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2021 marks the third year the homegrown photo exhibition will be running in New Zealand. This year will see Print Exhibitions in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch!

Auckland’s exhibition is returning K-Road’s Monster Valley, with opening Night on Thursday 20th May from 6pm, running through to May 30th. We are excited to announce that we will be having an open-to-the-public talk from photographer Charles Brooks on 27th May at 7pm, along with a ‘When will you get a real job?” panel by photographers/videographers (Chris Morgan and Chontalle Musson) with proceeds going to MusicHelps. The online event by Dave Simpson, ‘how to speed up your editing’ will also have all proceeds going towards MusicHelps. For all the information head to https://fromthepit.co.nz/

The Christchurch exhibition will be held at the Christchurch Arts Centre from Tuesday 25 May through to Sunday 30th May. The Wellington exhibition will be held at Thistle Hall Community Venue from Tuesday 25 May through to Sunday 20th May; with opening night on Monday 24 May from 6pm to 10pm. All the information here: https://fromthepit.co.nz/

From The Pit is a curated exhibit of images of New Zealand musicians playing live in New Zealand. But more than anything it is a celebration of the craft and art of live music photography.

Each week dozens of photographers are huddled into music venues up and down the country capturing photos of New Zealand’s vibrant music scene. It’s a difficult and unpredictable environment to work in, but these photographers work tirelessly to capture the magic they see before them.

Part artists, part historians, but all music fans, they all strive to take the perfect photo which reflects how it felt to be at the concert and communicates the excitement of a live music event. Now more than ever music lovers, and photographers alike are seeing the importance of live music. With locals gigs in full swing, venues across the country are full of happy smiling faces, gathered together once again to enjoy the musical talents of Kiwi artists.

An extended remix of the print exhibition with bonus additional content will also be available as an audio visual version. Along with the option to purchase a various size range of prints to display in your home.

This year we are excited to have the following sponsors;

Sony

Sony is a continued supporter of the FromThePit exhibition. In addition to their direct support they organise workshops later in the year to upskill and encourage photographers as well as giving them an opportunity to try out some of Sony’s amazing cameras and lenses at our event. www.sony.co.nz

Epson

A special thanks to Epson for printing our exhibition images using their high quality printers, ink and papers.

Auckland City of Music

We are delighted to be collaborating with Auckland City of Music Tamaki Makaurau UNESCO PaPuoro for this year’s exhibition. www.aucklandcityofmusic.nz

Print Art

Print Art mounted our prints, images titles and information panels for our exhibitions and provided advice on printing. They also provide printing services to our photographers. printart.co.nz

Monster Valley

We loved hosting our 2020 exhibition at Monster Valley on K Road, Auckland and couldn’t wait to lock in the venue for 2021. www.monstervalley.co.nz

NZ Music Month, IMNZ and New Zealand Music Commission

We love the support and enthusiasm we’ve continued to receive from NZ Music Month, Independent Music New Zealand and the New Zealand Music Commission. The work they do for the music industry is phenomenal and we are grateful for the support they give us to promote the exhibition. Big shout out to IMNZ for supporting our preview print exhibition in the Q Theatre cafe and showing the AV during the 2021 Taite Music Awards.

From The Pit 2021 is designed and curated by New Zealand music photographers Dave Simpson, Chontalle Musson and Reuben Raj.

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