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Recent Auckland Photography
20 May - 12 June 2013 (opens Sun. 19 May, 5pm)
Northart, Norman King Sq. Ernie Mays St, Northcote Shopping Centre, Auckland.

Update: Check out opening night photos plus a book preview.
Coming up: Sat June 8 (from 3pm): Gallery talk by Ron Brownson with Edward Hanfling, followed by an informal "Meet the artists" session.

Curated by Chris Corson-Scott and Edward Hanfling with an introduction by Ron Brownson. An exhibition, and publication featuring a mix of new, unseen, and significant photographs from 12 artists with various connections to the Auckland region: Mark Adams, Edith Amituanai, Fiona Amundsen, Harvey Benge, Bruce Connew, Chris Corson-Scott, Ngahuia Harrison, Derek Henderson, Ian Macdonald, Haruhiko Sameshima, Geoffrey H. Short and Talia Smith. 

View the exhibition poster  plus recent blogs from: Harvey Benge & D-Photo.

Pictures They Want to Make - Recent Auckland Photography is published by PhotoForum as issue #82 and is also available to PhotoForum members as part of our current subscription year.

Publication made possible with generous support from Nikon New Zealand, ProGear, Vista Entertainment Solutions, and the Wallace Arts Trust. 

The Auckland Festival of Photography is taking place from 30 May - 21 June 2013. You can view the festival programme here. 

Recent publications:
Our Future Nga Tau ki Muri by Ans Westra
SCARS: Life after the Tsunami by Noel Trustrum
the grass is awfully green - Limited edition book by Peter Black
Catch My Eye by Gabrielle McKone
Thinking it through by Tony Watkins, photographs by Haruhiko Sameshima

Stephen Trinder - Member portfolio
John Fitzgerald - Member portfolio
Jon Carapiet - Member portfolio
Mr Freitag - Member portfolio
Cathy Tuato'o Ross - Member portfolio
Cally Whitham - Member portfolio
Burton Brothers - 11 New Zealand Views (Historical)
Martin Heffer - Member portfolio
Stuart Mackenzie - Member portfolio (Polaroids revisited)
PHOTO hiSTORIES (Mark Adams, Bruce Connew, John Miller)
Caryline Boreham - Cultures of Control
Richard Mahoney - Member portfolio