Photographer pays tribute to kuia

WELCOME: Tawake Matthews leads visitors to the Kiri Riwai-Couch: Kuia exhibition that opened Saturday at the Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History in Masterton. PHOTOS/CHRIS KILFORD

Twenty-nine images were revealed to the world on Saturday that capture the cherished Wairarapa friends and family of photographer Kiri Riwai-Couch.

The exhibition titled Kuia focuses on the beloved nannies who have helped guide the young photographer during her early life.

The portraits will be given back to each of her subjects once her debut photographic exhibition has run its course.

The exhibition at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History opened on Saturday and runs through to July 5.