NZskier.com - New Website

The new nzskier.com website is born.

The lads over at NZskier have just relaunched nzskier.com, which uses the same template as our partner in crime nzsnowboard.com. New Zealands two leading snowsports websites are now using the same template making it incredibly easy for you to be up to date with the best content out - boomark them now!

Jas Hancox is NZskiers filmer and we've been working together on some projects lately. We will be injecting both sites with tonnes of epic content this season - Go get some.

www.nzskier.com

Dutchy! Blog!

The one and only Stef Zeestraten.

Stef Zeestraten has been blogging away under the radar, I only just found out through spacebook! Turns out he's running a pretty choice page updated with alot of fresh pics - Dutchys developing an interest in photography, and has got a keen eye.

Go keep up to date with where hes at. The blog name is about as complicated as the man himself, so just book mark it. Word. - >

http://www.stefzeestraten.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=3

This sums up Dutchy. A little crazy.

This somes up Dutchy on a snowboard.

Jealousy...

Coastalwatch.com/Mountainwatch.com Job Opportunity

This is a pretty rad job thats up for grabs, description as follows:

http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=61&PageNumber=1&jobid=14988592

Coastalwatch is Australia’s number one surf forecasting website. In our suite of upcoming sites is Mountainwatch.com, a ski & snowboarding forecasting and live conditions website.

An opportunity exists for an IT savvy, enthusiastic content assistant. The position is a two-month full-time contract and would suit a competent individual with experience working in website content, online environments and/or professional writing and editing studies. A person who has an understanding or awareness of the snow industry/media would be especially welcome to apply for this role. Immediate start.

Role involves:

· Assisting and working with the Content Manager in uploading content to the Coastalwatch suite of websites.
· Working with the Editors to upload content into the CMS for viewing on the Coastalwatch suite of websites (This includes stories, photos, videos, news and sub-editing stories, cropping photos and re-encoding video).
· Maintaining content galleries (image & video)
· Reporting to the content manager and Editors

Demonstrates Experience in:

· Content Management Systems in an online, browser based environment.
· Photoshop Creative Suite
· Adobe Flash video Encoding
· FTP uploading software and processes
· Mac Leopard OS / PC Vista OS Savvy

Desirable qualities:

Snow / Surf enthusiast
Sub-editing / writing experience

Located in McMahons Point, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a great team.

Please apply in writing to Kristy Theissling, Content Manager to kristy.theissling@coastalwatch.com by close of business, Friday March 6, 2009.

Kristy Theissling
Coastalwatch
kristy.theissling@coastalwatch.com

Hyundai Longboard Christchurch video

A quick litle tease from the Christchurch round of the longboard tour, featuring Taylor Jenson.

Christchurch HLBPT - tick

The Christchurch round of the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour is all over. We had a pretty fun weekend away with interesting surf over the Saturday and Sunday. Day 1 was held at Sumner and day 2 moved to Brighton. I'll post up the video link soon, but heres a couple of Isnaps.

Day 1 - Sumner, pouring rain in the morning. Richard Reid bush lurks for the shot.

Day 2, Brighton Pier. Sunny but super strong onshore - messy

I won't even begin to talk about how much coffee we drink when on the road. How ever the Christchurch - Wanaka drive is one that lacks a good espresso. The only advice I can give is if you're in need the machine in the Caltex at Omarama provides the needed hit, proper coffee cup is provided too.

Carrey Holinger/Sparrow Fish

Perhaps a few of you reading this blog will have had the pleasure of meeting the one and only Carrey Holinger. I met Carey in Salt Lake City in 2005, straight out of high school. Carrey is one of the most eccentric bastards out and is renowned for being that guy.

I just caught up with the young man who is now living in Toronoto and has the best jesus hair I have ever seen. He's doing bits and pieces and calls him self sparrow fish.

www.sparrow-fish.com

Christchurch

The long summer of long boarding continues tomorow. We're off to Christchurch tomorow in the early hours for the weekend to shoot the Christchurch round of the Hyundai Longboard Nationals. Its been pretty busy round here with alot of different projects on the go, how ever we have still had time to get out of the office. Heres some photos - updates after shuckas!

Summer time

Floating

Chilling.

Down at the swimming hole

After some unseasonably cold weather last week, its starting to warm back up again and the argues task of taking a dip at the local swimming hole is coming back into the daily routine.

I had a couple of ideas for shooting some imagery that documents this favourite past time and will be working on a series over the next wee while, heres a few sneak peaks.

Matt Scoles

I just so happened to be passing through Alexandra yesterday afternoon and thought I'd hang around to shoot some photos with the one and only Matt Scoles.

After Matt had clocked off we went for a little walk into the hills and searched for some sort of unique downhill shot. Alex still hits me as having one of the most bizarre landscapes in New Zealand that is relatively un touched in terms of the mountainbiking potential. There is a bunch of single track into the weirdest places, but every time we turn a corner we both get surprised.

We got some shots in the bag that I'm pretty stoked on and even came accross some typical Alex teenagers who had rolled a car doing skidzzzz bro. Great times.

Matts actually staring at the Ambulance/Fire engine coming up the hill to the kids that rolled there car.

I made Matt push up some big hills...

Matt with the town Icon... Epic Clock.

And when I was confronted with a real Buffalos head last week I just couldnt resist the opportunitiy for a photo. Thats a big beast.

Reason Films/Japan

reasonfilms.net

Whilst we enjoy our fun filled summer days, on the other side of the world where its too cold to swim with dead calfs that look like fresh water stingrays the snowboard lads are scoring powder in Japan. Ben Ryan from Reason Films is one of the crew that are over there and is doing daily updates at the Reason site. Its neat, lots of good blogs and photos courtusy of the one and only Jeremy Thorns. Ben has just jumped on the HVX boat and has linked me some sweet imagery, its clever. You should see some soon.

www.reasonfilms.net

Free Surf DVD - Hyundai Longboard tour.

So I've been blogging away about the Hyundai Longboard tour that I've been working on. I am part of a team that is producing a documentary that will be airing in March on MaoriTV, along with a free DVD that will be attached to a couple of surf mags. You can also sign up online to get this DVD for FREE. So go on follow the link and spread the word!

"FREE SURF DVD... SIGN UP NOW" @ http://www.hyundai.co.nz/hyundai_surf_dvd.html

timpierceimages.com

Tim Pierce Senior in all his glory.

My old man, Tim Pierce ( Senior ) has just published his first website - timpierceimages.com - Confusing as it has been growing up with the same name as my father, it now adds another level of confusion that he has picked up photography! He primarily shoots landscapes and its been pretty interesting bouncing photography opinions off him, two complete different gernerations with complete different views on imagery!

www.timpierceimages.com

Down at the Gorge

A jump jam went down at Gorge Road last night, which was part of the Week of Wonder - A week long series of mountainbike events coming straight out of Queenstown, somehow organised by the one and only Seb Kemp.

It was undoubtedly the biggest jam yet, with a whole load of spectators, bands, sausages, beer and all sorts being thrown down everywhere. As quoted by Lester Perry ' I think Gorge Road is one of the best public jump parks in the world '

I was filming with my video camera, and will be doing an edit for myself and also ORB TV. So keep your eyes on the horizons. For now here's a few snap shots.

Tom was there.

Seb was there.

Ricky was there.

Nath was there.

Henry was there.

Eddie was there.

And Brook was there.

Sandy Bay Quicktime

Heres a quick little glimpse from round 3 of the Hyundai Longboard Tour at Sandy Bay.

Inbetween

Yeow! I've just returned to Wanaka. Yet again the last trip away made me feel like a tourist in my own country! Great success, heres a little photo update.

Those frisbees will get you.

Jumbo the Elephant came to Wanaka. 

Our Hyundai wip son. uhhhh.

When you plug your ipod in, Hyundai seeps through?!

The new northland Motorway seems sweet. Trendy bridge.

The view from our house at Sandy Bay. 

Sandy Bay.

Regan Low, D.O.P and water cam.

CPL, Keg, Regan, Trinity, Richard and Sebastian.

Daniel Proctor, Number 1 again. 

Summer Of Surfing

I'm just about to pack my gear for another trip up North. Its round three of the Hyundai Longboard Nationals and we're heading to Sandy Bay way up North. The Documentary is coming along nicely and our Editor Trinity Ludlow is hard at work. Heres a few photos stolen straight from spacebook from the last couple of trips.

Sunset at Piha

NZ Greenroom D.O.P Regan Low and Editor Trinity Ludlow

Piha is choice!

Me setting up for an I.V

Myself and Assistant Matty Bell

Specialized P2 for sale

I'm finally getting rid of my old bike as its been taking up far too much room. Specialized P2, size long, Pike SL's, hope front hub, brand new commencal bars and stem, Hayes sole brake, hussefelt howizters, single speed.... This bike has been thrashed for a couple of years but it still has plenty of life left in it. Make me an offer I can't refuse it needs to go straight away, hit me on the email below

timpiercephotography[at]gmail.com

February!

I have a feeling 2009 is going to go incredibly fast, I have no idea where it went but January is already all over. I've been shooting segments for a show called the 'Thrill Seekers Guides', which is a programme that airs in the UK and is produced by production company Friday ( www.friday02.com ). Its been a blast, so far I've ticked off a skating guide with Beech Thurlow Meyer, and a Mountainbike guide with Ben Finney. Heres some shottas.

Beech Thurlow Meyer, rinsed after a full days shredding Wanaka, Queenstown and Aarowtown parks. Beech shreds and is taking some nice photos too.

Theres this little number, a dope spot for future shoots.

Get your hands on the latest Revolution, Ben Finney got a little profile in there with some words and shot by me from a trip we did last year.