Welcome to Harley Betts Photography. I am an outdoor photographer whose work is inspired by New Zealand's spectacular natural landscape, and here you can view a selection of high-quality works that are available for purchase as Fine Art Prints.

My aim is to make only the very best photographs available for sale. The images presented on this website are carefully chosen from my collection of photographs that I have built up over several years and many thousands of kilometres of travel throughout New Zealand.

The focus of this website is mainly on New Zealand natural images. An additional category, Antarctica, is also offered, which presents some of my images from the wild and remote Southern Ocean and Ross Sea regions that lie south of New Zealand.

This website was launched in May 2004, and will grow steadily over time as I continue to add to my photographic collection. Feedback is most welcome.

I trust you will enjoy your visit here.

Latest news

August 2008

New Zealand Coast 2009 Calendar

The New Zealand Coast 2009 calendar is now available in New Zealand and online bookstores. Following on from previous years, the 2009 edition of New Zealand's most popular coastal calendar showcases the diverse and spectacular New Zealand coastline with 12 superbly detailed medium format images from places around the country including Northland, Coromandel, Taranaki, Horowhenua, Marlborough, Westland, Fiordland National Park and The Catlins. As with previous calendars, a selection of the images in the calendar can also be found in the Coastal Galleries on this website where they are available for purchase as Fine Art Prints.

The New Zealand Coast is published by leading New Zealand publisher Craig Potton Publishing, and can be purchased directly from their website.

January 2008

Canvas prints now available

Stunning whichever way you look at them! In response to many enquiries about these, prints on canvas are now available from Harley Betts Photography. Canvas Prints are printed in full, vibrant colour directly onto sturdy canvas and coated with a very durable UV-resistant finish. These can either be mounted and framed in the same way as conventional photographic prints, or stretched onto wooden frames for a truly eye-catching three-dimensional look. For more information on Canvas Prints, click here

July 2007

New Zealand Coast 2008 calendar

The New Zealand Coast 2008 calendar has now been printed and will be in the bookshops shortly. The New Zealand Coast has quickly become New Zealand's most popular coastal calendar, and the 2008 edition features fresh new images from places throughout New Zealand including Northland, Auckland, Fiordland National Park, The Catlins and the Heaphy Track. As with previous calendars, a selection of the images in the calendar can also be found in the coastal gallery on this website where they are available for purchase as Fine Art Prints.

The New Zealand Coast is published by leading New Zealand publisher Craig Potton Publishing, and can be purchased directly from their website. From late July 2007 it will also be available in most major New Zealand bookstores.

May 2006

Framed photographs now available for lease to businesses

Harley Betts Photography is pleased to offer a wide selection of beautiful New Zealand outdoor photographs for lease to local businesses. The advantages of leasing framed photographs include:

  • Choice from a wide selection of superb medium format landscape photographs, collected from stunning locations throughout New Zealand
  • A large print size of 40 cm x 50 cm plus exhibition-style framing (a total size of approximately 60 cm x 70 cm), with matte finish
  • "Limited edition" signed prints - each framed print is individually signed and numbered
  • A low weekly rental rate of just $4.95 + GST per photograph, billed automatically
  • Every six months, leased photographs can be exchanged for new photographs chosen from an extensive catalogue, enabling clients to enjoy a wide variety of New Zealand scenes over time for no additional cost
  • All framed photographs are also available for purchase

For further information on leasing framed Limited Edition New Zealand photographs, contact Harley on (021) 031 8467 or email harley@harleybetts.com.

Please note: This offer is, at present, limited to the southwestern North Island from New Plymouth through to Wellington inclusive.

April 2006

The New Zealand Coast 2007 Calendar coming soon

In just two years from its debut in 2005 The New Zealand Coast has quickly become a very popular New Zealand calendar! The 2007 edition of The New Zealand Coast is now going into print and it will be released to the market in July. Click here to see what's inside.

March 2006

Gift Vouchers now available

Customers can now purchase Gift Vouchers from Harley Betts Photography, ideal for all occasions. Redeeming vouchers is easy: the holder of the Gift Voucher simply visits this site, chooses which photograph they would like to receive as a print, places their order specifying "Gift Voucher" as the preferred payment method, and sends in their voucher for redemption. For more information on giving Gift Vouchers, click here.

August 2005

Harley Betts Photography goes "on ice"

Harley Betts Photography is proud to have been asked to supply six New Zealand landscape images to Scott Base, New Zealand's Antarctic scientific research base in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Harley's images are now on display at the base, providing staff and visitors with welcome reminders of 'clean green New Zealand' during their stints on the ice. For more details, click here.

October 2004

New display in The Esplanade, Palmerston North

A display of ten Fine Art Prints, all available for purchase, has been established in the Café Esplanade, a popular destination for visitors to Palmerston North's Esplanade beside the Manawatu River. Click here for more details.