Portrait of the Dalai Lama 1992 I was fortunate enough to photograph His Holiness The Dalai Lama on several of his appearances as a guest speaker at the National Press Club Canberra. This shot, which is my favourite, was taken in 1992, and is one of only 17 images selected for my Limited Edition of 7 […]
In addition to the Fotokino exhibition which I mentioned in Part Two of my tale, my work was also represented in a number of international exhibitions in Europe and Asia. After my apprenticeship, I had joined the editorial staff of a local daily newspaper as a photo-journalist in 1959. When my pictures appeared in the […]
Noted Australian Ian Parmenter Another addition to my collection of Noted Australians is Australian Celebrity Chef Ian Parmenter AOM. Among his many talents, Ian hosted a weekly show Consuming Passions for 10 years on ABC TV. He has written 14 books, is a winemaker, and with David Evans runs Consuming Passions a worldwide event management […]
A Photographers Tale – part two. In 1963, the year I left Germany with husband Brian, Fotokina exhibited the work of 14 young photographers, which included me.” The shot below is from a newspaper report of my contribution to the Fotokina exhibition; “Prize Winner at Fotokina …….”
A display of Heide smiths photographs in an Exhibition of 14 young German Photographers at Fotokina in 1963
Exhibition of 14 young German Photographers at Fotokina in 1963 – Heide Smith’s panel
This is a translation of a newspaper report “Prize bearer at Fotokina 1963
Heide Smith – a photographers tale I have called this series of posts “ A Photographers Tale “ because that is what it is – the tale of my life as a professional photographer – a sort of stroll down memory lane. The title is not new, I first used it in a presentation at “Hair […]
Last week Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyption reformer, diplomat, academic and the sixth Secretary General of the United Nations passed away. This is an image I took at the National Press Club in Canberra in 1995 You can see my NPC 1984-96 Collection at https://heidesmith.com/image-bank/npc-speakers