Enchanting glow worms captured on camera

The latest photograph of McLarens Falls’ glow worms captured by Tauranga astro-photographer Amit Kamble. Photo: Amit Kamble Photography.

Astro-photographer Amit Kamble has once again captured the majesty of McLaren Falls' glow worms in another enchanting photograph.

The Tauranga photographer and several of his friends took to the waters of Lake McLaren in kayaks, where Amit shot his latest photograph.

'I had to step out of the kayak and jump on a rock to setup my gear, thanks Tor for helping out and Anna for guiding through the lake,” he says in a post to Facebook.

'McLaren Lake has these beautiful rock walls that are crowded by glow worms and kayaking among them is an experience you should not miss.”

It's the latest in a massive body of work focusing on the glow worms, and given the volume of photographs he's captured out at McLaren Falls Amit's is happy to admit, 'Yes I am obsessed with glow worms now”.

'I've seen a lot of movies that show enchanted forest with glowing/magical creatures and wondered if they do exist in real life. Well that thought turned to reality when I went to this enchanted location to see the beautiful glow worms,” he posts.

Speaking to SunLive about a time-lapse he created back in November, Amit explains that as an astro-photographer he is fascinated by stars and natural lights.

'The first time I went to McLaren Falls the weather was terrible so I couldn't take any shots. But when the worms started to glow, it was so stunning. You couldn't see the stars but these tiny little glow worms looked similar to them, except they were much closer.

'Their natural light, it looks magical, it looks dreamy, it is what draws me to this place.”

A time-lapse of the McLaren Falls glow worms captured by Amit Kamble back in November. Video: Amit Kamble Photography.

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