Birds of land and air and sea

"Birds of land and air and sea" is a series of photographs of New Zealand bird species by Nicole Page-Smith.

"When first the day puts on the aspect of spring, when in all its force the fertilizing breath of Zephyr is unleashed, then, great goddess, the birds of air give the first intimation of your entry; for yours is the power that has pierced them to the heart." Lucretius

Under Milk Wood

Jeffrey Harris, Under Milk Wood, 1971, Collection Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, New Zealand

Autumn Leaves II

Nicole Page-Smith, Autumn Leaves, 2017

"At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth; in a smell that is in no way inferior to the smell of the sea, bitter where it boarders on taste, and more honey sweet where you feel it touching the first sounds. Containing depth within itself, darkness, something of the grave almost."

Rainer Maria Rilke (Letters on Cezanne)

My dream of the North Island

Jeffrey Harris, My dream of the North Island, 1978

"I'm hoping for a Renaissance Days II and III." 

Angels of History and Destiny, Art New Zealand