NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 22, 3 June 1893, Page 519

NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY.

There is one art, and a very beautiful art, too—photography—in which New Zealand can hold its own with any country in the world. Not only can our local photographers successfully compete with the very best and most costly houses at home, but the magnates of the profession have

more than once written out to New Zealand for hints on the production of some special beauty. No less a personage than tbe President of the National Association of Professional Photographers, Mr Thomas Fall, whose name in connection with photography will recur familiarly to expatriated Cockneys, has written to Mr Hanna, of Auckland, as follows: —* I have just had entrusted to my care for a few days some choice specimens of your photography. They are amongst the finest specimens of art photography I

have seen.’ The writer then asks, *if not a secret, how you secure the colour which so nearlv resembles a platinotype ? ’ If not asking too much will Mr Hanna give him the method. The letter apologised for the liberty of asking. Doubtless Mr Hanna appreciates the admiration of the fine effects he obtains. Readers of this journal are aware of how good Mr Hanna’s pictures are, since he is one of our most constant and generous friends. The large shield of colonists at the entrance of his studio still continues to attract many visitors, and will doubtless do so for some time to come. It is a veritable work of art, and well repays study. Photographic copies (copyright) are, we understand, on sale.