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Ans Westra

A life in photography
By Paul Moon
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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... Read More
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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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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781991016775

Publisher: Massey University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Massey University Press

Illustration: 50 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 163.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 892g

Pages: 328

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About the Author

Dr Paul Moon ONZM is a professor of history at Auckland University of Technology, where he has taught since 1993. He is the author of many books, including biographies of James Busby, William Hobson, Robert FitzRoy, and the Ngāpuhi rangatira Hōne Heke and Hōne Heke Ngāpua. In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society at University College, London.

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