West Coast · New Zealand · Award-Winning
Photography & Video Production
Self-taught and competition-proven. Dean took out multiple categories at the 2025 NZ Advertising Photographers Association Awards and followed it with recognition at the 2026 Asia Pacific Photography Awards — all while shooting from one of the most remote coastlines in the world.
Dean French picked up his first camera in 2016 and hasn't put it down since. What started as a hobby turned into an obsession — and that obsession became TNR Protography. The name says it all: Photography meets Production. Based in Greymouth on the West Coast, he shoots weddings, commercial video, drone aerials, portraits and real estate walkthroughs.
No formal training. Just thousands of hours behind the lens, a healthy addiction to getting the shot right, and the kind of punctuality your nan would approve of. He turns up early, blends into the room, and delivers images that actually look like your day. West Coast based — can travel.
Four passions. One lens. West Coast light like nowhere else on earth.
Dean is also the sole creator of New Zealand's #1 aurora forecasting tool. The same eye for timing and light that makes him a great photographer went straight into building something that tells you exactly when to look up. Visit spottheaurora.co.nz.
