An underground odyssey

October 2017

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Neil Silverwood has an affinity for rugged and isolated places – like caves. Photo: Supplied
Self-taught photographer and caver Neil Silverwood has become a go-to man for capturing wild places on camera.  It’s dark, wet, cold, claustrophobic – unsurprisingly, Neil Silverwood says he became frustrated trying to convince friends he’s not crazy spending a week underground, exploring New Zealand’s vast cave systems. It was bringing the allure of these subterranean […]
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