Steve Cockram

@chuffedbadger.bsky.social

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Tauranga (NZ) resident. In a world awash with filters, edits, and artificial enhancements, I choose a different path. My photography is grounded in truth — capturing people, places, and moments as they are, not as algorithms think they should be.

Goat Island from the Coromandel Cove track
Southern Crater Lake at Waimangu Volcanic Valley
A ceramic badger against a plain white background
Contact sheet style image with ticks, crosses and question marks, representing the process of selecting images for an exhibition
An abandoned Jesse doll from Toy Story lies in the tray of an old rusted tricycle left behind at a lookout spot.
Chrissie & Sam Carter with their 3 daughters and celebrant Ronnie Mead at Papamoa Beach for a vow renewal ceremony.
Surfer at Main Beach, Mount Maunganui
A pied shag rests on a branch in fading light
15 different types of chilli in order of heat, before the contest
Helicopter landed on a thin strip of sand
A rainbow touches the roof of a retirement rest home
Dancers at the Tauranga Jazz festival. A woman smiles at the camera over her partners shoulder as the dance to the music.
A Yellow Admiral Butterfly on a swan plant
In an isolated column of rain is illuminated by the last light of the day
Hot air ballon inflates in the dark, set aglow by the propane flame
Three dancers in bright pink belly-dance style costumes perform on an outdoor stage. In the foreground, one dancer spins with a large flowing veil lifted above her head, creating a dramatic swirl of pink and purple fabric that partially obscures her face. Two other dancers stand behind her with arms extended in choreographed poses. The scene captures the movement and colour of the dancer mid-spin.
New growth bursts from a stem as an adjacent leaf decays
Sunset over Brookfield
A young woman covered in paint at the Tauranga Holi Colour Splash
A woman throws paint at an older man at the Tauranga Holi Colour Splash
A couple of young women covered in paint smiling for the camera at the Tauranga Holi Colour Splash
DJ's at the Tauranga Holi Colour Splash
Full moon before the eclipse
Dotterel on the beach in front of a fenced off area after the recent landslides at Mount Maunganui
Fire eater Chien Hung Kuo
A bee covered in pollen emerges from a yellow flower
View down the Matapihi Rail Bridge
A view through a series of arches at a disused gold battery in the Karangahake Gorge.
A sparrow caught mid-flight as it approaches a perch on a bird feeder already occupied by another bird. The approaching bird looks like it is telling off the stationary bird.
Flyer for beginners course in Digital Photography
A bee approaches a bunch flax flowers
Pigeon strutting along a path
Diwali Festival dancer in costume
Hot Pink Walk 2025, Tauranga
Hot Pink Walk 2025, Tauranga
Road Closed. BOP Rally
Pigeon in flight coming toward the camera
A wave in time sculpture in Napier
New spring growth
Luminescent swirl set in concrete beneath the gateway to the Atea A Rangi celestial park in Napier
The first light of the day illuminates the craggy range (Te Mata)
Golden hour at Te Mata Peak
Light beams in the sunset over Hawke’s Bay
Sunscope, Napier
Marine Parade viewing platform, Napier
View down a back ally in Napiers art deco district
Last light of the day on the hills seen from the top of Te Mata Peak
Last light of the day on the hills seen from the top of Te Mata Peak
The NZ Tui
Stark angles created by the window shades from a new building, rotated through 90 degrees to give the impression of layers and height.
Black and white image of the Matapihi Rail Bridge
A long shot down the tracks of the Matapihi rail bridge
Close up (macro) of a small flower with water droplets on the petals
Close up (macro) of a small flower with water drops on the petals
Close up of the head and neck of a black swan with wather droplets on the feathers