EXCLUSIVE TO FOTOFEST
Martin Parr "Small World"
New Zealand Exhibition
Napier CAN Gallery
28th September - 22nd October
FOTOFEST Hawke's Bay brings photography into the spotlight with a vibrant programme of exhibitions, events, and creative experiences across the region. This year's fifth festival features a major exhibition by renowned UK photographer Martin Parr.
We are extremely grateful to the Martin Parr Foundation for their willingness and help with bringing Martin's work to FOTOFEST.
FOTOFEST celebrates the power of visual storytelling, creating opportunities for photographers to exhibit their work while inviting audiences to discover fresh perspectives as seen through the lens.
For more on "Small World" head here
Murray Cammick Guest Exhibitor
"Music"
“In the early days I chose to define myself as a photographer – an identity for myself – my Minolta SLR camera was almost permanently around my neck,” says Cammick.
Cammick’s photography is old school film photography, avoiding digital printing using the traditional Gelatin silver process to create high-quality black and white prints. The photographs being exhibited have been printed by top New Zealand Gelatin silver printer Jenny Tomlin. Cammick’s photography is in the Te Papa Art Collection.
Read Murrays full bio here
Murray's exhibition will be showing at Hastings Arts Centre during FOTOFEST
Image Bob Marley pōwhiri, White Heron Hotel, Parnell, Auckland, April 1979
Kirsten Hough - Guest Exhibitor
Kirsten Hough, of Wort & Flea, is a full-time professional pet photographer, based in the small rural town of Pokeno, in the Waikato, a destination location, specialising in both outdoor natural light and studio photography. With a lifelong passion for animals and photography and following a diagnosis of aggressive breast cancer that had spread in 2016, it led Kirsten to finally pursue her dream of becoming a professional pet photographer.
Read more about Kirsten's amazing work here and book for her workshop, here in Hawke's Bay during FOTOFEST. Be quick, limited places available.
Kirsten will be exhibiting at Creative Arts Napier during FOTOFEST
Simon Devitt - Guest Exhibitor
Simon Devitt is one of New Zealand’s leading architectural photographers, with more than three decades spent documenting the relationship between architecture, landscape and light.
His photographs have been published internationally by Thames & Hudson, Gestalten, Phaidon and numerous architectural journals, and have become an enduring record of contemporary architecture across New Zealand and beyond. While best known for his commissioned work, Simon’s practice is grounded in a lifelong commitment to personal photography, believing there is no meaningful distinction between commercial and personal work. Both are driven by the same curiosity and attention.
Head here for more
www.simondevitt
Veda Austin Guest Exhibitor
The Secret Intelligence of Water
Science, Art & Consciousness
Veda Austin is a water researcher, public speaker, artist, author, and mother who has spent the past 14 years exploring water’s structural memory and responsiveness. She has pioneered a unique crystallographic method that visually captures water’s reactions to stimuli, revealing its awareness of thought, intention, and creation through imagery. Veda believes that water is fluid intelligence, observing itself through every living organism on the planet and in the universe. Her primary focus is photographing water in its ‘state of creation’—the space between liquid and ice—where it expresses a profound and dynamic language. Through her research, public talks, and published works, she challenges conventional perspectives, inspiring a deeper understanding of water as an intelligent and communicative force.
Veda's amazing exhibition will be showing at Hastings Arts Centre during FOTOFEST
https://www.vedaaustin.com
Jenny Tomlin- Guest Exhibitor
Jenny Tomlin is an Auckland analogue photographer and printer specialising in pinhole photography and lens less processes.
She completed a Fine Arts Degree in Photography in 1984 at the University of Auckland and since then has worked in commercial photographic laboratories in
New Zealand, Australia and Britain. She is currently running a black and white darkroom in Auckland, printing exhibitions and portfolios for film photographers.
Jenny will be exhibiting at Creative Arts Napier during FOTOFEST and also a pinhole photography workshop.
Bio and booking information here
Capture the moment
(Image by Beren Hughes First Place 2026)
Capture the moment is IHC’s photography competition for New Zealanders with an intellectual disability, or an intellectual disability and autism. Building on the success of the IHC Art Awards, Capture the moment celebrates creativity through the lens – whether a camera, mobile phone, or tablet.
The competition is a platform for self-expression, confidence-building, and connection, while highlighting the unique perspectives and stories of photographers. It helps raise awareness of the creativity within the IHC community and encourages inclusion and appreciation through visual storytelling. View the exhibition of 30 finalists at Arts Inc Hastings. All work is for sale with proceeds back to the artist.
FOTOFEST young photographer of the year
( Image Reagan Kupa 2025 winner)
Check out this years entries and exhibition at Arts Inc Hastings.
