FEATURED STORIES Reviews and essays supported by PhotoForum member subscriptions and Press Patron donors
PhotoForum re-publish Chelsea Nichol’s essay which was first commissioned to accompany the exhibition Pink Castles Burning Windows by Harry Culy at Jhana Millers Gallery.
NEWS & EVENTS Listings supported by Progear Photographic
Conference Dates: Monday 19 & Tues 20 April 2027
Location: The Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Hosted by: The Faculty of Design, Te Kura Toi the School of Arts, Te Wānanga o Ngā Kete the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences (ALPSS)
Please submit an abstract or creative proposal (including any space and AV requirements) by 25 September 2026 to: cherie.lacey@waikato.ac.nz
Aileen Chen
Book launch
Handcrafted Modern
120 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Tuesday, 15 September, 4pm - 7pm
Martha Naranjo Sandoval
Published by MACK
2025
304 pages, 6.3” ✕ 8.7”
OTA bound Softcover
Limited copies in New Zealand
Purchase here:
$95 NZ dollars (will show as USD in cart)
A copy will be mailed to you from Wellington + a signed postcard from the United States will arrive separately.
Various Artists
Toi o Wairaka
Building 108, 139 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland
10 - 29 September 2026
Opening Thursday 10 September, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Ans Westra
{Suite} at Courtenay Creative
49 Courtenay Place, Wellington
17 September – 4 October 2026
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm
Gil Hanly
Charles Ninow Fine Art
First Floor, La Gonda Building, 203 Karangahape Rd, Auckland
11 September - 17 October 2026
Preview Friday 11 September, 6 - 8pm
Four New Zealand photographers are featured among the two dozen 20th Century photographers in Seeing and Perceiving: Images of China Through Foreign Eyes in the National Museum of China Collection in Beijing.
They are Rewi Alley (1897-1987), Robert (Tom) Hutchins (1921-2007), Brian Brake (1927-1988) and Geoff Steven (b.1944).
John Pennington
Photospace Gallery
1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington
11 September - 10 October 2026
Opening Friday 11 September, 5pm
PHOTOFORUM PUBLICATIONS Paper publications supported by PhotoForum member subscriptions
PhotoForum Postcards
Set of 8 A6 Postcards
Featuring photographs by: Francesca Ayers, Julie Downie, Ryan Lindborg, Jake Morton, Paris Munro, Samuel Scully, Warisara Thomson, Camus Wyatt
PhotoForum #108: Jake Morton - Constellation
Published by PhotoForum Inc, June 2026
Softcover
200 × 286mm
32 pages
Design by Jonty Valentine
Printing by SCG, Auckland
ISSN 0111-0411
PhotoForum #107: Paris Munro - A Call Towards Home
Published by PhotoForum Inc., June 2026
Softcover
220 × 190mm
36 Pages
Design by Jonty Valentine
Printed by SCG, Auckland
ISSN 0111-0411
The Big Island
Ryan Lindborg
Published byPhotoForum Inc., May 2025
Designated as PhotoForum #106
Design By Jonty Valentine
180 x 240mm, Softcover, 50 pages
First edition 165
ISSN 0111-0411
The Big Island is a collection of over a decade's worth of photographs in and around the island of Hawaii. Conventional depictions of the land and sea are vibrant and infused with colour, however, Ryan's photographs suggest something more ominous and foreboding under the surface. The Big Island is a dichotomy, culturally and physically. The ever-changing nature of the volcanic landscape reflects historical currents of colonisation, globalisation, and the enduring resilience of Native Hawaiian tradition.
PhotoForum re-publish Brooke Pou’s essay which was first commissioned to accompany the exhibition 1840 by Hendrix Hennessy-Ropiha at McLeavey Gallery, Wellington.