Casey Moore

Northland Series
Hand-printed silver bromide prints
Edition: 8 + AP
Height: 330 mm x Width: 240 mm each
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At the end of 2025 my eldest son Luca and I set off for the northernmost tip of Aotearoa. Whilst he added some muscle for moving around with my large Swiss camera and its paraphernalia, he was very much joining me on a journey of discovery. We have spent years exploring the South Island so heading North from Auckland was new for us.

Northland gave us far more than a backdrop or a place to gather specimens. We swam in the Waipoua river and camped overnight near the mighty Tāne Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere in the kauri forest and the journey became something deeper. We drove on, ferried across the Hokianga Harbour and up all the way past 90 mile beach to Cape Reinga and Spirits Bay.

Gathering plants and setting them up in front of the camera, shielding against the wind, I began to feel the place itself coming through the lens as much as the specimens. Each piece of it that I captured carries the character of this part of Aotearoa with its own particular energy.

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