Murray Camick

This week Rachel, host of 95bFM show Artbank, talks to Murray Cammick photographer, DJ and founder of Rip It Up Magazine. Murray trained at Elam School of Fine Arts in the 70's and worked at Auckland University School magazine, Craccum. He took his camera down to Queen Street and Karangahape road and documented late 70's nightlife. Flash cars, Street culture, and gigs at Auckland's music venues. In 1977, alongside Alistair Dougal he started Rip It Up music magazine and photographed local and international music legends. Everyone from Iggy Pop, Chris Knox, to Debbie Harry, and Hello Sailor have been snapped by Murray who eventually went on to run the first of his own record labels, South Side Records in 1989.

WIDE ANGLE EPISODES

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The Culture of Music Photography | Interview with Murray Cammick

In this episode, Rachel explores the culture and myths of the music scene in New Zealand and globally.

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Aucklands oldest settlement is documented by Qiane Matata-Sipu as it comes under threat from developers.

Portraiture and People | Interview with Edith Amituanai

Aucklands oldest settlement is documented by Qiane Matata-Sipu as it comes under threat from developers.

Activism and Expression of Image Making | Interview with Tanu Gago

Ideas of masculinity, gender, and brown queer realities - Rachel sits down with award winning photographer, Tanu Gago.

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Meaning Making in Photography | Interview with Sholto Buck

Drawing viewers into his own experience of the world, Rachel sits down with recent graduate Sholto Buck.