I am at the happy stage of life where most days I am free to make paintings or take photographs.

Showcase

  • JoinedJuly 2006
  • Occupationpainter, photographer, artist and basically retired
  • HometownNew Plymouth, Stratford Taranaki, and Ngaere (a very small place).
  • Current cityMasterton
  • CountryNew Zealand

Most popular photos

Testimonials

1987porsche944 says:

Lester. You show another world to me. Different architecture, different people, a different way of life...I'm transported across the world every time you post a photo and i love it. You have a way of showcasing both architecture and humanity, very often in the same image, and it's endlessly fascinating. If humanity eve… Read more

Lester. You show another world to me. Different architecture, different people, a different way of life...I'm transported across the world every time you post a photo and i love it. You have a way of showcasing both architecture and humanity, very often in the same image, and it's endlessly fascinating. If humanity ever could afford the ultimate documentarian, it would be you!

Read less
September 9, 2009
Mysterious Field (deleted)

Lester Ralph has a knack for taking pictures of places I've lived in for a long time, and making it look like somewhere I've never been. Where other people celebrate starkness, Lester Ralph produces a cluttered-up photographic jigsaw, fat with detail and endlessly packed with things to see.

February 19, 2008