Sara Tautuku Orme, based in Aotearoa New Zealand, is a social documentary portrait photographer of Māori  (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tarawhai, Ngāti Whakaue) and Pākehā (English) heritage. She graduated with a degree in Sociology and later graduated from photography in the 1990’s. With a career spanning over two decades, she is now solely focused on photography as an art practice.

The diversity of her personal life experience references both feminism and biculturalism and forms the basis of her photographic practice. Whanaungtanga, the Māori concept of connection, and relationships within the communities she works with are at the heart of her practice. Her recent works engage with narratives of social cultural identity and colonialism within indigenous histories.

Sara has been the recent recipient and winner of the Contemporary New Zealand Art Awards, 2022, finalist in Lens Culture global awards, 2020. Recent group exhibitions include Te Teko, Caelum Gallery, New York 2021, The Portrait, Blindside Melbourne 2022, Look to the future with Progressive ideas, Thistle Hall, Wellington, Aotearoa (NZ), 2021.

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Ko Putauaki mā Tarawera toku maunga

Ko Rangitaiki mā Tārawera toku awa

Ko Rotoiti mā  Rotorua toku roto

Ko Mātaatua mā Te Arawa toku waka

Ko Ngāti Awa mā Te Arawa 

Ko Ngāi Tamaoki , Ngāti Tarāwhai, Ngāti Whākaue toku hapu

Ko Ruaihona mā Waikohatu mā Uenukukōpako toku marae

Ko Kahupake

Ko Tautuku mā Hone toku whanau

No TeTeko mā Rotorua ahau 

Kei Tāmaki Makaurau toku kainga inainai

Ko Arapeta (Aobie) Orme toku papa 

Ko Hera/Sara toku ingoa  

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