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Leslie Adkin

Farmer Photographer

Athol McCredie

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English
Te Papa Press
12 September 2024
A SUPERB SELECTION OF THE WORK OF ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S FINEST EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS

Leslie Adkin (1888-1964) was a Levin farmer, photographer, geologist, ethnologist and explorer, a gifted amateur and renaissance man, of sorts, who used photography to document his scholarly interests, farming activities and family life. His much loved and exceptionally beautiful photographs taken between 1900 and the 1930s are one of the highlights of Te Papa's historical photography collection.

This book of 170 images, selected by Athol McCredie, Curator Photography at Te Papa, establishes his reputation more clearly within the development of photography in New Zealand and showcases a remarkable body of work.

McCredie's substantial text gives rich insights into the varied elements of Adkin's very busy life, including his love for his wife Maud, captured over the years in a range of intimate and engaging images which feel as fresh as when they were first taken.
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Imprint:   Te Papa Press
Country of Publication:   New Zealand
Dimensions:   Height: 290mm,  Width: 247mm, 
ISBN:   9781991165503
ISBN 10:   1991165501
Pages:   244
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
Foreword Chapter 1 The photographer Chapter 2 Farm life Chapter 3 Maud Chapter 4 The family years Chapter 5 The land Chapter 6 Recognition The archive The albums Notes Credits Acknowledgements About the author Index

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).

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