Nationals - New Zealand Ice Figure Skating Championships 2025 (sport-event photographers)

Its a big honour to be invited to be an official photographer for New Zealand Ice Figure Skating Championships 2025 that took place in Auckland, NZ this year. Its a big sport event with many skaters coming from South and North Island and even from overseas.

4 days filled with passion, power and grace, such a pleasure to photograph, especially because I myself an adult skater and my daughter also skating in Basic Novice grade. If you ask, she did really well this year, ended up with a Silver medal in her grade. So much of a hard work and commitment to this beautiful sport!

Enjoy highlights of these exciting events with top level skaters representing New Zealand (Yahao - Dwayn Li, Petra Lahti, Renee Tsai and more talented upcoming skaters).

Glenburn Championship Highlights - Ice Figure Skating Photography New Zealand

Its been a bit quiet here as I been away in Europe, to participate in Adult Ice Skating competitions in Oberstdorf, Germany, such a big world event for adult skaters. It was unusual to have this competitions held in the summer heat (it was 30-35 degrees, so almost impossible to walk outside. Best places to be was ice rink and top of the Nebelhorn mountain. Luckily gondolas been working this time, so we went there a few times, and even took pictures in our skating dresses.

I enjoyed time in Europe with all the yummy cakes and food, meeting with old and new friends and training camp with world best coaches. Surprisingly, I took 2nd place and beautiful trophy in my free skating program and truly enjoyed to skate first time my artistic program.

It was such a positive trip and amazing experience. You can check photos in my Social Media - Instagram @olgalevien

After I come back with a big jetlag, shortly it was time to take my usual role - a photographer at competitions in Paradice Avondale (last weekend). Time for passion, love and fire on ice with amazing performances.

What a competition full of power, grace and love to skating - from little ones to adults, everyone living the same passion on the ice!

Enjoy Glenburn Championship Highlights (ice figure skating photography in Auckland, New Zealand).

Clucas Cup - Ice figure skating photography

As many of you already know, ice skating is one of my favourite activities to do, together with photography, and when both of them comes together its a dream come true.

It was a honour for me to be asked by NZIFSA to be an official photographer for Clucas cup - Selection ice figure skating competitions with top skaters competing first event of the season in New Zealand, including Dwayne Li, Petra Lahti, Renee Tsai, Cara Tang, Mirika Armstrong, Nicca Wu, Mia Chen and other talented NZ figure skaters (including my daughter Anna-Bella).

It was fire on ice with all the passion, grace and power. Such a beautiful moments to photograph!

Enjoy highlights of these competitions!

I can not wait to photograph more competitions this season together with Nationals that coming in October.

Exciting times ahead!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (Auckland engagement and wedding photographer)

Its this time of the year again, celebrating special events and success of the year, looking forward to next year exciting and making plans!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the couples and families! It was such a pleasure to share with you all the beautiful, emotional and real moments in Auckland: engagement, pre-wedding photo shoots in stunning locations, family sessions on the beach, business branding headshots, gorgeous weddings with close friends and family! So many memories for years to come!

Enjoy these quick highlights of the year and Im looking forward to capture more meaningful moments next year - 2025! Exciting times ahead!

From my personal achievements - I been in World Winter Master Games in Italy and took 5th place in ice figure skating, also had skating trips in Oberstdorf (Germany), Sydney (Aus), Melbourne (Aus), and New Zealand Nationals in Christchurch (taking 2nd place). It was a honour to be an official photographer for few skating competitions through the season and capture all the moments of power and grace (from beginner to senior level, including Dwayne Yahao Li, first NZ Youth Olympics medalist)! It’s great when my personal sport hobby connects to professional - photography! Love my work!

Also my kids are finished primary and intermediate school, so new beginnings for our family next year!

I can not wait to see what future brings!

Merry Christmas to you and your family and a Happy New Year!