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Biography: Cleveland, Francis Leslie

Les Cleveland, photographer

A man in a suit holds a camera to his face.

Les Cleveland took photographs as a hobby and as part of his work as a journalist, but began to explore it as an art form during his years living on the West Coast. This self-portrait dates from 1961.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Les Cleveland Collection. 35mm-103405

by Les Cleveland

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Lawrence McDonald. 'Cleveland, Francis Leslie', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2023. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47866/les-cleveland-photographer (accessed 4 June 2026).