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Marti Friedlander

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In the 2004 documentary The passionate eye, Marti Friedlander explains how and why she became a professional photographer. Unlike her peer Ans Westra, who had minimal interaction with her human subjects, Friedlander converses freely with the people she photographs. 

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Point of View Productions

Reference: Marti: the passionate eye [videorecording]. Producer and director, Shirley Horrocks. Auckland: Point of View Productions, 2004

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Peter Ireland, Photography – Photography expands, 1880s to 1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/43218/marti-friedlander (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Peter Ireland, published 4 November 2013.