Tag: New Zealand Photobooks

2022 SELECTED ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOKS

Compiled by DOUG Spowart & VICTORIA Cooper This list is the fourth year in which we asked representatives of the Australian and New Zealand photobook discipline to nominate photobooks that were published in 2022. Once again we have continued to use the term ‘Selected’ as this compilation does not attempt to present a definitive selection…

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VALE: ANS WESTRA – NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHER

VALE: ANS WESTRA  Anna Jacoba Westra CNZM (28 April 1936 – 26 February 2023), known as Ans Westra, was a Dutch-born New Zealand photographer, well known for her depictions of Māori life in the 20th century. Her prominence as an artist was amplified by her controversial 1964 children’s book Washday at the Pa.   ………………………….

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NEW NZ PUBLISHER: CABIN FEVER BOOKS – “Folk Syndrome” by McLaren

. In the field of photobook publishing it’s always exciting to see the emergence of a new publishers Recently Cabin Fever Books appeared on the new Zealand scene. I contacted the publisher Cameron James McLaren for an interview and a commentary on his first self-published title “FOLK SYNDROME”. Here’s his response … ABOUT CABIN FEVER…

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2021 SELECTED ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOKS

Compiled by DOUG Spowart & VICTORIA Cooper This list is the third year in which we asked representatives of the Australian and New Zealand photobook discipline to nominate photobooks that were published in 2021. We have continued to use the term ‘Selected’ as this compilation does not attempt to present a definitive selection of the…

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ANZ Photobooks and the Tate

  . We are delighted that this collection is entering Tate’s library collection as a rich resource for our public and for academics of photobooks in these regional areas. Sarah AllenAssistant Curator, International Art, Tate . . We’ve just completed a commissioned project where a collection of 52 Australian and New Zealand photobooks were acquired…

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