I am a photographer, researcher, and lecturer based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

My work begins with attention: to people, to coastlines, to the subtle gestures that reveal how bodies inhabit place.

I am drawn to the quiet, relational spaces where images emerge not as captures, but as shared intervals of presence, trust, and interpretation.

Black and white portrait of a man with a shaved head, intense gaze, and serious expression, wearing a dark shirt.

About me

Photo: Paul Alsop.


I am a photographer, researcher, and lecturer in Media Design based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

My practice explores photography as an evolving, investigative process, integrating fictionalism, archival research, and embodied methods to challenge dominant visual narratives.

Working at the intersection of speculation and constraint, I employ a cyclical, research‑driven methodology shaped by OUxIPO‑inspired frameworks and structured experimentation.

I reinterpret vernacular photography and archival materials as sites of speculation, questioning authorship and reimagining historical narratives. Collaboration and collective authorship are central to my work, fostering non‑hierarchical creation through dialogue and ethical engagement.

Teaching & Pedagogy

I teach in Media Design with a focus on participatory methods, ethical practice, and the integration of photographic theory with hands‑on experimentation.
My pedagogy is relational and collaborative: I work alongside students to develop clarity of intention, confidence in process, and a reflective understanding of their creative decisions.

I am committed to supporting diverse learners, including those with learning differences, and to fostering learning environments grounded in care, curiosity, and shared authorship.

I welcome collaborations, commissions, research partnerships, and conversations.
If you’d like to work together or discuss a project, feel free to get in touch.


Contact me

Awards

New Zealand photographer of the year.

2022| Runner-up society and culture.
2011| Runner-up society and culture.
2012| Runner-up society and culture. Highly commended.

London International Creative Competition.

2021| Official selection for ‘Tinaku’.

PX3 Prix de la photograhie in Paris.

2022| Winner (bronze) for ‘Tinaku’.
2021| Honorable mention for ‘Monuments’.

Head On Photo Awards - Australia.

2022| Semi-finalist in the 2022 Head On Portrait Awards.
Exhibited at the Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia

Monovisions Black & White photography.

2022| HM for my portraits of Elin-Heni.
2021| HM for ‘Patriarchy’.
2020| HM for ‘Monuments’.

Tokyo International Foto Awards.

2022| HM Fine Art - Still Life for ‘Tinaku’.
2020| HM Editorial-Photo Essay for ‘Rear window’.

Lens Culture.

2016| lens culture. street photography awards 2016, top 100 for ‘Rear window’.

Mono Awards.

2022| Placed Top 100 in the People category.

Exhibitions

2023| Auckland festival of photography - resistance [ātete].
Tinaku
Outdoor exhibition.
Freyberg Square, Freyberg Place,
Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, New Zealand.

2023| the point of incidence.
Collaborative work.
With Amber Liberté.
and Terrease McComb, Liv Hobman.
.theend gallery, Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, New Zealand.

2022| Head On Award Festival.
Sydney, Australia.

2021| God-House.
Visual collaboration with artist Jahra Wasasala.
Artweek 2021. Light on Te Komititanga.
Te Komititanga, Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, New Zealand.

2020| Monuments.
Tempo dance festival.
Auckland, New Zealand.

2016| Alter Ego.
New Zealand House, High Commission of New Zealand.
London, UK.

2015| Alter Ego, I is another.
Digital darkroom. Auckland, New Zealand.