Notes on the collection of photographers’ collections for posterity
A PhotoForum discussion paper by John B Turner
Part 1: Introduction
“as far as our pictorial history is concerned, it seems that the most senior officials charged with the oversight of pictorial heritage appear to be asleep at the wheel”.
Read MoreReport by Stuart Sontier and John B Turner for PhotoForum Online, March 2022
Webb’s auction house in Auckland recently put up two scans of early 20th Century glass plate negatives as NFTs for an online auction. Their first foray into this environment netted $51,250 for an image of the artist posing at his easel and $76,250 for the view of him surrounded by his painting in his studio. The auction estimates were between $5,000 - $8,000 each.
Read MoreOn the 6th, 7th and 8th of March, the Photobook/NZ 2020 festival was held in Wellington.
Looking back now, when we are all in Covid-19 Alert Level 4 isolation, it seems astonishing that only three weeks ago it seemed perfectly normal to have a gathering of hundreds of people, and presentations by overseas guests.
Read MoreRebecca Allcock, Roma Anderson, Antje Barke, Synthia (Bahati) Baruzanye, Hannah Bennett, Eleanor Cooper, Hannah Fouhy, Cheyenne Rose, Airi Takahashi, Ashley Tofa, Pamata Diaz Toleafoa, KateyWoodhouse
University of Auckland Elam Studios, 20 Whitaker Place & George Fraser Gallery, 25a Princes Street, Auckland Central
Thursday 05 - Sunday 08 December 2019
Read MoreJohanna Pegler, Kate Small, Mark Braunias, Richard Stratton, Sara McIntyre & Vita Cochran
Anna Miles Gallery
10/30 Upper Queen Street, Auckland
28 November - 21 December 2019
Opening Thursday 28 November at 11am
Read More2019 BFA Graduate Exhibition: Fine Arts and Photo Media Year 4
Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland
Friday 22 November 5.30 - 7.30pm
Saturday 23 November 10.00am - 4.00pm
Installation photographs by PhotoForum
Read MoreInter- Unitec Design & Contemporary Arts Graduation show
Unitec
Carrington Rd, Mount Albert, Auckland
Thursday, 21 November, 2019, 6 PM – 9 PM
Read MoreDiana Hu, Eva-Rae Harris, Gillian Green, Leah Smith, Masashi Tanaki, Paige Tregurtha, Tylah O'Hara
AUT - Auckland University of Technology
40 St Paul Street, Auckland
6 - 10 November 2019
Read MoreSaynab Muse
Imaanshaha published by PhotoForum and Saynab Muse
Book launch Saturday 19 October from 4 - 6pm
Exhibition: 19 - 20 October
Studio 541, 541 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland
We profile the pioneering photography gallery that operated in Auckland from 1975 to 1981.
Read MoreJon Carapiet
Hum Salon, Auckland
2 - 14 June 2019
Opening Tuesday 4 June 5:30pm
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography
Read MoreStu Sontier
Hum Salon, Auckland
2 - 14 June 2019
Opening Tuesday 4 June 5:30pm
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography
Read MoreYvonne Shaw - Auxilary Movement
Silo 6, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland
30 May - 16 June 2019
Opening Thursday 30 May 6:00pm
Artist talk: Saturday 1 June, 11:00am at Silo 6
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography
Read MorePhil Crawford and Fraser Munro
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
16 January - 10 March 2019
Read MoreJim Allen, Billy Apple, Bruce Barber, Fiona Clark, Philip Dadson, Kimberly Gray, Adrian Hall, Maree Horner, Kieran Lyons, Parbhu Makan, Ian Macdonald, Matt McLean, David Mealing, Gray Nicol, Roger Peters, Malcolm Ross, Nick Spill
Auckland Art Gallery
8 December 2018 - 31 March 2019
Read MoreBriony Beckett, Georgia Carr, Eilish Clark, Tash Knight, Tehlor-Lina Mareko, Nadejda Pasichnik, Moka Togapunatama, Jessica Webb
Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland
23 - 24 November 2018
Read MoreAlice Mok, Andrew Rankin, Bailey Simpson, Cassandra Henderson, Christine Jeffs, Christopher Young, Elenoar Oxley, Hannah Lynch, Jacqui Bennenbroek, James Watson, Lorna Tongotongo, Meg Porteous, Ngahuia Harrison, Samantha Poots, Sarah Meynell, Tessa Paton, Virginia Were
ELAM STUDIOS
20 Whitaker Place and 5 Symonds St , Auckland
GEORGE FRASER GALLERY
25a Princes St , Auckland
22 - 25 November, 2018
Harvey Benge
NorthArt, Auckland
3 June - 20 June 2018
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography
