25/07/2025
This little photo essay came from a feature for Box of Light that saw artist and ocean conservationist Virginia Watson meet author and shipwreck expert Bruce Collins – over lunch at Emerson's Taproom, of course. Virginia's incredible artworks depict stories of historical waka and shipwrecks connected to Te Wai Pounamu and more specifically, Otago, Southland, and the Auckland Islands. Virginia has researched the Othello, Ventnor, Tararua, Grafton, Waikare, Mānuka, Tyrone, Pride of the Yarra and the Maori Girl so far with a few others in her sights. She hopes to finish up with 10-12 shipwrecks in the body of work.
Read the full original story here: https://www.boxoflight.com/?report=802