Photographs and words by Invercargill photographer Rick Harvey
Many years ago one of the Rolling Stones described Invercargill – the main, and only city, in Southland – as the “arsehole of the world“. Unfortunately, many New Zealanders feel the same way, not just about Invercargill, but also about the whole Southland region. Does this concern us in Southland? No – not at all because it means less people pollution in the beautiful place we call home. Southland abounds with so many things...
Back in mid-February I wrote about the changing face of Invercargill as demolition work started on some old buildings that sit on the site where a new hotel to be known as The Langlands is to be built. Well – things have progressed steadily since then as all the old buildings have now been taken right down, but with high wooden fences surrounding the site, there has not been much to see. However a...
Big things are starting to happen in my hometown of Invercargill. In fact the changing face of the city means that what you see today may not be visible tomorrow. For a long time I had been intending to head downtown and take photos of the old Langlands Building on the corner of Don and Dee Streets where the local Licensing Trust has just started work on a new hotel development. Unfortunately I left...
This is the first time I have used a Nikon F75 for shooting film, and the results and my reaction to the F75 were mixed. I’m not sure whether I am entirely pleased with the results. There seems to be an awful lot of grain and noise in the images…
All Saints Church, Invercargill Every time I publish a new post I seem to start off by saying…”gosh, it’s been a long time since I last posted anything..”, and this time is no exception, although I do have a small excuse this time, because I have been beavering away at redesigning my site. So now the background work is finished it’s time for a new post. On the corner of Dee Street and Hollywood...
Queen’s Park – a place of beauty We – by that I mean me and my partner Lyn, our two dogs and two cats – are lucky enough to live directly opposite Queens Park in Invercargill, and often quip that we have the most beautiful, best kept front garden in the city. The Invercargill City Council website refers to Queens Park as an “81ha jewel in the centre of the city” and in my...
Hello – and welcome. My name is Rick Harvey – aka The Occasional Photoblogger.
Home for me is Invercargill in the deep south of New Zealand.
I take photographs for fun and I blog here at The Occasional Photoblogger for fun too.
As an opportunist photographer who enjoys taking photographs of ordinary things I see around me, I try to make them appear a little less ordinary and interesting. That doesn’t always happen though!
While it is always nice to have others appreciate my images, my primary goal is to take photographs that make me happy.
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