Category: Photography and Visual Arts
While studying Photography and Visual Arts at Unitec, I discovered how images can hold memory, emotion, and story. These photographs come from that time — a period of learning, experimenting, and finding confidence in my creative eye. They’re part of the wider journey that shapes my writing and art today.
Colin McCahon’s House — Three Photographs
These photographs of Colin McCahon’s Titirangi house were taken many years ago as part of my early observational work, focusing on structure, atmosphere, and the quiet details of lived spaces. Colin John McCahon is a New Zealand modernist painter celebrated as the country’s most significant 20th-century artist. Over 45 years, his work spanned landscapes, figuration, abstraction, and…
A Moment from Anthony Hopkins’ Early Career
One day, when I was living in Te Atatu South, a lady came to my house with a box of things that had belonged to her father. She was generous and fascinating, the kind of person who carries stories with her. Inside the box was this photograph, along with many others. Her father had…
Artist In Recovery
Every day here in residential care is different. Some days are quiet, some days are restless, and some days surprise me. What stays constant is the slow return of my creative self — the part of me that notices things, documents things, and turns them into something meaningful. I’ve got a cold at the moment…
Inside Titirangi Cafe
I hold a Diploma in Visual Arts and studied photography and visual language at Unitec. My work focuses on observational detail and spatial atmosphere, exploring how interior spaces shape visual meaning. “Inside Titirangi” reflects that approach — quiet, close looking within familiar environments.