Rob Brown
Rob Brown has been tramping and climbing throughout New Zealand for over 35 years. After gaining a Technology Degree from Massey University, he worked in the outdoor equipment and publishing industries, before becoming a full-time landscape photographer and writer. He is the author of a number of acclaimed books, including Classic Tramping in New Zealand (co-authored with Shaun Barnett), which won a Montana Book Awards, Rakiura: The Wilderness of Stewart Island, and New Zealand: The Essential Landscape. In recent years he has been the manager of the Backcountry Trust, which co-ordinates the renovation and rebuilding of huts throughout New Zealand.