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Fiona Clark is a New Zealand photographer who works in documentary photography.

Clark was born in Inglewood, Taranaki in 1954. She attended the Elam school of fine arts in Auckland, graduating in 1975.

While attending Elam she photographed a dance party at Auckland University Cafe for Pride Week in 1974. Two of these pictures were included in the exhibition 'Active Eye' which toured New Zealand and was the first surveyed exhibition of photography in New Zealand. These two photos, which were accompanied by text written by Tracy Karl, provoked controversy from the general public. They were asked to be removed from the collection and later went missing while the exhibition was en route to the Dowse museum.

Following this she returned to Taranaki where she began a photographic series that captured the relationship between local iwi and their surrounding landscape. This series was predominantly focused on the use of natural resources from the surrounding coastline and its importance to the natural heritage of the area. This series entitled 'Te Iwi o Te Wāhi Kore' gained political importance during its use in the Motunui – Waitara Treaty of Waitangi Claim (Wai-6).