From Silk to Oil

Lindsay Esler & Dale Bailey

John Kinder House
2 Ayr St, Parnell

30 May - 30 June 2025

Opening 6-8pm Friday 30 May

Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

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Material World

Chris Melville

Becroft Gallery
Lake House Arts Centre
37 Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna

30 May - 20 June 2025

Opening 4-8pm Sun 1 June

Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

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Auckland Festival of Photography 2025

The 22nd edition of the Auckland Festival of Photography officially begins Thursday 29 May.

Some events and exhibitions have already begun. We have many listed here on the PhotoForum Online News & Events page, but there is a lot more happening than we are able to list.

For the full programme go to the Festival Website here.

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South-Versed 25 - Hyperspaces

Jesse Gibson COCOSHAKIM, Sean Hill, Marcus Hipa, Diana Hu 胡梦圆, Elisabeth Kumaran, Andy Leleisi’uao, Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi, Sefton Rani, Raymond Sagapolutele, Zoey Singh, Loa Toetu’u, and Faleata Ualesi'

Fresh Gallery Otara
5/46 Fair Mall, Ōtara Town Centre, Auckland

31 May - 19 July 2025

Opening Saturday, 31 May at 10:30am

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Tides of Change

Linda Jarrett

National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
64 King Edward Parade, Devonport

29 May - 31 October 2025

Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

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Pinhole Photography

Jenny Tomlin

Highwic
40 Gillies Avenue/Mortimer Pass, Newmarket

29 May - 15 June 2025

Workshop Sunday 15 June (booking required)

Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

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Impermanence

Raewyn Turner

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61 Victoria Rd, Devonport

29 May - 15 June 2025

Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography

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The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award

Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel
(Te Whanau-A-Apanui, Whakatohea, Ngapuhi, Ngati Hine)

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata
Shed 11, Wellington Waterfront

22 May - 17 August 2025

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Wander and Remain Wild

PhotoForum re-publish Emil McAvoy’s essay Wander and Remain Wild, Mickey Smith’s Domesticated which was first commissioned to accompany Smith’s exhibition Domesticated at Sanderson Contemporary.

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