Wayne Tait specialises in photography of art and taonga for print reproduction or archival recording, using state of the art equipment incurring a 100MP Phase One XF IQ3 camera and broncolor lighting to ensure the finest detail and accurate colour reproduction up to museum standards.

He started working in photography with a move to Tauranga in 1980, and in 1987 won a scholarship to study in the United States. Upon returning in 1989, he started working full time as a commercial photographer.

Wayne has been a member of the NZIPP gaining Associate status, with many accolades for his work including a Gold at the Iris Awards in 2000.

Specialising in multiple genres, Wayne is renowned for his studio photography of people and products. Wayne operates out of his studio on Tenth Avenue in the Tauranga CBD. 

Wayne has had several solo exhibitions of his work and was selected to exhibit with a group in the ‘Bay for Above’ in 2008 and ‘People of the Bay’ in 2009 as part of the Tauranga Arts Festival. In 2016 he was part of the AIPA ‘Lie of the Land’ exhibition at Circa Gallery in Newmarket, Auckland.