Above: detail from Jenny Tomlin’s Slow Light (pub: PhotoForum)

Programme 2024

All events, apart from the workshops and Reviews, are free and open to everyone.

Thursday 8 August

On the Irish Photobook
Book exhibition
Photospace Gallery
1st floor 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington
10am-4pm
Opening 1pm, Thurday 8 August
Curatorial talk and kai, 11am – 12noon, Sunday 11 August
8-14 August

Mā Wai Rā: New Māori Photobooks
Immerse yourself in an exhibition of innovative photobooks from Tia Barrett, Hendrix Hennessy-Ropiha, Mariama Hunia, Ruby Kawiti, Māwhero Kenny, Tiana Krafft-Soffe, Charlotte Marama, Jazmin Tainui Mihi, Maximillian Scott Murray, Ethan Sheaf-Morrison, Sara Tautuku Orme, Bridget Reweti 
The Engine Room
63 Wallace Street, Entrance C, Block 1, Wellington
8-16 August
Floor talk with kai, 2pm, Sunday 11 August
Hours: 12-4pm

For more fantastic photography shows around town visit our exhibitions page

Peter Turner lecture
Anthony Luvera
UK based Anthony Luvera has been at the forefront of socially engaged photography for over twenty years. Working in concert with people who are marginalised, overly spoken for, and misrepresented, his practice is built on dialogue, trust, participation, and co-creation.
Doors open at 6:15pm for 6.30pm lecture, Soundings Theatre, L2, Te Papa

Friday 9 August

Workshop: Publishing your photobook
10am – 12noon
Rangimarie Room 2, L3, Te Papa
Fully booked

Critical Practice Reviews with Ángel Luis Gonzalez Fernandez of PhotoIreland
Bring your projects and books for an individual 20 minute session with a leading photo curator, designer and artist
10am – 1pm
Angus Room, L3, Te Papa
Fully booked

Photobook Development Workshop
1.30pm - 3.30pm
Rangimarie Room 2, L3, Te Papa
Fully booked

Presentation by Morganna Magee
Morganna will discuss the power of making work close to home, and her motivations for making as much work as she does.  She will also talk about the importance of being open to collaboration and why books have been the most successful outcome for her work so far.
4.00pm – 4.45pm
Rangimarie Room 1, Te Papa
Fully booked

Presentation by Liss Fenwick
Liss will delve into their journey beginning with photographs taken as a teenager in Humpty Doo, a rural district of the so-called ‘Northern Territory’. The resulting book, Humpty Doom (pub Bad News Books), explores the relationship between their family and the Larrakia land they inhabit. It was a finalist in the 2023 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards. Liss also will discuss their work and share images from their latest project.
5.00pm – 5.45pm
Rangimarie Room 1, Te Papa
RSVPs needed

Saturday 10 August

Photobook/NZ 2024 bookfair
A fabulous event with artists’ photobooks from around Aotearoa and internationally, including from Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Australia, the UK and Europe. Add to your book collection, support local bookmakers and see the latest innovations.
10am - 4pm
L2, Wellington foyer, Te Papa

Talks and Launches
Catch the launches of the latest photobooks and talks about international and local bookmaking in 20 minute bites
10.30am – 3.30pm
L2, Wellington foyer, Te Papa
See the line-up and times

Sunday 11 August

On the Irish Photobook
Curatorial talk and kai
Ángel Luis González Fernández  
11am, Photospace Gallery
37 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington

Photozine Workshop
10am – 2pm
Massey University
Block 6, Entrance F off Tasman St, Room 6B13
Fully booked

Mā Wai Rā: New Māori Photobooks
Floor talk and kai, 2pm, Sunday 11 August
The Engine Room
63 Wallace Street, Entrance C, Block 1, Wellington
8-23 August (closed on weekend of 17-18 Aug)