We have a lens on one of New Zealand's most successful international photographers, Brian Brake, today.
Camel rider of the Aden Protectorate Levies beside a jet plane on the RAF airfield, Aden, Yemen, 1956, by Brian Brake.
Gathering dyed cloth on the banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmedabad, India, 1958, by Brian Brake.
Brian Brake, Hong Kong, c.1964, photographer unknown
Parade on the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic of China, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 1959, by Brian Brake.
Milford Sound, Fiordland, 1960, by Brian Brake.
'Monsoon girl', 1960. From the series ‘Monsoon’ by Brian Brake.
Boy at goldfish stall, Hong Kong, 1961 by Brian Brake.
'Offerings to the unknown dead, Kyoto' [Toshi Satow offering a candle], 1964, by Brian Brake
Feet of a statue of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, circa 1966.
Brunei, 1987, by Brian Brake.
Te Papa's Curator of Photography, Athol McCreedie, is the author of New Zealand Photography Collected, and is here to share his knowledge on the man behind the famous "Monsoon Girl" photo.
