Photography
Arts Laureate Harry Culy
Wellington photographer Harry Culy is fascinated with the kinds of things the rest of us wouldn't even notice - weeds breaking through cement, cracks in surfaces and isolated spaces. His darkly… Audio, Gallery
Family portrait photographer wins Nikon Iris Award
Jo Frances is one of our best portrait photographers. Known for her beautiful work capturing families, she's no stranger to awards. For the third year, she's reigned over the Family Photography… Audio, Gallery
Artist Emily Parr is inspired by the sea
Tamaki Makaurau-based artist Emily Parr feels a strong connection with the ocean and specifically with whales. At the same time she's exploring whale migration for her PhD, she's also presenting an… Audio, Gallery
Veronica McLaughlin - capturing performance on camera
Postcards... Instagram and other social media may have overtaken them as the favourite way to show people where you've been, but there's still something terribly evocative about the word. Auckland… Audio, Gallery
Photographer and sculptor Melissa Macleod
When she's not in her studio, Christchurch artist Melissa Macleod can be found foraging coastal flower seeds around New Brighton. She takes the seeds home and cultivates them in a greenhouse before… Audio, Gallery
Philip Sharp - from fantasy props-maker to wildlife photographer
From set decoration, making props, models and costumes and art direction to cinematography and special effects, Philip Sharpe's film CV makes for impressive reading. He's worked on major motion… Audio, Gallery
The Nimby photo formula
Stories about local issues, from housing developments to cycleway constructions, are nearly always illustrated the same way. Mediawatch asked a Voyager-winning photographer why angry people with their… Audio
Cameron McLaren: the challenge of capturing stillness
Photographer Cameron McLaren has a knack for capturing humans in intimate or unusual moments. McLaren's immersive style has seen him embedded within the Gloriavale Christian Community on the West… Audio
Photographer Tony Bridge takes a Walk in the Shadowlands
A waiata and an accompanying photograph for every day of last year's nationwide lockdown was the challenge Te Anau based photographer Tony Bridge set himself. Raahui A Walk in the Shadowlands is the… Audio, Gallery
Photographing Londoners through windows during the lockdown
Looking out from Within - a series of portraits of Londoners looking out from their windows during the UK's protracted lockdown - is about to go on show at the Auckland Festival of Photography. Just… Audio, Gallery
Photographer Cody Ellingham captures the poetry of isolation
Moonlit shots of deserted country roads and derelict buildings are among the images Wellington photographer Cody Ellingham is exhibiting at the upcoming Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio, Gallery
Artist posed as billionaire to gain access to NYC's best views
Andi Schmied is an artist who found herself fascinated with the views offered from luxury apartments in NYC. In order to gain access to these premium locations and take some incredible photos, she… Audio
Gerry Beckley: 'We now actually have a horse named No Name'
Founding member of the band America, Gerry Beckley, splits his time between Sydney and California — but due to Covid-19 has had to stay put for the time being, giving him the opportunity to focus on… Audio
Anthony Phelps - NZ Punk
A new book has been published looking at the history of the punk scene in Auckland in the 20th century. From AK79 to the Class of 81 tracks the world of the punk scene through the eyes of the then… Audio
New York City from all angles
At the end of 2019 Dunedin three artists went to New York to explore the city, and capture different scenes - from different perspectives. Little did they know they were visiting just before the city… Audio
Lissa Mitchell: stories of early women photographers
Bringing the stories of early women photographers in New Zealand out of the dark and into the light is the task Lissa Mitchell has set herself. In the Dark: women and New Zealand photography to 1960… Audio
Pioneering Kiwi nature photographer Olaf Petersen
A collection of tens of thousands of photographs by Kiwi photographer and photojournalist Olaf Petersen is one of five new additions to the New Zealand Memory of the World Register. Most of Olaf's… Audio, Gallery
From New York to Christchurch - photography of Larence Shustak
When photographer Larence Shustak moved to Christchurch from the United States in 1973, he found what he called "a city full of eccentrics", and for that reason he felt right at home! He immediately… Audio
Photographer Bruce Connew: NZ's colonial memorials
Acclaimed war photographer Bruce Connew has turned his lens on to our country's colonial memorials to document "a vocabulary of colonisation". His exhibition A Vocabulary at Te Uru Gallery in… Audio, Gallery
Lisa Woollett: mudlarking and the stories of what we throw away
Lisa Woollett is a photographer and award winning author with a passion for beachcoming and mudlarking, and telling the stories of what we throw away. Her latest book, Rag and Bone, explores her own… Audio, Gallery
