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Ans Westra

A Life in Photography

by Paul Moon

In a career that spanned six decades, the Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra (1936- 2023) made it her life' s work to capture the growth of a nation through hundreds of thousands of images. Her photographic catalogue is now widely thought of as a photo album of Aotearoa New Zealand.This richly illustrated biography interrogates her remarkable -- and at times controversial -- practice, and a life that always put photography first.
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Pages:

328

Published:

9 May 2024

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Massey University Press

ISBN:

9781991016775

In a career that spanned six decades, the Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra (1936- 2023) made it her life' s work to capture the growth of a nation through hundreds of thousands of images. Her photographic catalogue is now widely thought of as a photo album of Aotearoa New Zealand.This richly illustrated biography interrogates her remarkable -- and at times controversial -- practice, and a life that always put photography first.
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Paul Moon's new biography on acclaimed Kiwi photographer Ans Westra is an insightful glimpse into the life of the woman behind 'Aotearoa's Photo Album'. Sensitive, timeless, and of course, filled with beautiful photographs...

Anneke