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IN THE KNOW

Up-and-comer Cassidy Power talks to us about her art practice and how studying at Unitec and Elam School of Fine Arts has helped develop her photography

8 COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE See what D-Photo readers have been working on and where they’ve been

10 FOCUS We recognize photographic achievement and bring you the latest photography world news

15 WHAT’S ONLINE See our top stories at dphoto.co.nz

BE INSPIRED 16 SEVEN LENSES IN VARANASI Giora Dan packed seven Sony FE lenses into his kit and headed to Varanasi, India, to showcase the lenses’ abilities and capture a stunning portfolio of Varanasi and its people

24 COLOUR INTERPRETATION — HOW DO YOU SEE THE WORLD? Marcus Bokkerink uses his latest blackand-white series to share how he, as a colour-blind person, views the world around him

32 WORTH 1000 WORDS Discover the stories behind three stunning photographs

36 SUBSCRIBE AND WIN Subscribe to D-Photo this issue and be in to win an Epson Expression Premium XP-900 printer, worth $399

38 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY — DO YOUR HOMEWORK Adrian Hatwell talks to photographer Evan McBride about how you can prepare yourself to capture striking wildlife shots

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50 LENSES AND ACCESSORIES — THE

ULTIMATE GUIDE

All the information about selecting the right lens, plus a selection to choose from

54 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT We bring you an insight into some of the latest gear to hit the market

55 A NEW AR(T)GUMENT Rebecca Frogley meets with Darryl Carey, owner of Auckland’s new Metro Gallery, to talk about the new creative conversation space

56 THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAMERA — AMURI CAMERA CLUB Three Amuri Camera Club members — Barbara Burry, Michelle Saric, and Carl Thompson — tell us about their photography styles and what they’ve learned as part of the club

62 HARNESSING COLOUR AND FORM areea Vegas talks to Fraser Chatham M about his practice and how he constructs his images

LEARN THE ROPES 66 BACK TO SCHOOL We’ve scoured the country for institutes that offer undergraduate photography courses and gathered plenty of options into one handy location

68 TEN UNEXPECTED ITEMS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR KIT We discover a number of useful items that you may not have considered adding to your camera pack

72 GEARDUCATED: CHASING WATERFALLS Rebecca Frogley takes the 24–35mm out on a series of explorative adventures to capture the natural beauty of several of Auckland’s waterfalls

78 VIDEO — THE CAPABILITIES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES Discussing the importance of video and how the photography world is responding to the demand

82 BEYOND THE RAINBOW — INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY Hans Weichselbaum explores the realm of infrared photography and brings you tips and tricks on how to achieve surreal looks

88 EXPLAINED — CHROMATIC ABERRATION We break down the optical artefact that has photographers discussing it as though it’s a disease — why it occurs and what it really means for your images

90 D-PHOTO KIDS PHOTO COMP The top three images from this round of the D-Photo Kids Photo Comp

92 BEAUTY FOR A BUCK Adam Croy gets to work creating a DIY beauty dish for just one dollar and explains how to achieve this at home

WHAT’S COMING UP 95 CALENDAR Make sure you have all these important dates in your diary

96 PARTING SHOT Find out what we’ve planned for the next issue of D-Photo

FOCUS NEWS

2017

2017 SIGMA D-PHOTO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION OPEN NOW Got all your favourites from the images you shot during your summer holiday? Or maybe you’re keen to get out and start capturing fresh new images? Either way, now’s the time to collate all your favourite photographs and submit them to the largest amateur photography competition in New Zealand. It’s back! The 2017 Sigma D-Photo Amateur Photographer of the Year is now open for entries.

We’re very pleased to have CR Kennedy’s Sigma back on board as naming-rights sponsor, and we’re also excited to announce this year’s categories — Action, Aerial, Creative, Junior, Landscape, Macro, Monochrome, Nature, People, Travel, and the new category Video.

The new Video category is sponsored

by SAE Institute New Zealand, and asks entrants to submit moving images that they have created.

The Action category (sponsored by Nikon KeyMission) calls for images that depict adrenaline- and adventure-filled activities. The Aerial category (sponsored

by DJI) encourages you to get your drones out flying, capturing striking images from sky-high levels. The Creative category (sponsored by Progear) is all about experimenting with your camera, and showcasing your post-processing talents. The Junior category (sponsored

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photographers who are under 18 years of age, and is open-themed. Landscape (sponsored by Sigma) encourages you to submit your interpretation of landscape photography — from sweeping vistas to abstract land formations. The Macro category (sponsored by Tamron) asks you to get up close and personal with everything from bugs to the everyday objects you have lying around your home. Monochrome (sponsored by Ilford) asks you to submit images that you have captured or made in one colour or values of one colour. Nature (sponsored

by Epson) encourages you to submit images you captured while you were out exploring, including images of wildlife and birdlife. The People category (sponsored

by Profoto), as its name suggests, simply requires you to submit images of people.

Finally, the Travel category (sponsored by Nikon) asks you to submit your best photos taken during your travelling experiences — abroad or within New Zealand.

Don’t forget that you can vote on your favourite images in each category gallery to have your say on which image should receive the Readers’ Choice Award of 2017 — share your entries on your social-media channels to drum up the points, if you like!

Ready to show off your skills and be in to win awesome prizes? Head on over to apoty.dphoto.co.nz, and get entering now.

Entries will be open until 5pm, Monday June 23, 2017.

SEVEN LENSES IN VARANASI As part of a campaign he worked on with Sony, Christchurchbased photographer Giora Dan packed up seven Sony FE lenses and travelled to Varanasi, in India, to showcase the lenses’ abilities as well as capture a striking portfolio of Varanasi and its people

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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY— DO YOUR HOMEWORK Although wildlife photography has become much more accessible, thanks to the ever-improving world of digital photography, not all wildlife images are equal. Adrian Hatwell talks to photographer Evan McBride about how you can prepare yourself to capture striking wildlife shots

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A NEW AR(T)GUMENT Rebecca Frogley met with Darryl Carey, owner of Auckland’s new Metro Gallery, to talk about the new creative, conversation space At a time when vacant space within Auckland is amply available, but expensive to rent or purchase, some of its most innovative uses have come from the arts community.

And now Metro Gallery on Hobson Street in Auckland is giving a shake-up to the photography show as we know it.

Skirting the rigid gallery system by using a unique approach to showcasing photographs, Metro Gallery was born out of a simple reality: that exhibiting work as an amateur or proenthusiast photographer is difficult, and it’s not cheap, either. For most photographers looking to transition their personal passion into a career in the ‘art world’, there’s not a clear idea of how to approach a gallery, nor how to go about having their work seen.

Noticing a gap in the market — talented photographers unable to showcase their work if they were unknown within the ‘dealer gallery’ market — international sports photographer-cum-gallerist Darryl Carey has sought to provide a solution.

To allow the opportunity for photographers of all levels to exhibit their work, Metro Gallery offers rentable space, from a single wall to the bounds of the entire gallery. With 10 walls, which can be rented individually on a monthly basis, both budding photographers and pro shooters can rent as much wall space as needed for the exhibition they have in mind.

Breaking down the hierarchy of exhibiting

art, Carey describes the gallery’s vision as, “to provide opportunities to aspiring and talented photographers, offer them a place to start out, and the room to achieve their creative goals”. In this way, Metro Gallery provides emerging photographers with the credibility that comes with exhibiting their work — whether simply via the enjoyment of seeing their own printed photography on a gallery wall for others to enjoy, or to get their work in front of buyers’ eyes.

It’s a new — and indeed, non-corporate — approach to exhibiting photography.

“Metro Gallery’s vision is something very special, and a completely new concept within New Zealand,” Carey explains. “Metro Gallery values New Zealand talent and aims to showcase photography at its best, within a carefully designed photographer’s gallery, capturing the best moment to visualize art at its best, [which] is highly needed within the arts community.”

Bringing the focus back to the artists, the gallery space offers a comfortable, creative space for conversation, collaboration, and critique. Preceded by a cafe, the gallery space takes on its warm energy, and a bamboo-topped high table with stools sits centrally within the gallery, offering a space to read the photos from a distance, grab a coffee and chat, or as a working space for photographers.

“The core of the gallery is that it is the photographer’s home to create and define visual art,” Carey describes. “Metro Gallery offers a creative environment and a space to chat about photography, and a place to meet up with other like-minded people.

The symmetrical table and chairs in the middle of the gallery allows for a creative conversation space, and can be used for meetings and exhibitions. The space is large enough to allow for the photographs to be printed and displayed as the large format required prior to displaying and sharing.”

In keeping with this ethos, the gallery offers support to photographers who haven’t ever shown works before, too, with a professional scanner and commercial printer on site. The team can assist in scanning film negatives, printing test strips and comparing papers, producing finished art, and hanging it onto the gallery wall — all to ensure that the art is printed and showcased at its best. This makes the space, in Carey’s own words, the “perfect place to share experiences and learn from others”.

Readers who want to talk through the opportunity to showcase their own work at the gallery should check out Metro Gallery’s website, metrogallery.co.nz, email info@metrogallery.co.nz, or, of course, visit the gallery at 222 Hobson Street, Auckland Central, for a chat and a cuppa.

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TOP 10 TEN UNEXPECTED ITEMS FOR YOUR KIT

TEN UNEXPECTED ITEMS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR KIT We’ve got the basics down pat when it comes to packing the essentials for a shoot — the camera, the lenses, a back-up battery, and a memory card or two — but there are a number of items that could come in very handy that you may not have considered adding to your pack

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FOLIO MARCUS BOKKERINK

Sony A380, 55mm, f/14, 1/160s, ISO 100

COLOUR INTERPRETATION — HOW DO YOU SEE THE WORLD? After struggling to create images that seem ‘natural’ to those who do not suffer from a visual impairment, Wellington-based photographer Marcus Bokkerink decided to use his latest black-and-white series to share how he, as a colour-blind person, views the world around him

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