Meet the Soldiers Rd Portraits team who are bringing Māori closer to their tūpuna

11:43, Jun 24 2021
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closer to their tūpuna and restoring a sense of pride is what Taaniko and Vienna Nordstrom focus on at specialist photo studio Soldiers Rd Portraits. Siena Yates finds out more.
A man in jail, whose last photo was his mugshot upon arrest, suddenly finds himself the main attraction of a prison art exhibition. His standard-issue uniform is replaced with traditional Māori garb, a heavy greenstone taonga around his neck, and marks of mana temporarily inked on his face. In that frame hanging on the wall, he stands tall and proud.

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