Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
Author(s): Paul Moon
NZ Non Fiction | Photography & Film | 08 - May
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.
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Dr Paul Moon ONZM is professor of history at Auckland University of Technology’s Te Ara Poutama, the Faculty of Māori Development, where he has taught since 1993. He is the
prolific author of many books, including biographies of William Hobson, Robert FitzRoy, and the Ngāpuhi rangatira Hone Heke and Hone Heke Ngapua. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Historical Society at University College London and of the Royal Society of Arts.
Arrival 7
1. Origins 11
2. The Family of Man 20
3. Te Ao Hou: The New World 29
4. The Friendly Islands 58
5. Whitewash? 69
6. Good Keen Men 91
7. The Country I Live In 122
8. Close to Home 153
9. The Thick of It 169
10. Retrospection 201
11. Broken Ends 240
Departure 271
Notes 274
Bibliography 298
Glossary 313
Acknowledgements 315
Index 318
General Fields
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- : Massey University Press
- : Massey University Press
- : 23 February 2024
- : books
Special Fields
- : Paul Moon
- : Paperback