Our Land in Colour by Jock Phillips & Brendan Graham

A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, and with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM.

Our Land in Colour celebrates the rich story of Aotearoa through the restoration of images never before seen in colour. Two hundred meticulously colourised images open a window back in time with remarkable detail.

Aotearoa New Zealand from 1860 to 1960 was a world of black and white. It was a time when communities were isolated, made their lives from the land, and lived an identity forged by the outdoors. Our Land in Colour is a look at the way New Zealanders experienced life for a century before large-scale urbanisation, and before the arrival of television and jet-airliners changed the nation forever.