Richard Sharell

A DigitalNZ Story by Courtney Johnston

Austrian photographer and naturalist Richard Sharell (1893-1986, formerly Schacherl) came to New Zealand with his wife Lily as refugees from Austria in 1939. In New Zealand, Sharell wrote and illustrated two books on New Zealand fauna: 'The Tuatara, Lizards and Frogs of New Zealand' (1966) and 'New Zealand Insects and their Story' (1971). I am fascinated by the way he brings the the lighting and angles from his more pictorialist work into his nature studies. And 'Sudwind' is a particular favourite.

portraits, romance, art, nature photography, science, pictorialism, close-ups

Image: Passport Photograph of Richard Sharell

Richard Sharell

Passport Photograph of Richard Sharell

Schatten des Todes / Shadows of death

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Gitti

Elfi

Wellen im Sand - Waves of sand

Bildnisstudie

Birth of a Beauty: The Hatching of the Emperor Gum Moth Antheraea eucalypti

The beautiful green-golden eye of the tuatara

Girl holding giant puff-ball fungus (Clavatia gigantea)

Girl kicking giant puff-ball fungus (Clavatia gigantea)

Die spinne argiope

Sudwind (Southwind)

Eisblocke

Wetterlarche. Storm broken Mountain Larch on the Precipice

Katipo Spider Nursing Egg Sac

Close up of stinging hair of Tree Nettle with egg of Red Admiral butterfly

Paralysed spiders from Mason bees nest, larvae and pupa

Moulting, drying wings

Close up head with antennae of male Emperor Gum moth

Monarch caterpillar on seed pod of Swan Plant, eating egg shell

Rhythm. From the portfolio: Untitled (insects)

Magda Fischer