Grahame Sydney’s Central OtagoAuthor: Grahame Sydney. Published 2011 by Penguin New Zealand.
“A classic for years to come, this is a spectacular photographic celebration of the heart of the Otago Province. From sprawling landscapes and passing cloudscapes to poignant portraits this book captures both the raw beauty of the area and isolation of its inhabitants.” Penguin New Zealand.
A number of images from the book have also been produced as Limited Edition Photographs.
Timeless LandAuthors: Grahame Sydney; Brian Turner; Owen Marshall. First published 1995. Reprinted 2010 (5th reprint). Longacre Press. Hardback. Awards: New Zealand Pride in Print Awards (1996): Supreme Award for printing. Printing Industries of America (1996): Premier Print Award.
The much-loved celebration of Central Otago, ‘Timeless Land’ has taken on an almost classic status and is now in its 5th reprint. First printed in 1995 this latest edition includes the original introduction by actor Sam Neill and a new preface by David Kirk. Featuring over 50 of Grahame’s paintings of Central Otago, it is complemented by poems by Brian Turner and short stories by Owen Marshall.
The Art of Grahame SydneyAuthors: Grahame Sydney and contributors. First published 2000. Reprinted 2007 (4th reprint). Longacre Press. Hardback. Awards: Montana Book Awards (2000): Montana Medal for Non-Fiction; Illustrative Arts Category Award; Readers’ Choice Award.
Chosen from paintings produced over 25 years, this selection shows Sydney’s enormously varied body of work: landscapes of Central Otago, early studies, figure paintings, pencil drawings, portraits, still lifes, lithographs and etchings. The images are complemented by a brief autobiographical outline of Sydney’s early art development, a personal response from poet Brian Turner, essays by Michael Findlay and Belinda Jones, and an interview with Grahame by photographer Reg Graham. Included are 143 reproductions, 9 photographs, and a list of the artworks, exhibition history and biographical notes.
White Silence: Grahame Sydney’s Antarctica Author: Grahame Sydney. Published 2008 by Penguin. Hardback. 75 photographs. Accolades: Shortlisted for BPANZ Book Design Awards 2009 (Random House NZ Award for Best Illustrated Book). Listed in NZ Listener’s Top 100 Books 2008.
At the invitation of Antarctica New Zealand, Grahame Sydney travelled to Antarctica in 2003 and 2006. In this beautifully presented book, his distinctive eye is trained on the extraordinary ice, rock and snowscapes of the frozen continent, and the efforts of humans to survive there.
Promised Land: From Dunedin to the Dunstan GoldfieldsAuthor: Grahame Sydney. Published 2010 by Penguin New Zealand. Softback. Price: $NZ50.00.
In 1862 the barren Interior of Otago, New Zealand was largely unknown, called the ‘Wasteland,’ and was home to a small number of newly-settled pastoralists. However when in August two prospectors announced they had struck gold, this sparse, inhospitable region suddenly became magnet to tens of thousands of hopeful men.
Using several surviving diaries of gold prospectors, ‘Promised Land’ is a comprehensive and graphic account of this remarkable period, telling the story of the virtual discovery of what we now call ‘Central Otago’, liberally illustrated both with period photographs and many by the author.