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Tiwi Collection – Tiwi Culture

By gallahadJune 20, 2021heide smiths tiwi collectionPukamani, tiwi culture

 Heide Smith’s Tiwi Collection – Tiwi Culture    Pukamani  CeremonyThe image above shows a Pukamani Mortuary Ceremony. The description below is taken from The Tiwi College Brochure.”Performance of this ceremony ensures that the spirit of the dead person goes from the living world into the spirit world. The Pukamani is a public ceremony and provides a forum […]

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I initially worked as an industrial photographer and later as a photo journalist in Germany after completing my training and schooling in 1959. I loved the capabilities of my large format Linhof view camera, the square format of my Rollei Twin Lens Reflex, and the super light weight Leica. Later in Australia I continued to work with film until 2000, when I changed to digital. Many of the images on this site came from self-commissioned projects; and I still seek new projects to work on today. I love the digital world of today and I believe that; "Once a photographer, always a CAMERA WOMAN !"
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