A Portrait of Canberra and of Canberrans 1979-2012   A Portrait of Canberra and of Canberrans 1979-2012 This beautifully crafted book has been published to celebrate the Centenary of Canberra, and 34 years of Heide Smiths photography of Canberra and Canberrans. It is, amazingly, Heides fifth book on Canberra, but it is the first […]

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   heide smith’s photographs of canberra and canberrans I have photographed Canberra and Canberrans for more than a third of a century. I arrived in 1977 and left in 1998, but I return frequently, and continue to photograph both Canberra and Canberrans. Which is perhaps why Brian and I have published five books of photographs of Canberra.  I […]

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 vintage folio of canberra church and churchmen  The Churches and Churchmen of Canberra was commissioned by the National Library of Australia in 1983. The collection was exhibited in the Library, and images from that collection, led to Heide winning the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP),1984 Portrait Photographer of the Year Award.about the prints:Details of each […]

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 vintage portraits of canberrans 1986 – 1999   about portraits of canberrans: In 1994, an exhibition”The Canberrans A Vintage Selection” was launched at the ACT Legislative Assembly. It featured some of Canberra’s best known senior citizens. The current collection is now much larger. Many of these vintage portraits featured in my Canberra Books, particularly the last one […]

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 heide smith’s portraits of canberra raiders 1991About portraits Canberra Raiders 1991: Launched at the Press Club in 1992, this was a fund raising venture for the beleaguered local Rugby League Club. The Canberra Times reported; “it’s a supporters dream and a parent’s nightmare – a scantily clad Raider in every room… “To see an enlargement, and/or […]

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 heide smith’s photographs canberra churchs and churchmenAbout the Churches and Churchmen of Canberra: Commissioned by the National Library of Australia, the collection was exhibited in the National Library, and led to Heide winning the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) “Portrait Photographer of the Year Award” in 1984.To see an enlargement, and/or to purchase an image, […]

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 heide smith’s landscape photographs of canberra  Landscape photographs of Canberra: I have photographed Canberra and it’s people for more than a third of a century, and although I no longer live in Canberra I often return, and I still love taking pictures and portraits there. Between 1983 and 2012 Brian and I published 5 books of […]

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