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Nelson landscapes: Craig Potton

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Nelson landscapes: Craig Potton

Nelson photographer Craig Potton took this image of a rising tide at dawn at Pākawau in Golden Bay. Potton established himself as a landscape photographer and publisher in the 1980s and 1990s, and later diversified his publishing company to include fiction and non-fiction.

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Carl Walrond, Nelson region – Arts, culture and science, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/28978/nelson-landscapes-craig-potton (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 3 September 2010, updated 1 August 2015.