Richard Smallfield

I am a New Zealand photographer based in Leigh, north of Auckland.

After gaining conjoint degrees in Politics and Law (graduating in 1988), illness resulted in several years of severe disability and a change in direction. Photography became my vocation around the year 2000, although it had been a hobby since my school days.

My main project is to document the changing rural environment around Leigh and Warkworth. The reference point I have chosen is that of the back roads and the new roading and subdivisions which are gradually transforming the countryside, as Rodney District becomes more accessible via the extended motorway from Auckland.

Passionate about music (and all the arts), I am also documenting music and dance in performance and rehearsal in Leigh, which is fortunate to have a great venue in The Leigh Sawmill - I know of no other fishing village in New Zealand that hosts acts as prominent as Crowded House or Billy Bragg!

Because I am still unable to work a great deal, paid photography and printing earnings barely cover my regular photographic outgoings - so custom printing, editioned print sales, portrait and other work are vital for me to continue the work displayed here.

My aim with this website is to be forward-looking, previewing the directions I am taking in photography.


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