Ann-Marie Houng Lee creates layered digital collages from photographs of flowers captured in their natural environments, aiming to express their vibrational essence. This body of work grew from personal grief; after losing her mother during lockdown, photographing flowers became a quiet, daily ritual of healing. Each piece serves as both an offering and a question: can the vitality and subtle intelligence of a flower be felt through image? Ann-Marie believes it can. Her work is alive with colour, movement, and emotion, honouring the flower as a living, sentient presence; a spark of resilience, beauty, and joy. 

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Ann-Marie will be exhibiting at her own studio during KOAST 2025: Stop 13 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!

As a Professional Photographer, I'm passionate about weaving stories through imagery. Whether it's a person, a business, an event, or the landscape, I aim to capture their essence, igniting a unique narrative that sparks curiosity and imagination.

I often work collaboratively with the creative industry, an area that is pivotal to my work, capturing the allure of theatre, dance, music, and more.

Inside and outside my studio, I relish molding light to craft an image's mood, a process that can dramatically shift with a simple change of angle or lighting adjustment—pure excitement!

Claire will be exhibiting at Little Black Gallery during KOAST as part of Rhythms of the North, an exhibition designed to celebrate KOAST - Tai Tokerau Art Trail and our Northland artists.

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Janette Walker grew up in Lancashire, England, inspired by her mother’s ever-present camera and love of photography. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Janette bought her first point-and-shoot camera after leaving home, capturing moments with a similar passion. 

Since moving to New Zealand in 2003, Janette has developed a deep appreciation for the country’s landscapes, particularly the sunrises over beaches near her North Shore home. In 2012, she pursued a Diploma in Professional Photography, which she completed in 2013. While initially drawn to landscape photography, Janette soon discovered a passion for floral subjects. 

Investing in a macro lens, she became fascinated with capturing the intricate details of flowers, creating soft, dreamy images that highlight nature’s delicate beauty. Inspired by the natural world, Janette continues to share its wonder through her evocative photography. 

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Janette will be exhibiting at stop 31 during KOAST 2025 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!

Rebecca King is a fine art photographer. Her vision is to create a collection of sensitive silent moments, inspired by symbolism and folklore, capturing stories of nature, some full of whimsical intrigue, others more painterly botanical, always attempting to make something beautiful 

Rebecca’s creative journey began with paints and a brush, but in 2018 she discovered a deeper connection with photography. Seeking to use the medium in an artistic way, she began experimenting; painting not with pigment, but with light. Her recent work emerges from a place of layering, intuition, and exploration, living somewhere between painting and photography.