In March of this year Chris undertook a photographic shoot for Rudy Project out of Italy (the shoot took place in Australia).  Rudy Project are any eyewear manufacturer who specialise in sport eyewear and accessories. “For more than 25 years Rudy Project has been committed to technology and technological innovations that offer unique solutions for athletes and weekend warriors. The unquestionable excellence of the Rudy Project line of products is a result of the desire and intuition to continuously create new ideas and to implement them in the… READ MORE >

Entering photo competitions takes time and money and up until recently I guess I hadn’t seen it as an important part of my work.  I was too busy simply doing my job!  But I have since realised that industry recognition does play a part in your development and achievement as an artist (even if it just helps your ego), so in 2009 I entered a few images into the 2009 Great Outdoors Photo Comp (sponsored by National Geographic at the time).  As a first time entrant… READ MORE >

Sunday News features a story and images on Chris McLennan, August 2012. “Chris McLennan has one of the most exhilarating jobs in the world.  The Kiwi wildlife photographer travels the planet, getting up close and personal with some of its most ferocious predators.  Tracking lions and leopards, staring into the jaws of man-eating crocodiles, and leaping into water alongside great white sharks, are all in a day’s work…”. Click to download PDF file and read the full article.

Which comes first, the successful photographer or the business photographer’s success? One of the biggest challenges facing professional photographers is how to attract, build and hold on to a successful client base. Particularly now with the continued advancements in digital photography meaning more and more people are taking up photography as their choice of career. The ability to send digital images quickly and effortlessly around the world has meant that New Zealand photographers are much more likely to be competing on an international stage. Which isn’t… READ MORE >

For all of those out there continuously asking if there is an easy way to order Chris McLennan prints online, now there is!! I am very excited to be offering my very best images for you to customise and order online, from photographic enlargements through to high quality canvas and aluminium prints (including framing and other options) – there is something for everyone. The order process is extremely user friendly and prices are competitive. I know there have been a number of requests for prints of my images,… READ MORE >

This is a video of a mountain biking shoot I did out in Woodhill Forest. It was a shot I had planned in my head after riding past this nearly vertical ramp a number of times, and so it was just a matter of seeing if my “idea” could become reality!  I was going to be using the Hahnel Tuff TTL to remotely fire my flash, which was mounted on the ramp the mountain biker was going to ride. I wanted to light him very dramatically… READ MORE >

Throughout the last couple of years a number of Chris’s images have appeared in advertisements for Bay Photo, a print supplier in the US whom we deal with for our own exhibition material, and who is the print supplier we use when you order one of Chris’s images online (through our online prints portfolio here). I can highly recommend them as a quality supplier, with excellent service and turn-around time.  In particular their metal prints are amazing – you really have to see them to believe… READ MORE >