We like to say “We’re local” wherever we do business, but this story is as local as you can get… When we asked our regular clients to complete a survey, we promised a free album to one lucky respondent. We couldn’t believe it when the winner was a New Zealander, Liz March, from our own hometown! In fact she used to work not a mile from the Bindery. When we asked Liz to introduce herself to our readers, this is what she wrote: “About ten years ago I was working as an art teacher at a full immersion Maori school in Glen Eden. On my way to school one morning I picked up a hitchhiker who wanted a lift to Queensberry. ‘What’s Queensberry?’ I asked. As we drove she explained. As I was already shooting weddings in the weekends after school it was great to discover Queensberry just behind the school and get to know the staff. I always worked late and one night after school I called in and met another late worker, Heather, who started the company. After a while I could not keep two balls in the air at once and took the step to go full time into photography and have never looked back. My business, now into its seventh year, has run well. I have loved the privilege of being part of people’s lives in this way. NZIPP has provided good connections with other photographers and Queensberry makes great albums. I have won one gold and two silver awards in the last three years in the Kodak gold wedding album awards. I feel it is good to keep your personal creative juices running and have kept up work other than weddings, and have had several exhibitions and a publication. It’s time for a new display album and I had been working on new designs. So this prize is much appreciated and came at the right time. Many thanks, Queensberry. Liz March”