Facts about Liz

Liz is a freelance photographer based in Auckland, New Zealand

  • born in Whiston, England
  • graduated from the University of Birmingham, England in 1977 with a BA (Hons) degree in English Language and Literature
  • qualified as a Librarian  from Manchester Polytechnic in 1979
  • awarded a City and Guilds Certificate in Photography in 1993  from West Cheshire College
  • former member of Hawarden Camera Club, North Wales
  • member of the Royal Photographic Society since 1986
  • awarded an LRPS (Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society) in 1993
  • emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand in 1995
  • employed as a Librarian at the University of Auckland until 2019 - now retired
  • member of the Auckland Photographic Society and the Photographic Society of New Zealand
  • awarded the APSNZ (Associateship of the Photographic Society of New Zealand) in 2009
  • awarded the FPSNZ (Fellowship of the Photographic Society of New Zealand)  in 2010
  • awarded the AFIAP (Artist of the Federation International de l'Art Photographique) in 2012; EFIAP (Excellence) in 2014; EFIAP/b (Bronze) in 2015 and EFIAP/s (Silver) in 2021. Working towards EFIAP/g (Gold)
  • awarded the PPSA and EPSA of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) in 2021
  • owns a Nikon Z7ii, D810, D700, D200, D70s and a D200 and D7000 converted for infrared photography.
  • uses Adobe Photoshop  for post-processing.