Peter Dombrovskis
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Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend, Franklin River |
Peter Dombrovskis (Latvian: Pēteris Dombrovskis; 2 March 1945 – 28 March 1996)[1] was an Australian photographer, known for his Tasmanian scenes. In 2003, he was posthumously inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame, the first Australian photographer to achieve that honour.[2]
Biography
Dombrovskis was born in 1945 in a refugee camp in
His most famous photograph is
On 28 March 1996, Dombrovskis died of a
His works are represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the Australian Heritage Commission, and in private hands.[3]
Exhibitions
- 2017 - Dombrovskis: Journeys into the Wild, National Library of Australia - Canberra, Australia[6]
- 2020 - Tasmanian Wilderness, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery - Cradle Mountain, Australia[7]
See also
- Gordon Splits
- Olegas Truchanas
- David Tatnall (photographer)
- Wildness (film)
References
- ^ "Peter Dombrovskis". Collection Online. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Peter Dombrovskis". Hall of Fame Inductees. International Photography Hall of Fame. 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Australian National Herbarium. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-670-82645-2.
- ^ Angus, Max (22 April 2004). "Tasmanian Yearbook 1998". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Dombrovskis: Journeys into the Wild". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery". Peter Dombrovskis. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
External links
- Bonyhady, Tim; Thompson, Peter; Tatnall, David (4 November 2007). "The Terry Lane Interviews - That Photograph". Big Ideas (Interview). Interviewed by Paul Barclay. Australia: Radio National.
- Dombrovskis collection of Tasmanian wilderness photographs, 1978–1995, National Library of Australia, Canberra, a collection of 21 colour photographs
- Gallery of photos by Truchanas and Dombrovskis