Some photos

By David Simpson

In no particular order, a group of photographs from the collection or thereabouts that I really like.

Kamala and Charlotte in the grounds of the Lodge, Tawera, Oxford, 1981, by Laurence Aberhart

Kamala and Charlotte in the grounds of the Lodge, Tawera, Oxford, 1981, by Laurence Aberhart

This article first appeared in The Press on 9 July 2008

It is adapted from an essay in the book Laurence Aberhart, published by Victoria University Press in partnership with City Gallery, Wellington.

View

Laurence Aberhart View 1980

Portrait of the Painter Tony Fomison at Tai Tapu, Banks Peninsula, 1972

Mark Adams Portrait of the Painter Tony Fomison at Tai Tapu, Banks Peninsula, 1972 1972

Dividing Barriers, Crystallising Ponds

Wayne Barrar Dividing Barriers, Crystallising Ponds 1987

Cabbage Tree

Lloyd Park Cabbage Tree  

Evil

Ronnie van Hout Evil 1994

Surface Of Main Lake

Wayne Barrar Surface Of Main Lake 1987

Amberley Memorial “To Thine Own Self Be True” Amberley

Laurence Aberhart Amberley Memorial “To Thine Own Self Be True” Amberley 1981

Shark Heads

Anthony McKee Shark Heads May 1995

The Pantheon

Neil Dawson The Pantheon c. 1970

Dargaville (Mt Wesley Cemetery), Northland

Laurence Aberhart Dargaville (Mt Wesley Cemetery), Northland 2003

Bonbonne with Landscape, France

Bill Culbert Bonbonne with Landscape, France 2002

Ralph Hotere - The Artist’s Studio, Port Chalmers

Marti Friedlander Ralph Hotere - The Artist’s Studio, Port Chalmers 1979

Craypots and boats near old wharf Kaikoura

Rudolf Gopas Craypots and boats near old wharf Kaikoura  

Bulls

Peter Peryer Bulls 2006

Settlement Road, Otira, West Coast, 6.30pm, 27th February 2004

Derek Henderson Settlement Road, Otira, West Coast, 6.30pm, 27th February 2004 2010

Andrew Drummond

Exhibition curator Jennifer Hay on Observation / Action / Reflection

Continued

Leuvehaven in about 1895

Leuvehaven in about 1895

The Leuvehaven, Rotterdam in about 1895. Image kindly supplied by the Gemeentearchief Rotterdam.

Compare this photograph with Petrus van der Velden's 1867 painting of the same scene.

Pitt Island at Dawn

Anthony McKee Pitt Island at Dawn 1999

Storm cloud over Owenga, Chatham Island

Anthony McKee Storm cloud over Owenga, Chatham Island Jul 1995

Wineglass with window, France

Bill Culbert Wineglass with window, France 2002