
About the event
Join us instore to celebrate the launch of Athol McCredie's beautiful new book, Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer, published by Te Papa Press.
This book of over 150 images, selected by the author establishes his reputation more clearly within the development of photography in New Zealand and showcases a remarkable body of work.
Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer by Athol McCredie
About the author:
Athol McCredie is Curator Photography at Te Papa, where he has worked since 2001. He has been involved with photography as a researcher, curator and photographer since the 1970s. His publications include Brian Brake: Lens on the world (editor, 2010), New Zealand Photography Collected (2015) and The New Photography: New Zealand’s first generation of documentary photographers (2019).
Thursday September 12th, 6pm
In-store at Unity Books Wellington
Book Launch of Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer by Athol McCredie
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