I have waited years to get the oportunity to see a Brian Brake exhibition so was thrilled to go to the Auckland Art Gallery the other day to see 'Brian Brake: Lens on the world'.

It is a phenomenal exhibition and I absolutely recommend going along - it runs at the Auckland Art Gallery till 14 August and then tours to a further eight New Zealand galleries.

Brian Brake was a pioneer and true legend of photography. Coming from New Zealand he spent most of his career working on assignment all around the world for Magnum Photo Agency. The images that he captured graced the pages of many leading publications of the day including National Geographic and LIFE.

I enjoyed many of the images on display and especially the rich insight into the photographic essays he produced including Monsoon, but also incredible work of the Roman Empire, Ancient Egypt and Asia.

I will definately be going back to the exhibition several more times while it is on. Information on the exhibition can be found HERE and a good overview of Brian Brakes life and work can be found HERE.

All images: Brian Brake