Welcome to Festival Zone for May 2012. The countdown begins! We are into the final weeks running up to the 9th annual Auckland Festival of Photography kicking off. Some exhibitions will be starting early so we have a few May shows before our June Festival starts. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates. Keep informed and participate for free....
Diana Bagnall 1984. Peter Peryer.
Amongst the opening highlights this month are exhibitions by renowned New Zealand photographers such as Peter Peryer and NZ artist's garnering international recognition Daniel Crooks; In June some key highlights include on Tuesday 5th June our ever popular Festival Tuesday Circuit where you get to see 9 shows in one night and dont forget to plan for 9th June with our public participation competition, Nikon Auckland Photo Day. whilst closing the Festival in 2012 is the internationally esteemed Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year at Auckland Museum.
Plus so much more to come.....
May exhibitions opening before 25th
Within the regional roll-out of this year's Festival programme, check out this series of exhibitions including the eagerly anticipated Peter Peryer - Other at the Gus Fisher Gallery:
Clay Bodvin - Hybrid Memories and the Still Life of Trivial Objects at Lopdell House from 19 April
Peter Peryer - Other at Gus Fisher Gallery starts 4 May til 23 June - read more about Peter Peryer's long career here.
Rewi Alley at Uxbridge Gallery from 18 May t til 6 June
Girls Who Shoot / Boys Who Draw at Papakura Art Gallery starts 19 May to 16 June
Bruce Connew: STOPOVER at Two Rooms from 25 May to 7 July
In spite of ourselves - approaching documentary shows at St Paul St Gallery from 25 May 30 June
Together at The New Zealand Steel Gallery Franklin in Pukekohe starts 25 May to 23 June .
Politics Theme
In September 2010 we ran a "Politics Theme" in conjunction with the Auckland Mayoralty campaign for the new "supercity", as we all know some photographs get better and better over time and take on new meanings in the course of current affairs, this one of PM John Key and now Minister John Dot Com at a community event, show a pair of likely lads together, but are the red dots in this photo to show they are willing to be sold at a discount to the highest bidder?......Now that's commitment to the free market!
Two Mates by Nikolai Vakhroushev
Auckland Photo Blog
April - Photo of the Month can be seen here. May is an Open Theme. Enter your photos here.
During June we have a public transport theme called Journeys: Bus Trains and Ferries - for your camera's to capture and be into win. Thanks to Maxx.
Asia Pacific Photoforum
Sydney's the place to be for a visit during May as the 3rd annual Head On Festival gets underway, but make sure you return in time for our Auckland's starting 1 June.
Subscriber Prize Draw sponsored by D Photo & Apix
Each month til end of 2012 Festival, one lucky subscriber to Festival Zone will be selected to win a free subscription to the D Photo Magazine worth $39.95 and plus a mystery product prize to the value of $50 from Apix each month. Tell your friends, family and networks to subscribe to Festival Zone to be in to win this month. See here to subscribe. April's lucky winner was Richard Donnelly.
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