Emma Baker - Photographer

03/06/2025

HE KAKANO - TAHI by ✨

▪️ Te Ao Māori, the Māori worldview, is grounded in the belief that people are deeply connected to te taiao (the natural world). This connection shapes how we see ourselves and our place within te taiao, inspiring us to cherish and protect our environment. Introductions in Te Ao Ma-ori begin with whakapapa (genealogy), linking us to specific areas, land, bodies of water and other aspects of ancestry beyond geography, to symbolise relationships between people, the environment, and the wider universe. Whakapapa ties, guide us to honour our tipuna, care for the natural world, and build a sustainable future for our tamariki and mokopuna. This is kaitiakitanga - guardianship and protection - a concept far greater than simply caring for the environment. It’s a call to weave the wisdom of the past with the needs of future generations.

▪️ Nōku te whiwhi ki te mahi hei kaitiaki. It is my privilege to serve as a guardian.

▪️ This image is a part of my ongoing kaupapa exploring whakapapa and the merging of our worlds - a journey of restoring cultural knowledge and creating traditions with my tamariki. They symbolise the concept of kaitiakitanga visually - as a tangible reality brought to life through deliberate actions and conscious choices.

Check out the artist herself at https://www.emmabaker.co.nz/ ✨

12/03/2023

Womens Work NZ 2023 done ✔️

What a huge team effort ❤️

What an absolutely epic exhibition ✨.
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We had close to 200 visitors on our opening night and over 600 people through the exhibition - assistant workshop with & - artist talks with , , , , & , & - an AIPA] meeting - an International Women's Day panel discussion and a live shoot with & Melanie Jenkins.
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Seeing so many faces and supporters of our industry has been fantastic! Stay tuned as we start showcasing the exhibition and the submission series from each photographer here in our feed.
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Words cannot describe our gratitude to all our sponsors that’s made this exhibition a reality and everyone that’s been to see our work and support us ❤️.
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AIPA] for industry support and guidelines.
for camera equipment to shoot all our BTS footage (stay tuned) and tv screens to showcase our work.
& for providing us with a venue.
for all of our branding collateral and our IWD OOH Campaign.
for OOH campaign space.
for a massive effort planning the exhibition.
for financial & moral support.
for our stunning prints, postcards & posters.
& for financial support to cover catering.
for gear & equipment for our assistant workshops and live shoots.
, , , , & for providing drinks for our opening night, artist talks & panel discussion.
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Thanks Michelle Hyslop for our gorgeous group portrait 📸.
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04/03/2023

Super stoked to be part of this years Women’s Work] exhibition that we had our opening for on Friday night. Thanks to everyone that made it happen and came to celebrate.

It’s on every day till Sunday 12th March at so come along and see some work from some pretty talented ladies. We’re on the corner of Freyberg Square and High Street across from where I still look up and expect Rakinos to still be. I’ll be back there today - Sunday, come say hi 👋🏽

Women’s Work] .online

02/02/2022

Goody goody gum drops, chosen by me so I could steal some of course 🍦

22/01/2022

If you’re in Auckland this weekend, pop down to Queens Wharf for the last weekend of the latest Womens Work NZ exhibition that Fox and I made this image for.

Eke Panuku Development Auckland
Interesting Things Aotearoa
Tom Ang Photographer
AIPA :: Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association

The KAHA [Strength] exhibition features 23 photographs along the Southern Apron of Queens Wharf, including this powerful image by Emma Baker - Photographer.

"Energy, courage and intensity is what stood out for me when creating work to the theme ‘Kaha’.

The idea for my image - Tane-Mahuta came while documenting the significance water and environmental restrictions have on our day to day life. We live and work in the Waitakere Ranges, a bush clad area close to 3 large bodies of water, but too far to be connected to the city’s water supply. As we approach warmer months and now with lockdown challenges, water collection and preservation becomes a focus.

It was made at the end of a long day of lockdown, lying under a ladder with a makeshift camping shower teetering above and the kids dancing excitedly around me. It symbolises busyness, imperfection, and the bursts of fun and energy we’ve needed, to get through the last year and particularly our latest lockdown, where parents like myself juggle the intense emotions, ups and downs that come with work, school, and family life."

This is the last weekend of the KAHA [Strength] exhibition, so if you're keen to check it out, best hop to it!

KAHA [Strength] was curated by Womens Work NZ and made possible by Eke Panuku Development Auckland with help from Tom Ang Photographer and Interesting Things Aotearoa

18/11/2021

Womens Work NZ exhibition ‘Kaha’ is on till the end of January 2022 and includes 23 large scale images - including one from me.

The open air exhibition runs along the perimeter fence of Queens Wharf in Auckland.

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Thanks to everyone that has supported this project - Eke Panuku Development Auckland, Womens Work NZ, AIPA :: Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association Tom Ang Photographer and Interesting Things Aotearoa

Image: Revolution by Melissa Nickerson Photography

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KAHA [Strength] features work by: Amber-Jayne Bain : Photographer, Ann Orman Imagery, Camilla Rutherford Photography , Charlotte Anderson Photography, Emma Baker, Georgia S Photography, Jessica Chloe Gernat, Jessie Casson - Photographer, Jodie Rainsford, Julie Chandelier, Larnie Nicolson, Manja Wachsmuth Photography, Mara Sommer Photography, Melanie Jenkins, Melissa Banks Photographer, Melissa Nickerson Photography, Michelle Hyslop Photography, Milana Radojcic Photography, Sacha Stejko Photography, Sara Orme Photography, Vanessa Wu Photography, Victoria Baldwin and Virginia Woolf Photography.

Discover the new photography exhibition happening on Queens Wharf right now.

In association with Women’s Work, the exhibition is titled KAHA [Strength], and is shot entirely by women.

The exhibition runs until late January 2022 and there’s 23 large scale images to view - a must see on your next lockdown outing.

A big thanks to everyone that has come on board in support of this project - Eke Panuku Development Auckland, Womens Work NZ, AIPA :: Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association, Tom Ang Photographer and Interesting Things Aotearoa.

Image: Revolution by Melissa Nickerson

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KAHA [Strength] features work by: Amber-Jayne Bain : Photographer, Ann Orman Imagery, Camilla Rutherford Photography, Charlotte Anderson Photography, Emma Baker, Georgia S Photography, Jessica Gernat, Jessie Casson - Photographer, Jodie Rainsford, Julie Chandelier, Larnie Nicholson, Manja Wachsmuth Photography, Mara Sommer Photography, Melanie Jenkins, Melissa Banks Photographer, Melissa Nickerson Photography, Michelle Hyslop Photography, Milana Radojcic Photography, Sacha Stejko Photography, Sara Orme Photography, Vanessa Wu Photography, Victoria Baldwin and Virginia Woolf Photography.

Your Waterfront

29/10/2021

30/05/2021

Who’d have thought that one day I’d sit there thinking about the nostalgia that comes with the smell of a newspaper. Those newspaper feels eh.

Now I’m doing my shift at the exhibition We’ve got a fab line up of artist talks today.

I’m there till 1pm and would love to see some familiar faces - so would my girl who’ll be with me and let me photograph her for my series ‘Aroha Mai, Aroha Atu’ - a series of body positive portraits.

And I’d just like to say a huge thank you to who’s been a constant source of inspiration and support.

Women’s Work / Underexposed
Saturday 29 May – 1 June
Sat-Sun 10-5, Mon 9-5, Tues 9-4

Pioneer Women’s Hall
Cnr High St & Freyberg Pl

05/11/2020

Excited to see a write up in Capture magazine about the group exhibition I’m in These Days - Works in Isolation

In the midst of a global pandemic the world finds itself simultaneously more connected and more isolated than ever before. 25 photographers across four countries have united to document the uncertain ...

25/10/2020

🌒 Breathe, breathe in the air.