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A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa, Book

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa, Book

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A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa

Edited by Catherine Hammond and Shaun Higgins

In 1848, two decades after a French inventor developed a process to capture images on metal plates, photography arrived in Aotearoa. How did these early photographs reflect Māori and Pākehā views of themselves and each other? Were these first images true-to-life or misleading? What do they tell us about the changing landscape of Aotearoa?

From the 1870s, when horses carried large photographic plates, to the arrival of the Kodak camera in the late 1880s, New Zealand’s first photographs depict a wide range of scenes: from kings and governors to geysers and slums, from battles to celebrations. They capture formal studio portraits and candid moments in backyards, gardens, and homes.

A Different Light showcases the remarkable and extensive photographic collections from three major research libraries – Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, Alexander Turnbull Library, and Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena – and features a touring exhibition of some of the earliest photographs of Aotearoa.

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Publication: April 2024
Pages: 284
Format: Hardback

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