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Skyline of Lhasa, Tibet, taken from a rooftop restaurant, with Potala Palace in the distance.

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Chiaroscuro in Dunedin

By Jack Woon,
A view of Dunedin at night through dark floor-to-ceiling windows.

Nothing like a bit of camera light leak.

The Dunedin city center is silent in the witching hour.

I've moved here from the 24/7 noise of Auckland to work more closely with NHNZ on some engaging documentaries, the most significant of which is China Borderlands, a series of cultural and wildlife episodes exploring the lesser-known frontier regions of China.

Dunedin itself is lesser-known, though it's the oldest city in New Zealand. The light and shadow here is full of nostalgia.

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Textures of St. Bathans

By Jack Woon,
The desolate landscape of St. Bathans, Central Otago, in winter.

The desolate landscape of St. Bathans, Central Otago, in winter.

Some film photos of late winter in St. Bathans, once a gold mining town in Central Otago, New Zealand.

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Rising Dust - watch it online now

By Jack Woon,

From the beginning I was an outsider. You welcomed me in, accepted me into your culture, your territory and your respective professions. Rising Dust is all about finding strength from a sense of home, and it's been an honour to experience that first hand.

Thank you to the people of Hokianga, the cast and crew, to Julia Parnell and the team at Notable Pictures, to Joel Gallarde and Triple8Funk and to the New Zealand Film Commission Fresh Shorts for this opportunity.

Here's the full film.

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