Waitomo Glow worm caves engagement shoot

Oh my gosh, what can I say about this epic engagement shoot that I photographed last week at Waitomo here in New Zealand ., When my fab couple first said this is what they wanted , I was so excited, a real challenge in logistics, getting all my gear in the caves and keeping dry, but from a light point of view too !! I set off down to Waitomo last Wednesday and the skies were grey and moody and was really excited about the shoot ahead and had checked all the gear and re checked it about 4 times in the morning and was buzzing to get into the caves.

I met my couple at Spellbound Glow worms and caves tours and we were greeted warmly by Peter our host and guide for the afternoon and soon we were on our way in the tour van off up to the caves across stunning farm land with views for miles.

We soon arrived at the entrance to the caves and unloaded all my gear and were given our hard hats and the adventure began!! Peter was incredibly knowledgeable about the caves and the glow worms and showed us all the best spots on our private tour and even carried my gear for me while I was busy getting getting captures for my couple, And even stopped the van on our way back for me at a gorgeous rocky out crop so I could get some captures of them in the long grass with the sun just starting to set on the hills across the valley, Perfect ending to an epic day !

Here are just a few of my favs, Enjoy !

If you are not sure what you are looking at , these are the bones of an actual Moa.. .. !!!