A candid pose amongst sunflowers by two youngsters. Their names come  from a list of the most popular American girls' names for the...

This is APRIL in my Vintage New Zealand 2019 Calendar, available for purchase on this website. It’s a half plate from my own collection,...

JANUARY from my new calendar illustrates some surprising beachwear, but perhaps a cold wind chilled this church picnic [?], somewhere in...

Vintage New Zealand 2019 Calendar is a lovely compilation, full of historical and human interest. The old but unpublished images all come...

This is AUGUST in my Vintage New Zealand 2019 calendar – see it at http://www.brewster.co.nz/online-shop/shop-calendars/ What’s...

This unusual line-up was probably taken in Takaka; the attribution to L. Darcy Manson (1885-1947) is only by association. It’s the...

This is the June image from my new Vintage New Zealand 2019 calendar; see previous posts for a special offer on this publication. The...

This charming scene is most likely somewhere in the Ashburton area. It’s a nicely set-up quarter plate shot, showing a well established...

Ten for the billy, Nelson, about 1915-20. Love the hats!! Something radically new for this blog is my other photographic interest:...