Friedlander's photography career lasted over 40 years, during which time she photographed a diverse range of subjects, including famous and ordinary people, and rural and urban landscapes. Her work was published in books, magazines and newspapers such as "Wine Review, New Zealand Listener" and the "British Journal of Photography." She held exhibitions at a number of galleries, including the Photographers' Gallery in London, the Wynyard Tavern in Auckland (1966) and the Waikato Art Museum (1975). In 2001, a retrospective exhibition of 150 of her photographs from 1957 to 1986 was held at the Auckland Art Gallery, followed by a tour of New Zealand galleries the following year. In 2006, Friedlander's work was included in an exhibition of contemporary New Zealand photography for the , which was subsequently also shown at the Pingyao International Photography Festival in China.