Arthur Breckon

Arthur Ninnis Breckon (24 February 1887 – 1965) was a New Zealand-born photojournalist. Breckon was the first person from New Zealand to be published in Life Magazine, with his photo of a tuatara.

Biography

Breckon started his career under the mentorship of H.E Gaze in 1904 and was eventually appointed the position of Chief Photographer for The Weekly News and The New Zealand Herald for over twenty years. Breckon's press photography captured the conflict and tension present in early 20th century New Zealand. Most notably, Breckon captured the police attack on Maungapōhatu in April 1916. He was the only photographer present at the time.

Another important moment that Breckon captured in photographs was the expedition of Douglas Mawson to the sub Antarctic Macquarie Islands.

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