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Scene Festival 2025 🎉
Photograph fur seals and seabirds around the Kaikoura Peninsula!

About the event

If you're interested in wildlife photography, or want to meet and geek out with fellow nature enthusiasts, then this event is for you! Sony Digital Imaging Advocate Simon Pierce and ocean conservation photographer Fiona Wardle will be co-hosting this informal meetup and photo walk, exploring one of New Zealand's most beautiful – and wildlife-packed – coastal areas.

We'll meet at the Point Kean carpark and walk partway around the iconic Kaikoura Peninsula coastal walkway to view the NZ fur seal and seabird colonies, and hopefully catch some beautiful sunset light. It'll be a flat walk, albeit over rocky ground, at your own pace.

Fiona and Simon will be on hand to offer wildlife photography tips, and there'll be a lovely bunch of people to chat with as we go.

This event is part of our Kaikoura Wildlife Weekend Extravaganza – join our whale photography workshop before this one, and sign up for our special extended albatross photography trip on Sunday morning.

Techniques covered

  • General wildlife photography advice, especially seals and birds in flight
  • Camera and lens setup
  • Settings for wildlife photography

What to bring

  • Your own photography gear, if you have it

Event FAQs (For general FAQs, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page)

Non-slip, robust, covered shoes are required for the rocky terrain.
We'll be meeting at Point Kean carpark.
We'll walk partway around the Peninsula, perhaps ~3 km over rocky ground (in total).
Absolutely! You should be able to DM me (Simon) via Scene once registered, or you can email me at simonjpierce@gmail.com
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Attend & win a trip to Rome with Sony!

Attend any event during Scene Festival, which runs between Monday 1 September - Friday 31 October 2025, and receive one entry into the draw for a chance to win one of five tickets to the ultimate Scene event experience in Rome, Italy! The more events you attend, the more chances you have to WIN!

Advocate

Simon Pierce

I'm an ocean wildlife photographer and marine conservation biologist living in Kaikōura, New Zealand.My scientific speciality is photo-identification, where we ...

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Simon is an exceptionally knowledgeable and fascinating speaker. A background in both science & photography provides compelling insights and viewing.”

Gavan Mitchell, Getting Started With Conservation Photography
Whale sharks at St Helena Island in the Atlantic Ocean
Friendly loggerhead turtle off Byron Bay, Australia

Simon and Fiona were great hosts and very helpful with information.”

J Saravana Ganesh, Kaikoura Wildlife Photo Walk
Event capacity: 20
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