Exhibiting Artists
Jomel Bartolome
Jomel has been endeavouring to capture the ephemeral moments of life in Aotearoa since 2018. Carrying a camera has become 2nd nature.
For the festival, Jomel will be exhibiting a series of handprinted silver gelatin prints
Andrew Burns
Andrew is a photographer based in Aotearoa New Zealand who works exclusively with film and alternative photographic processes. His practice explores the boundaries of analogue printmaking through cyanotype, carbon transfer and pigmented photopolymer.
For the festival, Andrew will be exhibiting a stunning selection of coffee-toned cyanotype prints ranging from A3 to A2 in size. These one-of-a-kind works, rich in tone and texture, highlight the beauty of hand-crafted photographic printmaking in the digital age.
Stuart Clook
A self-taught photographer and printmaker, Stuart works with medium and large format film cameras and brings landscapes to life using analogue and alternative processes such as platinum/palladium, carbon transfer, cyanotype, and gum bichromate.
His handcrafted prints, often layered with silver, gold leaf, or vellum, are celebrated internationally for their luminous, timeless beauty. Stuart’s work invites us to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the land.
At the festival, Stuart will be exhibiting prints and hosting a talk on alternative process.
MEET STUART
Artist talk | Sunday 2 November, 11am - 11.30am, 140 Whitaker Street
Exploring Light and Material: Contemporary Work in Historical Processes
Stuart Clook shares his practice working with historical and alternative photographic processes, including gum bichromate, carbon transfer, platinum/palladium, cyanotype, and mordançage. Through a selection of prints, he discusses how materials, techniques, and camera formats from medium and large format to pinhole shape the expressive and tactile qualities of handmade photography.
Adrian Cook
Adrian uses the wet plate collodion process in an effort to recreate the aesthetic qualities and characteristics lost with the demise of film. His practice exploits the unpredictability of this complex alchemical process to produce unique handmade images, both in the studio and on the road from his mobile darkroom.
For the festival, Adrian will be exhibiting a series of wet plate collodion images captured on plates of glass and aluminium. Wet plate portrait sessions will also be on offer - time permitting
Elizabeth Corin
Elizabeth is a lens-based artist in Tāmaki Makaurau. She completed a bachelor of fine arts (honours) at Elam School of Fine Arts. She also serves as a Trustee for Samoa House Library and alternative art education space on K Road.
For the festival, Elizabeth will be exhibiting a series of images captured on film and hand printed in the darkroom.
Linda Gilbert & Paul Gilbert
Snapshot from Double Exposure - Creating with Spirit. Linda has curated a selection of Paul’s early photographs and responds with intuitive ‘energy maps’ made using the cyanotype photographic process. Notions of life, death, memory, legacy and archiving are explored in this dialogue between brother and sister across time and space.
For the festival, Linda will also be selling copies of her brother’s book “Road People of Aotearoa: House-Truck Journeys 1978-1984” compiled, edited and published by Haruhiko Sameshima of Rim Books. She will also be giving a talk about archiving as creative practice..
Tamsin Green
Tamsin is an artist, educator, and curator. She currently works at Wintec in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, where she teaches digital and darkroom photography, and runs Ramp Gallery.
For the festival, Tamsin will be exhibiting a series of colour prints captured on slide film and colour neg within walking distance of her home.
Natascha Hartzuiker
Natascha has shaped her creative practice since receiving her first film camera at the age of fifteen. She views the world in fragments and experiments with alternative processes such as screen printing, cyanotypes, and ceramic transfers.
For the festival, Natascha will be exhibiting a series of cyanotypes printed on fabric and a cyanotype printed wearable costume. She will also be hosting a talk on digitising glass plate negatives and holding a cyanotype workshop.
Janice Hill
Janice first taught herself photography in Te Aroha between 1978 and 1982, guided in part by the support of local photographer Bob Carter. While she captured countless images during that time, only a small number were ever developed. Decades later, after digitising 21 rolls of long-forgotten film, these unseen negatives are finally set to see the light of day,
For the festival, Janice will be exhibiting a series of hand printed, silver gelatin prints.
Alexander McRae
Alex is a self-taught photographer who grew up in Te Aroha. Working primarily with medium format film, he’s deeply committed to the craft of analogue photography — from shooting through to processing and printing.
During the festival, his darkroom will be open for hire — a rare opportunity for anyone keen to learn traditional printing techniques, or for those who want to bring old negatives back to life in the darkroom.
For the festival, Alex will be exhibiting a series of his hand printed silver gelatin prints.
Oliver Mandilag
Oliver has spent the last decade refining his artistic passion behind the lens. Motivated by the works of Josef Koudelka, W. Eugene Smith and Garry Winogrand, he explores the dialogue between people and place, capturing the quiet tensions and overlooked narratives of urban life.
As part of the festival, Oliver will showcase a series of film photographs, hand-printed in the darkroom. He’ll also share insights into his practice through an artist talk and a guided photo walk in the historical domain.
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MEET OLIVER
Photo Walk | Saturday 11am-1pm meet @ 140 Whitaker Street
Join Oliver Mandilag in the beautiful domain of Te Aroha for a relaxed film photography photo walk on Saturday, 1st November, from 11am to 1pm. Ollie will share his favourite tips and tricks for street photography on film — from reading light and composition to making the most of your camera’s quirks. From newcomers to seasoned photographers, it’s a chance to wander, connect, and capture the quiet beauty that defines Te Aroha. Digital cameras are also welcome, so bring your gear and enjoy a creative day of shooting and sharing ideas.
Artist’s Talk | Sunday 10.30am-11am
Taeya Nicholas
Taeya has spent the last 2 years exploring how pinhole photography can reveal different perspectives of ‘everyday’ sites. Using paper negatives she uses multiple exposures and embraces imperfections like light leaks and uneven exposures to create beautiful, dreamlike images.
For the festival, Taeya will be exhibiting a series of hand printed, silver gelatin prints.
Tim Stewart
Tim is a landscape photographer shooting on medium format film, with a Pentax 6x7 camera. He also likes to capture old or derelict buildings, mostly on black and white film.
For the festival, Tim will be exhibiting a series of C - type and hand printed black & white images.
Jenny Tomlin
Jenny is an experimental photo artist specialising in analogue photography and darkroom - pinhole and alternative photo processes. She builds cameras from found objects to investigate questions about how light behaves. The results are unexpected or serendipitous and the pinhole process acts as an accident attractor.
For the festival, Jenny will be giving an illustrated talk about pinhole photography and exhibiting a series of solargraphs and some of her home made cameras. She will also be erecting a walk-in camera obscura which will be open to the public.
Isabella Young
Isabella is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores coexistence with environmental phenomena. Her work explores ecological cycles, human connection and the dualities of destruction and regeneration. Isabella holds a Master of Fine Arts (First class honours) from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design.
For the festival, Isabella will be exhibiting a series of handprinted silver gelatin prints and cyanotypes. We are also hoping to screen some of her super 8mm work.
John McMullan
Once a proud 35mm Nikon shooter who scoffed at Polaroids, I never imagined I’d return to photography through them. After years away, I’ve rediscovered the joy of imperfection - shooting medium format, 35mm, and now Polaroid. In a world obsessed with ultra-sharp images, Polaroids celebrate the rough, the unpredictable, the happy accidents.
Each one is a surprise — and that’s what makes them addictive.
For the festival, John will be exhibiting Garage Polaroids - a series celebrating the quiet charm of old suburban garages that have stood the test of time. Each Polaroid captures a glimpse of forgotten stories, inviting viewers to imagine the people, vehicles, and moments once sheltered within. Embracing the quirks and imperfections of the Polaroid process, these one-of-a-kind images are framed in homage to the classic instant print - imperfectly, and perfectly so.
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