Category: New Zealand

Primary

Petone, Wellington NZ, September 2011:  An abandoned pre/primary school in Petone- name and history unknown…  Canon EOS 30D/18-55is    

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Ex Education

Erskine College, Wellington, NZ, Oct 2011:  The Convent of the Sacred Heart- or Sacré Coeur- was a Catholic girls boarding school built in 1905/06.     From the late 60’s it was known as Erskine College– until it’s fateful closure in 1985.Today only the main building and chapel are in good order. My mother went […]

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Quarantine

The former Fever/Chest Hospital, Wellington, October 2011:  The Fever Hospital was built by the Wellington Hospital Board in 1919 for the treatment of infectious diseases. In the 1940’s tuberculosis broke out so the hospital primarily focused it’s treatment on TB patients. I found out in discussions with my father,that my great Aunt Patricia spent some […]

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Underwood

Karori Cemetary, Wellington, October 2011:  A venture into Karori cemetary with Simon to do test shots with flash (I had a wedding shoot to pratice for), inevitably ended up in shooting lots of gravestone pictures- in particular angels- of course…   Canon EOS 30D/EF 24-105 f4 L IS 

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Downsized

Wellington, October 2011:  Spotted this random pair of footwear while street-shooting the other week. Someone obviously thought they required downsizing…   Canon EOS 30D/18-55is 

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Bad Education

Petone, Wellington NZ, Sept 2011:  The former Petone College has been abandoned since 1998. It’s an eyesore that has to be seen, to be believed…  A full scale high-school- graffitied and decaying, with no hope of redemption…   Canon 30D/18-55is  

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