Aoraki (Mount Cook) is the highest peak in New Zealand. To the Māori, it represents the most sacred of ancestors, providing the tribe (iwi) with its sense of identity, solidarity and purpose.
Its presence is seen as a cloak over the land (tōpuni), a public symbol of the tribe’s soveriegnty and self determination. (Source: Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)
Sony A7RIVA, Sony FE 100-400 @168mm, f9 at 1/800/s.
Aoraki (Mount Cook) is the highest peak in New Zealand. To the Māori, it represents the most sacred of ancestors, providing the tribe (iwi) with its sense of identity, solidarity and purpose.
Its presence is seen as a cloak over the land (tōpuni), a public symbol of the tribe’s soveriegnty and self determination. (Source: Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)
Sony A7RIVA, Sony FE 100-400 @168mm, f9 at 1/800/s.