Captured . . . Sari Robins-Laughton loves spending time with other talented photographers in the Oamaru area, and was given a photoshoot with Rachel Wybrow, of Oamaru, for Christmas. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/RACHEL WYBROW
Sari Robins-Laughton feels lucky that she’s found what she loves to do, and can be her own boss.
“I feel like I’ve hit a goal quite early on,” the 24-year-old Oamaru photographer says.
“I have my own business, and its a cool business.”
She started Sari-Renee Photography after completing her training at Otago Polytechnic in 2017.
To begin with, the photography was more of a side hustle while she worked two other jobs in Dunedin: tempering chocolate for Ocho and working at wholefoods store Taste Nature.
Fresh fungi . . . Daniel
Eisenhut and Anna
Randall hold a box of
freshly packed phoenix
mushrooms, ready for
sale. PHOTO: ASHLEY SMYTH
Anna Randall and Daniel Eisenhut believe there’s something magical about mushrooms, and something equally magical about Oamaru. They speak to
Ashley Smyth about their recent move and watching their fledgling business, Waitaki Mushrooms, take off.
For some, last year’s Level 4 lockdown offered time to reflect on priorities and seize opportunities.
Former Aucklanders Anna Randall and Daniel Eisenhut are two of those people.
The couple had previously considered moving south, but were nervous about leaving the bright lights and busyness of city life.