The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of blue. Th… The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of blue. Th… The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of blue. Th… The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with differe… — artist's signature The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades… — edge view The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of… — detail The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different sh… — shown hanging
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The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of blue. Th…
The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of blue. Th…
The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of blue. Th…
The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with differe… — artist's signature
The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades… — edge view
The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different shades of… — detail
The braided glacial waters of the Godley River flow into Lake Tekapo in New Zealand mixing with different sh… — shown hanging
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110cm (W) x 67cm (H) x 0.1cm (D)

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Part of a series of images photographed from a light aircraft of the snow-covered glacial landscapes of the South Island, New Zealand. The images record the blue-grey waters of the braided Tasman, Godley and Cass rivers flowing into Lakes Pukaki and Tekapo from the high mountains of the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. The blue colour is due to fine silt particles, or glacial flour, in the water results from glacial erosion. The silt is so fine it does not settle to the bottom quickly, remaining in suspension in the lake water and defracts light to create different shades of colour in the water. Glacial landscapes are threatened globally by climate change as glaciers melt as a result of global warming.

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Stuart Chape 153 artworks | 21 Sold

Stuart Chape is an award-winning photographer with stand-alone and contributory exhibitions in New York, Florida, Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle, Mexico City, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Marrakech, Glasgow and Kew Gardens, London. While he specialises in aerial landscapes photographed from helicopters and light aircraft, portraits and photography of documentary and social issues form an important part of his portfolio. His awards include: 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award; 2025 Umencia Portrait Awards - Gold Award; 1839 Color Photography Gold Award Landscapes in 2025; World Top 10 Landscape Photographers Gold Award 2021; winner International Garden Photographer of the Year Plants and Planet Category 2021; first prize winner in the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year Impact Category (and Runner Up - Wilderness Category); winner of the Zoological Society of London Photography Prize; winner Proify Photography Award; winner Silver Camera International Award in the Federation of European Professional Photographers Photographer of the Year Awards. He is a two-times exhibited finalist in the Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art; exhibited finalist in the Clifton Art Award and the Brisbane Art Prize, shortlisted and exhibited in the Fremantle Portrait Prize, highly commended in the Kuala Lumpur Portrait Prize, semi-finalist in the Moran Photographic Award and Head-On Photo Festival and shortlisted in Sony World Photography Awards Landscape Category 2022.

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