Closing Dates For Submissions Auckland Festival of Photography held from 29 May – 15 June is NZ’s leading international photographic art & cultural Festival held across Auckland.The theme for 2025 is ‘Sustain’ [tautīnei]The festival is open to any project created through the medium of photography and encourage active participation from a broad spectrum of talent including professional, […]
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Whanganui River Boat Captain
“We met Don on a Whanganui river cruise, he was the skipper of the Waimarie . I loved his almost smile and obvious pleasure in taking travellers up and down the river. I wanted to keep it very dark with highlights on Dons hands and face . Because it was so dark it has a […]
‘Uncovering the Past’ by Merrilyn Jaquiery oil on canvas
In memory of Tãrore In 2015 I was inspired to paint this true story, and it was approximately two years later when I received a small booklet in my mailbox. The free booklet was called “Hope for all” and within its pages was the very same story that I’d begun to paint two years […]
Paper Choices?
We often have artists and photographers discussing paper choices and what papers are available to use for fine art giclée printing. When working with paper, one needs to consider quality, the coating on the paper and the construction of the paper.
Photo Papers
Choosing a photo paper rather than fine art paper, will give you bolder and more vibrant colours in your image. Which paper you use will give you different results and how you want your image to look will depend on the type of printer, type of ink and of course the type of photo paper.
Nostalgia – Return To Black & White Days
In the last decade, or even longer, film photography has been making a come back. More and more people are acquiring or digging out their old capture machines to use in our modern, advanced world and although film stocks continue to be discontinued, others are being re-released, so it certainly isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.