26 November · Paris, France

A four-day gallery exhibition of fine-art ocean and water photography, showing a curated selection of prints in central Paris.

Event Details
Nick Whittaker, ocean and water photographer
About

Nick Whittaker is an ocean and water photographer based in Auckland, New Zealand. His work holds still what the sea rarely offers twice — light, tide, and timing, caught in a single frame and printed as fine art.

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