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John Kinder's photograph of Kotanui Rock, 1868

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John Kinder's photograph of Kotanui Rock, 1868

Clergyman and teacher John Kinder was a skilled amateur photographer. His landscapes captured what were to him the wonders of God's creations. His 1868 photograph of Kotanui Rock in Whangaparāoa records a monumental landmark that almost possesses architectural qualities in its regularity of form. Kinder was also a photographer of architecture. 

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Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: S14-047a

by John Kinder

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Peter Ireland, Photography – Early photography, 1840–1880s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43207/john-kinders-photograph-of-kotanui-rock-1868 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Ireland, published 4 November 2013.