Photography
No longer a slave to likes and follows
Today, social media has bridged the gap between distance and human connections, but at what cost? We meet a photographer-turned-influencer whose every waking moment comes with mounting pressure and… Audio
Covid photographers from both sides of the Tasman
When three Australasian photographers decided to create a Zine of Covid-19 related images during the initial outbreak, they could never have guessed it would come out just as New Zealand and Australia… Audio, Gallery
Toilet door signs from around the world
New Zealand photographer and teacher Kris Mikkelson has been travelling the world taking photos of toilet door signs and is fascinated by how different cultures treat the idea of the public toilet… Audio
Thai city taken over by disgruntled 'hyper monkeys'
The tourism downturn caused by Covid-19 has turned the ancient Thai city of Lopburi into a scene of raging warfare between roving gangs of thousands of monkeys. Photojournalist Mladen Antonov… Audio
Tui de Roy's lifetime in Galapagos
Wildlife photographer and conservationist, Tui de Roy's latest book A Lifetime in Galapagos is an anthology of 50 years of Galapagos photography. It not only intimately captures spectacular natural… Audio, Gallery
How beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men
Dr. Ashley Mears is a former fashion model turned academic sociologist. Her new book Very Important People looks at how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their… Audio
Observations of King Country district nurse
During her decade as a district nurse in King Country, Sara McIntyre got to know the people, their history and the rural settlements very well. A lifetime interest in photography led to her capturing… Audio, Gallery
Does Ava Dream: Grant Sheehan at Pataka
Photographer Grant Sheehan imagines how artificial intelligence might dream, in his new exhibition at Pataka in Porirua Does Ava Dream. Audio, Gallery
That Click: Director Luca Severi on the work of Douglas Kirkland
Photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland are among the best known images taken by Douglas Kirkland over his long career. Six decades of Douglas' images feature in a new documentary, That Click… Video, Audio
Does documentary photography die without publications to print it?
When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented… Audio, Gallery
Does documentary photography die without publications to print it?
When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented…
AudioCalling Home: Michael Hemmingsen in Guam
Michael Hemmingsen is one half of the two person team in the Philosophy programme at the University of Guam. He, wife Mariko and son Aki have lived on the tropical island for two and a half years and… Audio
Cultural Ambassador - South Auckland
Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele is back with the latest community and cultural news from South Auckland Audio
Pulitzer Prize winner opts for life away from the lens
Irish photojournalist Cathal McNaughton gave up the 'best job in the world' for a quieter life in a cottage in the Glens of Antrim after winning a Pulitzer Prize. Audio, Gallery
Photographer Judith Crispin: exposing life and death
Since 2011, Australian poet, writer and photographer Judith Nangala Crispin has spent part of each year living and working with Warlpiri people in the Northern Australian Tanami desert. Her work… Audio, Gallery
Marco Bischof on curating his father's photography
A collection of work put to together by the son of humanist photographer Werner Bischof will be exhibited in Auckland, featuring ironic images of the twentieth century. Audio
The Story of the Day with Amelia Langford
What was the last 'normal' photo you took on your phone before going into lockdown? The BBC asked their readers and it has now become a trending topic on Twitter, as Amelia Langford finds out. Audio
12-year-old photographer brings drought struggles home
The Jowsey family are among many Hawkes Bay farmers struggling with drought. The daily grind of feeding and watering stock on the parched paddocks is being documented on camera by the youngest in the… Audio, Gallery
12-year-old photographer brings drought struggles home
The Jowsey family are among many Hawkes Bay farmers struggling with drought. The daily grind of feeding and watering stock on the parched paddocks is being documented on camera by the youngest in the…
AudioRay Collins: From coal miner to ocean photographer
Australian photographer Ray Collins is known around the world for his stunning images of waves as they complete their journeys to shore, capturing the power and essence of the ocean. He grew up in… Video, Audio, Gallery