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Photival Festival 2018

Returning for its second year is Wellington’s documentary photography festival, Photival, which is running 26–29 April.

Antipodean emanations: cameraless photographs from Australia and New Zealand

Monash Gallery of Art (MGA)’s exhibition, Antipodean emanations: cameraless photographs from Australia and New Zealand, will bring together Australian and New Zealand artists who push boundaries through experimentation. They unearth the elemental properties of photographic practice by exploring the art of cameraless photography from a new perspective with 80 cameraless photographs.

A vision for our future

Nikon has turned 100, and to celebrate its successes and developments over past century, it is looking to the future. Sending 10 of its iconic cameras to 10 of New Zealand’s top photographers, Nikon asked the question, “What is your single hope for the future of New Zealand?”

Getty Images’ language of today

The media will redefine modern masculinity this year — according to Getty Images’ 2018 Visual Trends. ‘Masculinity Undone’ is one of three trends the photo agency has identified as reshaping the visual language consumers will be most responsive to this year, alongside ‘Second Renaissance’ and ‘Conceptual Realism’.

Ones to watch

The cream of New Zealand’s next crop of young photographers and film-makers has once again been honoured in the annual Canon Eyecon competition. We look at Canon’s pick of the country’s top up-and-comers

Documenting a quiet calamity

Harnessing her artistic practice to highlight our need for urgent environmental care, Natalie Robertson’s latest project, He Wai Mou! He Wai Mau!, pulls two of New Zealand’s more imperiled waterways into close focus

SAE’s Michael Miller awarded at Uni Shorts

Michael Miller, head of the SAE Auckland film department, has won Best Postgrad Fiction Film 2017 at the recent Uni Shorts festival in Auckland with his short film, Parasites.

A very big photo opportunity

Most photographers dream of making their passion line their pockets. But, in a fiercely competitive photographic market, in which anyone can buy a camera and call themselves a professional photographer, it’s not only experience, credibility and business acumen that set shooters apart — it’s finding their niche.

Our monster camera buyers guide

Whether there’s a photographer in your life or it’s yourself that you’re shopping for, it’s easy to get lost in the innumerable options available. Luckily, we’ve had a year to look at, test, play with, and ponder many of the best photography products available, and we’ve filtered them all through our collective experience to bring you this monster camera buyers guide — for beginners right through to photography buffs, and sure to suit any budget.

Call for entries: The Sony World Photography Awards

The Sony World Photography Awards celebrates its 11th anniversary of spotlighting and showcasing the best photography in the world from the past year. Free to enter, and open to all photographers, the awards are an authoritative voice in the photographic industry, with the power to shape the careers of its winning, shortlisted, and commended photographers.