I photograph the places where land and water meet in Aotearoa New Zealand, often from above, where a coastline becomes a line and a river becomes a drawing. I'm drawn to scale: a lone boat off a headland, a braided river meeting a lake, a sheltered bay under dark bush. My work is slow. I return to places across seasons and wait for the light to do something ordinary and remarkable.

Rachel Mataira is a New Zealand fine art photographer based in Auckland and on Waiheke Island. She was named New Zealand Geographic's Young Photographer of the Year (2019) and her work has been published by National Geographic.

Website: rachelmataira.com
Instagram: @rachelmataira

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