\u201cAt the heart of every news article and photo is our need as humans to share stories with one another.\u201d <\/p>\n
The 40 images have been chosen to reflect Northland\u2019s diversity and the unpredictable work of a regional reporter, from covering breaking news such as floods and fires to capturing portraits and cultural events.<\/p>\n
Many photos were taken on Waitangi Day, which de Graaf said was one of the \u201cmost welcoming and photographically rewarding\u201d events in the country. <\/p>\n
The exhibition includes some of his favourites, such as a photo of Wiremu Keretene holding his mokopuna during a waka pageant in 2025, and a baby being rescued from floodwaters at \u014ctiria in 2020. <\/p>\n
De Graaf had no formal photography training but learned on the job after landing a role as the Bay of Islands reporter for the Northern Advocate.<\/p>\n
His interest in photojournalism was sparked by travelling in Eastern Europe in the 1990s. <\/p>\n
Returning home more than a decade later allowed him to see New Zealand, particularly the vibrancy of te ao M\u0101ori, with fresh eyes. <\/p>\n
Turner Centre general manager Gerry Paul said de Graaf, who now works for RNZ, has spent years capturing the Far North through his lens. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe big moments, the quiet relationships, the everyday life of our communities \u2026 each photograph tells a story of its own, and now we get to see those stories come together as one exhibition. <\/p>\n
\u201cPeter is a true pillar of our community, and we\u2019re honoured to celebrate the remarkable body of work he\u2019s built over his career here at the Turner Centre.\u201d <\/p>\n
Northland Exposed opens at the Turner Centre on November 2 and runs throughout the month. Entry is free. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAt the heart of every news article and photo is our need as humans to share stories with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23968,3471,6794,1038,9260,1875,24828,4296,17309,373,24925,60157,316996,31423,5844,16571,6178,111,43,139,1067,69,1118,5413,254,6560,243992,210,61,6634,26010,1530],"class_list":["post-646805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-23968","tag-among","tag-baby","tag-brings","tag-captured","tag-carrying","tag-de","tag-exhibition","tag-exposed","tag-featured","tag-flood","tag-graaf","tag-graafs","tag-haka","tag-journalist","tag-kerikeri","tag-mother","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-northland","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-peter","tag-photos","tag-rain","tag-strandings","tag-through","tag-to","tag-torrential","tag-whale","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}