These Photographs were taken in 2007 by New Zealand Photographer Edith Amituanai. this series of photos are called Dejeuner, which is a French word meaning for lunch. Philemon Toleafoa is one of the main subjects for Edith who is from Auckland who plays rugby in France and has been in France when he was 19 years of age, he said that he misses the family get togethers for lunch at his Grandma's house which motivated Edith to take photos for this series because of Toleafoa being homesick.
Edith Amituanai is Samoan from Auckland, she graduated from Unitec in 2005 receiving a Bachelor of design course and was considered a rising star in New Zealand's new generation of photographers, with work held in Te Papa and Auckland Art Gallery. Her subjects are the Samoan Community in New Zealand, and all generations and how they interact with each other.
Edith became interested in making this series because she not only knew but she is also related to some Samoan rugby players, she calls it the "Third Wave Migration" as Samoans go out to seek new opportunities just like their parents did when they migrated to New Zealand.
I can relate to Edith with my experience with my parents how they left the Isle of Samoa and how they migrated to New Zealand in the 1990's and in 1995 that was the year that i was born here in New Zealand and here I am currently seeking for opportunities as not only a photographer but also an artist. I also like the subjects that she is focusing on which is Samoan people seeking new opportunities and focusing on how this generation is reacting with each other which nowadays we use social media and technology whereas back in the day they used telephones or black and white coloured televisions and stuff like that which i find interesting.
Camera wise this will benefit me when i go out to take photos of people either friends or family. This may also help me with my final project for this course paper as i am looking for ideas on how to set a camera and which angles must i use and how far or how close I want the subject to be whether in focus or out of focus, using shallow or deep depth of field. It also helps me where i want to put the subject by using composition whether to put it on the left, right or centre, put them either on the fore, mid, or Background. Either way this will help me a lot.
