Now & Then: Enduring and developing themes in contemporary New Zealand photography

Yvonne Todd

 

 

Now & Then: Enduring and developing themes in contemporary New Zealand photography traverses the terrain of this country's fine art photography, exploring the trends and themes which have surfaced over the past four decades.

The exhibition, toured by Te Manawa, encompasses a selection of more than 39 prominent and currently emerging photographers who continue to push the boundaries of fine art photography in New Zealand.



 

 

 

 

Max Oettli, Leonard and Rover, Suva, Fiji, (1974).

Now & Then is grouped into six themes including sense of place (landscape), bloom bloom bang (aspects of the natural world), and idols & icons (symbolic objects and creatures).

The exhibition is accompanied b a catalogue made available with support from Creative New Zealand.