Archive for July, 2006

It’s about Time

Kia ora tatou: It has been quite some time since I made a post, and one or two subtle comments have made that quite clearly. Thank you. I made the comment in a previous post about the transient nature of what we photograph. I think this is an idea that has been rattling around inside [...]

Digital Intensive Workshop

Kia Ora tatou: Last week’s Okuru workshop was full-on, rained out and a lot of fun. When it rains down here, it doesn’t muck about( although there is usually a lot of muck about)! The group produced amazing images, given the circumstances. Actually they produced amazing images period! I am in the process of building [...]

Ideaflow

Kia ora tatou: Over the last few months, as I have travelled, I have spent time amongst Maori communities, including Ngati Whakaue, Tuhoe and Taranaki. I have come to realise that for them their treasures are not so much material as historical. Their stories are what they really treasure, for the histories that surround them [...]