Spencer Digby

Spencer Harry Gilbee Digby (26 June 1901 – 22 June 1995) was a New Zealand photographer. He was born in Dagenham, Essex, England on 26 June 1901.[1]

Digby trained under Richard Neville Speaight, a London-based society photographer.[2]

Digby had a portrait studio on Lambton Quay in Wellington from the 1920s until 1960.[2] Brian Brake worked as an assistant under Digby at his studio from 1945 until 1949.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Main, William. "Spencer Harry Gilbee Digby". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b McCredie, Athol (1 January 2025). New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 years of photography in Aotearoa. Te Papa Press.
  3. ^ "Studio portraiture". Te Papa Collections Online. Retrieved 21 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Palmer, Andy (8 November 2017). "Spencer Digby". New Zealand History. Retrieved 21 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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