
Rachel Punturiero is a contemporary art photographer born in Takapuna, New Zealand. She is currently living and working between Auckland and the Bay of Plenty.
In all Punturiero’s photos there is a kind of ambience that is quiet, mysterious, and full of drama.
Using slow shutter speeds, she takes advantage of motion blur to abstract images and evoke response in the viewer’s emotions.
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STAY SOFT
ROSE MORTE
CAN(N)IBAL
THE LAST WAVE
OAIA
THREADS
Current & Upcoming
I was born in Takapuna, on the North Island of New Zealand. My interest in photography began in childhood, when I would spend hours poring over my grandfather’s handmade photo album from his time in the West African Frontier. For my 13th birthday, I was given a film-based point-and-shoot camera, and I began quietly teaching myself — drawn to the slow, intentional nature of analogue photography.
My practice is guided by instinct and shaped by a deep fascination with time, motion, and perception. I embrace accident and chance, working experimentally and allowing each image to unfold through process rather than preconception. I’m drawn to the emotional weight of the everyday —often layering the mundane with a distinct atmosphere that challenges familiar narratives. In doing so, I aim to invite viewers into that subtle tension between what’s seen and what quietly coexists beneath it: overlapping realities, fleeting impressions, and the spaces in between.
Rachel Punturiero
rachelpunturiero@gmail.com
© 2025
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