A woman driven to photograph
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A woman driven to photograph
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The photographer Ans Westra, who died in 2023, took hundreds of thousands of images over her long career. Together, those images constitute what is arguably a photo album of Aotearoa. Her dedication and determination sometimes came at a cost but she was focused and driven, overcoming a difficult childhood in the Netherlands and later complex adult relationships to forge her own path. Warm, engaging and sympathetic, this richly illustrated biography interrogates her remarkable - and at times controversial - practice and a life that always put photography first.
Critic Reviews
‘This richly detailed biography is an all-encompassing overview of one of the foremost chroniclers of New Zealand life’ — Linda Herrick, New Zealand Listener
About the Author
Dr Paul Moon ONZM is a professor of history at Auckland University of Technology, where he has taught since 1993. He is the author of many books, including biographies of James Busby, William Hobson, Robert FitzRoy, and the Ngāpuhi rangatira Hōne Heke and Hōne Heke Ngāpua. In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society at University College, London.
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