Alone in the landscape

A DigitalNZ Story by Joan McCracken, Alexander Turnbull Library

Inspired by the photography of Thelma Kent who often placed a person (sometimes herself) in the landscape. From the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library

mountains, landscape, rocks, women, men

Image: Man standing on a rock formation at Wainui, Golden Bay

Man standing on a rock formation at Wainui, Golden Bay

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Image: A woman standing on a track in the Eglinton River Valley, Southland

A woman standing on a track in the Eglinton River Valley, Southland

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Image: Moeraki

Moeraki

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Image: Man seated on a horse by a pond in Rees Valley, Otago

Man seated on a horse by a pond in Rees Valley, Otago

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Image: Ashburton Gorge

Ashburton Gorge

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Image: Ngaire Hooper surrounded by wild flowers in Otira Gorge, Westland

Ngaire Hooper surrounded by wild flowers in Otira Gorge, Westland

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Image: Karamea Bight

Karamea Bight

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Image: Woman walking among white fronted terns at Waitaki, Otago

Woman walking among white fronted terns at Waitaki, Otago

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Image: Woman by Little Wanganui River or Wangapeka River

Woman by Little Wanganui River or Wangapeka River

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Image: Looking up the Wangapeka River, Tasman District

Looking up the Wangapeka River, Tasman District

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Image: Woman standing on a fallen tree on the shores of Lake Hauroko, Southland

Woman standing on a fallen tree on the shores of Lake Hauroko, Southland

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Image: Woman by Lake MacKenzie

Woman by Lake MacKenzie

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Image: Looking across the river bed of the Hokitika River

Looking across the river bed of the Hokitika River

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Image: Moeraki boulders, circa 1925.

Moeraki boulders, circa 1925.

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Image: Stream

Stream

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Image: Bush railway

Bush railway

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Image: Lydia Williams beside an unknown stream with rapids, Kakahi District, Manawatu-Whanganui Region

Lydia Williams beside an unknown stream with rapids, Kakahi District, Manawatu-Whanganui Region

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Image: Lookout, Rimutaka Range

Lookout, Rimutaka Range

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Image: Unidentified tramper with pack walking over wooden bridge, Fiordland National Park

Unidentified tramper with pack walking over wooden bridge, Fiordland National Park

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Image: Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 : View of Rees River, Otago

Kent, Thelma Rene, 1899-1946 : View of Rees River, Otago

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