2013: the year in pictures

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By The Listener in Photos

Issue 3842 19th Dec 2013

Striking photographs bring home world events in a way that even great writing cannot, giving us a lasting connection to the moment.

A scorched earth: Scenes from the drought

By The Listener in Photos

Issue Listener Plus 14th Mar 2013

Images of a parched landscape by photographer David White.

Photo essay competition winner: One man's journey

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Issue Listener Plus 3799 23rd Feb 2013

The winner of the Listener Photo Essay Competition documented a friend going through the first stages of a female-to-male gender reassignment.

Photo essay competition runner-up: Anna Jacobs

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Issue 3799 21st Feb 2013

The Listener Photo Essay Competition runner-up Anna Jacobs documented her grandmother's story of losing her home in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Listener Photo Essay Competition gallery

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Issue Listener Plus 7th Feb 2013

Entries for the Listener Photo Essay Competition.

In pictures: John Key at Waitangi, 2013

By David White in Photos

Issue Listener Plus 6th Feb 2013

The Listener's David White photographs the prime minister's arrival at Te Tii Marae.

Paul Holmes in pictures

By The Listener in Photos

Issue Listener Plus 1st Feb 2013

A selection of photos and quotes from the life of Sir Paul Holmes.

Photo Essay: In the dark of the night

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By David White in Photos

Issue 3792 4th Jan 2013

Meet Constable Manreet Bassi of Auckland Police. Bassi, who is 21 and Fijian Indian, has been in the police for just over a year and loves the job. David White accompanied her on a night shift.

2012: The year in pictures

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in Photos

Issue 3791 29th Dec 2012

Photographs bring home world events in a way that even great writing cannot. Whether the news is of conflict, natural disaster or of public or private celebration, a striking image can give us a lasting connection to the moment.

In pictures: Labour party conference 2012

By David White in Photos

Issue Listener Plus 23rd Nov 2012

David White goes to Ellerslie for the high-stakes Labour gathering.