Piping in the colours Wood Print

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The Rieger pipe organ in the Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand, looks a multitude of colours when photographed under concert conditions as here. Sadly the organ has been silenced since the devastating earthquakes in 2010-2011, and it awaits the rebuilding of the Christchurch Town Hall before it can once again be heard.

Although I started working in a darkroom when I was 7 years old and have gone through a range of techniques and styles to match the developments in photography, I still regard myself as always learning. My main focus these days is on pipe organ photography, but I enjoy landscapes, patterns and symmetry, experimenting with different styles - you name it, almost anything is fun to explore. Pipe organs are especially fascinating since no two in the world are alike, and the craftsmanship and beauty of so many of them is truly thrilling and awe-inspiring. Whether the pipes are far away up in a loft, or more accessible on either side of a nave or chancel, the techniques which builders have employed for centuries to cope with the limitations...