Photography

Celebrating 50 years of Mackenzie farming life. Stories and photos by Duncan and Carol Mackenzie.

For four decades, photographer Derek Smith has explored the way New Zealanders travel, work, and express themselves through the vehicles they drive. Roadscapes is his compelling photographic journey through the heartland of New Zealand capturing our unique car...

A beautifully illustrated chronicle of five decades of tramping and adventuring in New Zealand's Southern Alps.  Geoff Spearpoint is a legend among New Zealand's tramping and mountaineering community.  For over 50 years he has been undertaking many long,...

Nature Photography is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. Small enough to fit into your rucksack, it is filled with a...

52 Assignments: Landscape Photography is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. Small enough to fit your camera bag, it is filled...

52 Assignments: Night Photography is more than just a book; it’s your personal mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, and an inspirational guide designed to reignite your creativity. Inside, you’ll find a year’s worth of weekly commissions and...

Expertly curated, and showcasing images taken between 1850 and 2025, this book is an essential reference that honours artistic legacies and explores our identity as a nation. Together these photographs tell stories about life in this country from...

Award-winning photographers Paul Wilkinson and Sarah Plater believe that portraits should not be formal, corporate style poses that reveal nothing of the subject's emotions or personality. Their modern, fresh and vibrant approach to portraiture aims to capture a...

A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand showcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand's alpine zone. The ideal size for slipping into a backpack when tramping, A Photographic...

Aoteroa New Zealand is a pictorial journey through the North and South islands and explores the diverse landscapes and vibrant cultures that make this country truly unique.From the rolling hills of the North Island, to the snow-capped peaks of...

52 Assignments: Travel Photography is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. Small enough to fit into your travel bag, it is...

52 Assignments: Instagram Photography is a collection of inspirational Insta missions, challenges, hacks, and hints from leading Instagram photographers, designed to help you elevate the images in your Instagram feed to miniature works of art. Whether you wish...

Photographs by Manuel Bauer. 1990-2024 Captures the public and private life of the Dalai Lama through decades of photographs.The fourteenth Dalai Lama is one of the most famous personalities of our time. As the exiled principal spiritual leader...

Learn how to take the perfect photograph This practical guide from photography expert, Tom Ang, will help you achieve the best shot possible in every scenario - from creating a silhouette to impromptu still lifes. In our online...

A mini version of the revised Andris Apse 'New Zealand Landscapes' . A pictorial photography book which has been revised and refreshed since its first publication in 1994. The book has been produced as a quality New Zealand...

From Highland cows to Polish chickens to Arabian horses, Ford's compelling animal photography invites readers of all ages on a delightful adventure through the barnyard.Following the acclaimed The Animal Kingdom and Good Dog, Farm Life takes us beyond the barn and into the...

Petr Hlavacek is a photographer with a strong affection for the landscape of New Zealand's South Island. Based at Franz Josef in South Westland, he has built an impressive reputation for his richly coloured and beautifully composed landscapes....

Exquisitely detailed and sumptuously worked, Michele Carragher's embroidered art is breathtaking to behold. This comprehensive insight into her work guides you from her initial ideas, right through to the finished, astonishing pieces of work, collectively titled Trace. Rich...

52 Assignments: Drone Photography is a year's worth of inspiring weekly assignments to kick-start your creativity. This book is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity...

A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith's singular aesthetic - inspired by her wildly popular Instagram In 2018, without any plan or...

The photographer Ans Westra, who died in 2023, took hundreds of thousands of images over her long career. Together, those images constitute what is arguably a photo album of Aotearoa. Her dedication and determination sometimes came at a...

Pearls of wisdom contained in proverbs - whakatauk I - have been gifted from generation to generation as an intrinsic part of the Maori world. As powerful metaphors, they combine analogy and cultural history in the most economical...