Chris will discuss the highs and lows of his recent trip to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel shooting four UNESCO World Heritage sites.

"I have a passion for photography, it's inspirational quality and it's power to convey emotion and a sense of people and place."

Chris has been photographing for 6 years and won numerous awards both in New Zealand and internationally, and is a past President of the Auckland Photographic Society. His special focus mainly being on landscape, alpine, documentary and abstract images.

Chris is currently involved in the Our Place World Heritage Project and recently exhibited at the Bath Street Gallery his "eye contact... portraits in India" series.

www.chrismortonphotography.co.nz