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Men in Aprons
I’ve hatched a cunning plan to get you all over the midweek hump, not just today but every week. It involves a series of photographs of men wearing aprons, the story of a pioneer photographer and a...
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The Truth Behind New Zealand’s Most Photogenic Criminal
Recently a photograph from the New Zealand Police Museum’s collection has generated a lot of attention. It is a mug shot of what is thought to perhaps be New Zealand’s most photogenic criminal, Daniel...
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To Shave or Not to Shave
To mark the month of Movember I’ve got some prickly profile shots to share with you from my collection of 19th century Otago photographs, followed by a facial hair inspired parody written by a largely...
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Dunedin Botanic Gardens in 3D
One of my geeky obsessions is stereographic photography. This interest manifests itself in the form of a personal museum of historical stereoscopic photographs and examples of 3D viewing devices...
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Pet Cats in Victorian New Zealand
Recently I came across a beautiful photograph in a secondhand book store and snapped it up for my collection. Usually I don’t blog about items that I’ve only recently purchased but this I thought was...
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Earliest Known Photograph of a New Zealand Tornado
This is the true story behind what I suspect might be the earliest known photograph of a waterspout or tornado in New Zealand. As I’ve stated many times before, every photo, postcard or piece of paper...
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Ready for the Party 1941
First of all, apologies for the brief absence on the blog front. I’ve been rather busy lately with the exception of an uncharacteristic migraine which waited until Otago’s regional holiday before...
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Onward: Portraits of the NZEF
The centenary of the First World War is rapidly approaching and it is exciting to see the many different ways that the ‘war to end all wars’ will be remembered. Museum exhibitions, memorials, books,...
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This Edwardian Life: Lost Photographs
This is the story behind a remarkable collection of photographs that remained hidden for over a century. Glass plate negatives with forgotten scenes of everyday life in Edwardian New Zealand. It is...
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Peace 1919: A Time to Reflect
A century ago communities around New Zealand gathered to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Hostilities had ended the previous November, but now the official terms of the peace had been...
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