Exhibition |

June 20, 2016

‘Silence Is…’ Short Film for Seeing Sound Exhibition

As part of the 2016 Auckland Festival of Photography I created the short film above for the Seeing Sound multi-media exhibition at Circle Gallery in Newmarket. In the film Helena can be seen signing various phrases about silence. For example, one of the phrases is “Silence is a source of great strength.”

I deliberately chose not to include any sound or subtitles because I wanted the viewer to experience how frustrating it is when you can’t understand what someone is saying to you – something that deaf people have to deal with on a daily basis.

Director & Editor: Aaron K
Make-up Artist: Jemima K
Model: Helena Mitchell @ 62
Assistant: Robbie Hunter
Camera: Sony A7 RII

Experimentation, Work |

January 11, 2016

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‘Don’t Look Away’ Short Film for Maggie Marilyn

I’ve finally started experimenting with video. Better late than never, right?

While I was shooting a lookbook for Maggie Marilyn late last year, I also filmed the model walking back and forth in slow motion. Given my lack of expertise in this area I thought I’d better keep it simple (and I’m glad I did). I was pleasantly surprised with the end result.

Director & Editor: Aaron K
Model: Sophia Frankish @ 62
Assistant: Kerstin Hammershmid

Experimentation |

March 16, 2015

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Britt Clark

Britt Clark, © Aaron K

Photography: Aaron K
Model: Britt Clark @ 62

Experimentation |

September 16, 2014

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Rhiannon wearing Blue Blank

Rhiannon, © Aaron K

Photography: Aaron K
Make-up & Hair: Miranda Raman
Model: Rhiannon
Fashion: Blue Blank

Exhibition |

September 2, 2014

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Underground 2014 Exhibition

The image above was my contribution to the Underground 2015 Fashion + Photography Exhibition which was held at the amazing Silo 6 space on Auckland’s waterfront during New Zealand Fashion Week. Curated by Chris Lorimer from Ciel PR, Underground showcases “work from some of the most experimental and boundary pushing fashion designers and image makers in New Zealand now.” It was an honour to be included in this year’s show.

Photography: Aaron K
Fashion: Jason Lingard
Make-up & Hair: Miranda Raman
Model: Amy Willock @ Unique

Work |

July 27, 2014

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Portraits of Manz Martell

I recently had the pleasure of photographing Manz Martell, a very talented musician and a really great guy. Check out his music on Soundcloud and follow him on Facebook.

Photography: Aaron K
Make-up & Hair: Miranda Raman

Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gismos. Photography is about photographers. A camera didn't make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel.

Peter Adams

Inspiration |

January 16, 2014

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Photography is About Photographers

Work |

August 9, 2013

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‘Decipher’ Fashion Campaign for NYNE

Client: Nyne
Photographer: Aaron K
Stylist: Tina @ NYNE
Make-up & Hair: Sophy @ Stephen Marr
Model: Annalise Subritzky @ Clyne
Assistant: Vitaly Kirilenko

PS: I also shot the Decipher collection lookbook.

Work |

April 10, 2013

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Les Mills Clothing Campaigns

Two Les Mills Clothing campaign videos from 2012 that feature my photography. These shoots were art directed by Matt and Ben at Mr Smith.

Work |

March 20, 2013

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Head Shots of Actress Lauren Shaw

Earlier this year I created these head shots for my good friend Lauren Shaw.

Lauren is an extremely talented actress and stuntwoman who has used her considerable skills to great effect on numerous movies and TV shows (including Zero Dark Thirty, Legend of the Seeker, Outrageous Fortune, and Sparticus).

Make-up & Hair: Aimee Graham