22 Aug 2012
I recently gave a presentation at the WordPress London Meetup to a range of people from users to designers and developers, with a range of backgrounds and knowledge. … Read more about Designing for WordPress and Web Design: Bridging the Gap between Design and Development »
9 Aug 2012
Given that I am a New Zealander living in London during the Olympic Games this year, I felt compelled to dedicate a blog post to the games. I have been fortunate enough to be at various venues to see the games from. … Read more about London 2012 Olympic Games: A kiwi perspective »
17 Jul 2012
If a photograph does not capture an audience’s attention they will not take the time to read additional text. This is why it is important that images have strong narratives, so that they do not rely on text to communicate on their behalf. … Read more about Narrative Photography, Part 1: Background »
26 Jun 2012
The Bosnian war affected many areas within Bosnia and Herzegovina through 1992 to 1996. Sarajevo experienced a siege for over three and a half years and Srebrenica was affected by a massacre that was the worst atrocity in Europe since the end of World War II. … Read more about War in Bosnia and Genocide in Srebrenica: A photographic narrative »
31 May 2012
Auschwitz was the largest Nazi German concentration camp and death camp. In the years 1940-1945, the Nazis deported at least 1,300,000 people to Auschwitz. I recently travelled to Poland to further experience history for all its cruel and tortuous ways. … Read more about Auschwitz: photographing history and its terror »
25 Apr 2012
Every year April 25 stands out for most New Zealand and Australian people. It marks Anzac Day, the Day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Gallipoli in 1915 … Read more about Anzac Day: A tale from Gallipoli »
17 Apr 2012
Looking up, I see natural structures that could have resembled part of a smurf village if they were painted blue and white, but instead they were a lovely variety of muted rocky tones and referred to as ‘fairy chimneys’ in Cappadocia, Turkey. … Read more about Photographing from all angles in a Turkish fairytale landscape »
25 Mar 2012
Two years ago today, I, Ngaire Ackerley, packed up and left my home country of New Zealand to travel the big wide world on a one-way ticket. Since leaving New Zealand I’ve had my fair share of adventures. … Read more about Two years on… and still travelling with a camera »
13 Mar 2012
How often is it that you get to meet someone that inspired your design and typography career from the early days of your design education? Last week this is exactly what I had the pleasure of doing. … Read more about E-motional type with world-renowned typographers and designers »
4 Mar 2012
Photography on websites can be a simple or complex challenge depending on the type of site and type of photographs that are used. Photography helps set the stage for the website and can say a lot about the company, product or project before the user even reads any text. … Read more about Photographing for a website »
25 Feb 2012
Recently I entered into a challenge with World Wildlife Fund to match as many icons on their 50th anniversary 50p coin as I could. While I may not have won that competition directly, I unexpectedly won ‘Best Photo’ in the WWF 50p coin Anniversary Photo Challenge instead. … Read more about Winning an unexpected ‘Best Photo’ Prize »
18 Feb 2012
Travelling across the world taking photographs. Who wouldn’t have a dream like this? Well not only is the idea awesome, but I’ve found some photographers that have produced some very inspiring work while travelling with their cameras. … Read more about Time Lapse Travel Photography to Inspire »
12 Feb 2012
WWF is an amazing, caring organization that prides itself on tackling issues relating to nature and animal conservation, climate change and much more. I decided to participate in their 50th anniversary photo challenge as a way to help raise awareness. … Read more about WWF Photo Challenge »