Ans Westra: Photographer (1936-2023)

A DigitalNZ Story by Joan McCracken, Alexander Turnbull Library

(Mostly) self-portraits of photographer Ans Westra, from her collections held at the Alexander Turnbull Library

Ans Westra, photographers, portraits, self-portraits

Image: Self portrait of Ans Westra; scenes at a family reunion at Ruatoria; and scenes at a tangi in Hiruharama

Ans Westra self portrait, ca.1963

ATL AWM-0705-F

Self portrait of Ans Westra; scenes at a family reunion at Ruatoria; and scenes at a tangi in Hiruharama

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Image: Painted portrait of A. Westra by Selwyn Muru; A. Westra and James Ritchie, Wellington

One of a sequence of images of Ans Westra and James Ritchie looking at photographs. 1965

Possibly looking at images for the publication "Māori" for which was published in 1967. ATL AWM-0872-F_11

Painted portrait of A. Westra by Selwyn Muru; A. Westra and James Ritchie, Wellington

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Image: Lisa van Hulst, Adrian van Hulst, and Ans Westra

Ans Westra with her youngest child Jacob van Hulst, 1980

One of a sequence of photos of Ans Westra with her youngest chlidcren, Lisa & Jacob. ATL AW-2025_08

Lisa van Hulst, Adrian van Hulst, and Ans Westra

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Image: Ans Westra and her three children

Ans Westra, Erik Westra, Lisa van Hulst and Adrian van Hulst. 1980

One of a sequence of 12 photographs of Ans with her children.

Ans Westra and her three children

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Image: AW-2755

Ans Westra

AW-2755

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Image: AW-2833B

AW-2833B

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Image: Makara Beach, 1973 or 1974.

Makara Beach, 1973 or 1974.

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Image: AW-3504

AW-3504

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All requests for copies, use and reproduction, must be sent to Ans Westra's agent Suite Tirohanga at westra@suite.co.nz