Alan Miller
Alan Miller (b. 1947, Oamaru, Aotearoa New Zealand) is a photographer whose practice spans more than four decades, grounded in a sustained engagement with landscape, travel, and the history of the medium. Working primarily in black and white, Miller is committed to traditional darkroom processes, producing hand-printed silver gelatin works that emphasise tonal depth, clarity, and atmosphere.
After extended periods in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1970s, Miller returned to New Zealand to study art history, a discipline that continues to inform his measured and reflective approach to image-making. His photographs are characterised by a precise attention to light and structure, often positioning landscape as both subject and psychological space.
Miller has exhibited widely in New Zealand and internationally. His work is held in major public collections including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. He lives and works in Auckland.
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Ducks. Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia., 2023/26 -
Swans. Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe Rotorua, New Zealand., 2021/26
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The Remarkables. Tāhuna Queenstown, New Zealand, 2021/26
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Ice detail. Jökulsárlón, Iceland., 2019/26
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Wai-o-tapu Thermal Wonderland. Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe Rotorua, New Zealand, 2019/26
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Saint Catherine's Monastery. Sinai Peninsula, Egypt., 2006/26
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Samoan Dance Troupe. Pacifica, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, New Zealand, 2000/26
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Showjumping. Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, New Zealand., 1993/26
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The Painter’s Studio: an allegory of seven years of my artistic life. Gustave Courbet 1855, Musée D’Orsay., 1989/26
