ABOUT PHOTOINCNZ

 My name is Sue Shepherd - I live in Whangarei New Zealand. I have been a passionate photographer for many years. I love photographing children, landscapes, people, and sport - particularly hockey. I have also supported many charity groups and some authors by helping them to ensure a good record of events they are involved in.

In recent years my husband and I have travelled to many interesting and inspiring countries. In August 2015 I visited Iceland with three top Australian photographers - Peter Eastway, Tony Hewitt and Christain Fletcher - this was a trip of a lifetime.

In November 2017, I  travelled to Japan with Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken, both well known New Zealand photographers, for a ten-day photographic tour. The trip was exceptional. We visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Takayama, and Yudanaka. The highlight for me was the Wild Snow Monkeys at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen Park in Yudanaka.  We were very lucky to have snow falling while we photographing.

Chathams Island 2

The title of Billy Connolly's autobiography is "Wind Swept and Interesting." This would make a particularly apt description for the Chatham  Islands, Windswept and Interesting. The Islands were definitely windswept and interesting. It was a "must-do" that all Kiwis should have on their bucket list. We loved our visit and the people we met.

Exhibition Hundertwasser

Photographic Exhibition Construction Hundertwasser - Sue Shepherd. These photographs are on display at the Whangarei Art Museum, Town Basin Whangarei Northland. I have been photographing the construction of this wonderful site from the first-day construction began. I was asked if I could present a collection of twenty-six photos from the seven thousand I have taken already - no easy task. There are one or two that are not on display only because there was not enough room so have included in this group because I feel they are so special. I wanted to make sure there was a very good record of the build but also wanted to portray the human side of the incredibly skilled people who are constructing a building that will be unique in the world 

Te Hononga Kawakawa

Te Hononga Cultural Hub. This project was started in January 2019. It was the result of twelve sometimes difficult years of work by the community to get the project actioned. It will be built using a rammed earth-based method called Sirewall by the end of the year, with fit-out to be completed by April 2020. I will be a library, district council service centre, gallery, community workshop, showers and toilets for freedom campers, and an interactive centre exploring the relationship between the town and Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.