Tēnā koutou katoa
Ko tēnei taku mihi ki ngā tāngata whenua o te rohe nei. Ka mihi hoki au ki ngā tohu o te rohe nei. Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa.
I acknowledge the indigenous people of this area. I acknowledge the important landmarks of this area. Thus, my acknowledgement to you all.
Ko Hōrana me ko Ingarangi
te whakapaparanga mai
engari
Ko Ruapehu te maunga e rū nei taku ngākau
Ko īta Tāmaki te whenua tupu
Ko Whitford te kāinga
Nō Hõrana me Aotearoa au
He moving and still image artist au i SapienShapes
Ko Andrew Rose taku ingoa
Tēnā tātou katoa
Kia ora,
I’m Andrew, my pronouns are they\them, she\her, or he\him, I’m the founder, photographer and videographer for SapienStories.
I think bodies are the most amazing things with such incredible depths—moods, textures, emotions, shapes and colours. I could (and hope to) film and photograph them for the rest of my life and will always find something beautiful and new.
During my 32 or so trips around the sun I’ve spent 5 years in the creative industries, I bring both a technical and emotional sensitivity to each shoot, collaboration is key and I work in an artistic co-creation that brings a feel to your fantasy that’s distinctly yours. Creating stories that’ll pull your clients in and have them yearning to find out more.
The other half of the SapienStories team is Cleo (they\them, she\her) our creative director for shoots and production assistant. Cleo is an artist who sees the world through both sides of the binary gaze and lives for boundless uninhibited creativity. She creates safe comfortable spaces that empower all of us to bring your fantasy to life.
Values and authenticity are intrinsic to our work. Our services are always professional, inclusive and uphold the highest levels of privacy and discretion to ensure your peace of mind.
We are LGBTQI+ friendly and expect you to be the same.