Art New Zealand

Reciprocity

Kevin Capon’s 1980s portraits of luminaries from New Zealand’s art scene are one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of photography in New Zealand. Not because of whom he photographed—but because of the unorthodox, experimental way he approached the task.

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