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“Shoot first and tell stories later. Now, much, much later, viewing my photographs retrospectively I am still able to recognise people in the crowds that I didn't discern while I was engaged in photographing the events, people and action on the day.”
Shaun Higgins, Curator of Pictorial collections at Auckland War Memorial Museum presents a conversation with photographer John Mercer, forty years on from the anti-Springbok tour protests on 12 September, 1981.
His photographs remain a lasting testament to those who took to the streets of Auckland’s Eden Park to protest the Springbok Tour, the third test, and apartheid.
This event is hosted in partnership with Google Arts & Culture, showcasing John Mercer’s photography that documents the clash between protesters and police that day. View the Google Arts & Culture story here.
Once uploaded, the session will be available on our At Home page.