Richard Woldendorp
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Richard Leo Woldendorp is an Australia
n photographer.
Born in Utrecht
, Netherlands
, he migrated to Australia in 1950. He began photographing in 1956, initially on various projects in Indonesia
. He became a professional photographer in 1961 after winning two prizes in the Craven-A national photography competition. His work has been prolific and extensively collected in Art and Photography galleries around Australia and overseas. He was made a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 1991, and an Honorary Life Member in 1997. He has provided photographs for and produced over 15 books. Some of his books have had significant West Australian authors provide introductions and text - such as Tom Hungerford, and Tim Winton
who wrote an accompanying essay for Down to Earth
.
His work was celebrated by the Western Australian Art gallery in 2009
His extensive awards are listed at the Fremantle Press website
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n photographer.
Born in Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, he migrated to Australia in 1950. He began photographing in 1956, initially on various projects in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. He became a professional photographer in 1961 after winning two prizes in the Craven-A national photography competition. His work has been prolific and extensively collected in Art and Photography galleries around Australia and overseas. He was made a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography in 1991, and an Honorary Life Member in 1997. He has provided photographs for and produced over 15 books. Some of his books have had significant West Australian authors provide introductions and text - such as Tom Hungerford, and Tim Winton
Tim Winton
Timothy John "Tim" Winton , is an Australian novelist and short story writer.-Life:Winton was born in Perth, Western Australia, but moved at a young age to the regional city of Albany....
who wrote an accompanying essay for Down to Earth
Down to Earth (book)
Down to Earth is a non-fiction book by Australian author Tim Winton and photographer Richard Woldendorp. The book is a collection of photographs of the Australian landscape, with an accompanying essay by Winton that examines his personal responses to the land....
.
His work was celebrated by the Western Australian Art gallery in 2009
His extensive awards are listed at the Fremantle Press website
Awards
Achievements and honours include:- Australia's Professional Photographer of the Year for 1982
- Western Australia's Professional Photographer of the Year for 1988
- Listed as one of Scoop magazine's Inspirational West Australians for 2005;
Publications
- Hungerford, T. A. G. and Richard Woldendorp (1969) A million square : Western Australia . Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia). ISBN 0170018237
- (1983) Australia's West Perth, W.A Day Dawn Press. ISBN 0959693416
- (1985) Australia, the untamed land photographs by Richard Woldendorp. Sydney : Readers Digest. ISBN 0949819611 (text by John Scott, photographs by Richard Woldendorp)
- (1992) Journey through a landscape : Richard Woldendorp's Australia. West Perth, W.A : Sandpiper Press. ISBN 064609386X
- (1994) Australia's flying doctors: the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia photographs by Richard Woldendorp ; text by Roger McDonald. Chippendale, N.S.W. : Pan Macmillan ISBN 0732907934
- (1995) Australia, the untamed land photographs by Richard Woldendorp. Sydney : Reader's Digest. ISBN 0864389337 (text by Tim WintonTim WintonTimothy John "Tim" Winton , is an Australian novelist and short story writer.-Life:Winton was born in Perth, Western Australia, but moved at a young age to the regional city of Albany....
) - (2001) Design by nature photographs by Richard Woldendorp; text by Victoria Laurie. North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press in association with Sandpiper Press, ISBN 1863683496 (with text by Roger McDonald and Amanda Burton)
Further reading
Reprinted in Seddon, George (1995) Swan Song.- Australian Style, January 1993, p. 82.
- LandscopeLandscopeLandscope is the quarterly journal of Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation. It publishes technical and popular articles on matters related to the conservation and management of natural resources in Western Australia....
, Spring 1987, p. 51-54. - Western outlook, October 1993, p. 28-29
External links
- Official website
- A procurement of Aerial photographs by Woldendorp (National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
)