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While not in the Horowhenua District, the Transmission Gully motorway provides an important link between Horowhenua and Wellington City to the benefit of commuters from both regions.

The road opened to traffic on the 31st of March 2022, and Foxton photographer Jacob Brookie took this photograph in May of that year. Jacob used a c.1948 Mamiya Six folding camera to make this exposure from the rear seat of a Mazda SUV. The Mamiya was an advanced camera for its day and was a popular choice of Allied forces stationed in Japan at the time. Jacob's Mamiya has a worn, somewhat cloudy lens which reduces contrast so is used for 'special effects'.

The photograph was taken travelling southbound over Transmission Gully.

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Date
May 2022

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j. brookie collection,
Community Tags
2020's,
2020s,
analogue,
analogue photography,
b&w,
black and white,
car,
film,
film photography,
infrastructure,
j. brookie collection,
mamiya six camera,
may 2022,
road,
roadtrip,
transmission gully,
transport,
travel,
vehicle,
vintage camera,

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