Features

Emily Hlavac Green: Sun-kissed portraits

Emily Hlavac Green, once of Dunedin and now taking on New York City, tells us of her exciting, scary and successful move to work in the US photography market in D-Photo issue no. 95 (on sale now). To give you a taste of the beautiful imagery you’ll find in the magazine, Emily shares a recent shoot on the iconic Staten Island ferry:

These bodies are fable

Exploring Pacific queer identity through a kaleidoscopic series of moving imagery has earned recent Manukau Institute of Technology graduate Pati Solomona Tyrell a nomination for New Zealand’s most prestigious contemporary art award, The Walters Prize

Gallery: Fay Looney

The work of Taranaki’s photographer laureate, Fay Looney (profiled in the latest issue of D-Photo), is an enduring record of the region’s natural beauty and cultural quirks. The rugged coast and majestic mountains are documented with impeccable style through the veteran photographer’s lens and available for public appreciation at Fay’s home gallery, Koru on Koru, along with the recently opened expansion, Koru on Devon.

On the Cover: Liu Bolin

Gracing the cover of D-Photo 93 is Chinese photographer Liu Bolin, as both the photographer and hidden subject of our latest cover image.

Shooting Reindeer Races

In D-Photo 92, on sale now, photographer Rouan Lucas van Ryn guides readers through considerations that must be made when picking photography gear for travel. 

On the Cover: Carly Anderson

The artist behind D-Photo 92’s striking cover is also its subject; photographer Carly Anderson took this self-portrait as part of her beautiful Whakahīhī exhibition.
Be sure to pick up the latest issue of D-Photo to read all about Carly’s photographic journey and the way her art has helped her connect more deeply with her own culture.

A beautiful deception

Emma Bass’ floral-arrangement prints bloom with intoxicating colour and lush form. But beneath their surface beauty, the artist subtly and skillfully disrupts the notions of all that’s truthful and natural about flowers’ allure

Rotorua photographer wins Sony Alpha Awards

The beginning of June saw the announcement of the 2017 Sony Alpha Awards, which showcased the very best of New Zealand and Australian photography shot using the Sony α (Alpha) camera range.

A student-directed short film about short films

With many photographers rapidly making a move into the world of video and film, it’s always very interesting to see what’s being created in the industry. One film we have discovered is SAE Institute New Zealand film arts student Nic Brookland’s short documentary called The Small Short.