South Island from the Road

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Author: Robin Morrison (Photographer)
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 09/03/2023
Imprint: MASSEY UNIVERSITY
ISBN: 9781991016393

In 1979 the photographer Robin Morrison and his family spent seven months onthe road in the South Island, where Morrison photographed people and places. Theresulting book was published in 1981 by Alister Taylor and became an overnightsuccess. Alas, conflict between Taylor and the printer, and the later loss of someimages, meant it was never reprinted once it had sold out. It now has nearlegendarystatus and sells for hundreds of dollars in the used-book market.Now this groundbreaking book is back in a new edition. Morrison’s originalKodachrome slides have been digitised using the latest technology, and his friendand fellow journalist Louise Callan has written a major essay on the book andits legacy, including assessments and recollections by Robin White, LaurenceAberhart, Grahame Sydney, Owen Marshall, Ron Brownson, Dick Frizzell, AlistairGuthrie and Sara McIntyre.Forty years on, Morrison’s astounding images can now be appreciated afresh.

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