Aaron Sami

Mayfield Lavender Farm

Aaron Sami
Mayfield Lavender Farm

A quick google of 'Mayfield Lavender Farm' will show how beautiful this lavender farm is, bright and deeply saturated purples of lavender rolling on forever. But the reality once we got there (after going the long way and walking next to a golf course) was a little under whelming. Maybe we had just missed them at their peak, or maybe because it was overcast - or maybe the photos online are over edited. 

I love creating images that speak to me.

I grew up in a small town that nobody really knows about, Levin. Spent a good ten years in Hamilton making some of the best friends anyone could have. And now I’m living, working and playing in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. Also a small country that people have trouble locating – I’m looking at you America!

Life is about stories, and that’s what I love to capture and document. My shooting style is unobtrusive. You may be a natural in front of the camera, or have no idea what to do but before we even start I’ll make sure you’re comfortable and relaxed.

Things I love: Travelling to wherever I can, my partner Monita, homemade burgers, wood fired pizzas, the smell of rain on a hot summers day, mountains, the snow, sunsets and sunrises, star gazing, natural light, the aesthetic of wood, crashing waves and day dreaming.