Ans Westra at {Suite} Westra museum in Wellington

A friend recommended I check out Ans Westra when I told him we were going to New Zealand. Ans Westra is Dutch who moved to New Zealand in 1957. She is a documentary photographer.

In Wellington there is a gallery, called {Suite}, that exhibits and sells her work. The owner manages her archive.

Yesterday I visited the gallery, a small space on Wellington’s famous Cuba Street. I spoke briefly with the owner, who miraculously identified me as Dutch before I had spoken a word. Very nice guy.

I the gallery also hung work in color by Ans Westra that I did not know. Very good too. I bought the book Our Future by Ans Westra, with only work in color.

Cinemas

 Wellington.

Instax #7 – Napier

Colors close by fade to white because of the flash….

Monty

Wellington
 

Swim

 Napier.

Instax #5 – Waipunga

A café somewhere between Taupo and Napier.

Shot

 Napier.

Great Uncle Kenny’s Amazing Snacka Changi Chips

Probably the funniest potato chip packaging in the world. Found in the supermarket in New Zealand.

Instax #1 Whitianga

The first Instax I ever took. Whitianga, New Zealand.

Most interestingly, Instax images mix different color areas in the photo. At least, I think so. The biggest surprise remains how the colors develop and fade on the Instax image.

Picknick

 Matamata.