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Artist Documentary: Sonia Macak

Artist Documentary about wet plate collodion photography Artist Documentary about Sonia Meet Sonia Macak, Czech born photographer living just outside of Ballarat. In 2013 we spent a day together in her darkroom. Sadly, in 2016 Sonia’s life was affected by the bushfires but luckily no buildings were burnt down. In my film, Sonia reenacts the…

Hernes Oak Winery Photography Gippsland

Grape picking – Winery Photography in the heart of Gippsland Diverse and beautiful, Gippsland stretches from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs to Victoria’s high country in the north to Bass Strait in the south, and produces richly textured, distinctive and very special wines. Explore over 100 vineyards easily accessible from Melbourne. Wineries in Gippsland. Here we have a day…

Photographic Mural Art by Aldona Kmieć Melbourne Ballarat

Photographic Murals

As featured on The Design Files and Better Homes & Gardens Ever dreamt of a large photo mural wall from one of your holiday photos? I made it a reality. I’ve always wondered whether it was possible to use one of my old photos and upsize them into much larger print and when I had the opportunity…

Jessica Andersen painter Clunes fields by Aldona Kmiec Photographer

Jessica Andersen Artist photoshoot

Photographer’s Assistant: Louisa Lobigs Props: Magda Kazmierczak Shooting conditions: Tue 16th Feb 2016 after 6.30pm 12C, windy I met a Ballarat-based painter Jessica Andersen through the newly formed local artists group SHAC – Soldiers Hill Arts Collective. The group was formed quite accidentally after Lynne & Ken Makings, residents of Soldiers Hill, while walking the dogs…

Graeme Innes AM portrait disability human rights campaigner, lawyer ALDONA KMIEC PHOTOGRAPHER

Graeme Innes AM portrait

 “We are not victims or heroes, but agents of our own destiny”  Graeme Innes This morning I had a great honour to take a portrait photograph of one of Australia’s well known lawyers and disability and human rights campaigners, Graeme Innes AM. Graeme is a chair of Attitude Foundation and his organisation is about changing attitudes towards people with disabilities.…

Ballarat Editorial Artist Photographer Aldona Kmiec Australian Country Magazine Polish Australian

Australian Country Magazine

Ballarat Editorial Australian Country homes, lifestyle country life & interior design Artist in Residence, October/November 2015 issue. I loved chatting to journalist Sue Peacock about the history of my old Victorian cottage and how it has transformed over the years alongside with my life tree change in regional Ballarat. Read more here      

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BH&G Ballarat episode

Earlier this July, I had the exciting opportunity to showcase Ballarat on national television, highlighting some of the incredible artistic projects happening in our community. The Better Homes & Gardens crew spent few days filming in our beautiful town, capturing its creative spirit and vibrant local culture. A special moment for me was sharing this…

Melbourne ethnic Portraits Photography Aldona Kmiec

Sharing Cultures

Sharing Cultures through images Over the course of four weeks, together with Richmond based youth organisation Visionary Images I ran a series of ethnic portrait photography workshops with a local multicultural community in Fitzroy, Melbourne to create a small exhibition of portraits and stories told through images, works in clay, culturally significant costumes and personal…

Ballarat Melbourne actor headshots

Actor Headshots

Here are a few final actor headshots from a quick studio session in Ballarat. Very good outcome, creative lighting and another happy client. If you’re interested in headshots or a creative portrait photography, please get in touch or Portrait Photography enquiry | Request a Quote  

Annie and Alice website photography

Website photography Project Brief: provide 24 professional studio fashion images of garments for an online fashion label Annie & Alice I recently shot a great campaign for a new Australian online fashion label Annie & Alice run by a talented industry know-how Nerise Davis. Check out their great range and my favourite tassel cardigans and black…

Kryal Castle Nathan Curnow Aldona Kmiec

Kryal Castle Photoshoot

One more ambitious photoshoot behind me! I wanted to Thank a great team at the Kryal Castle for letting me use their premises today. Thank you to my fellow artist and friend Nathan Curnow for his great spirit despite wearing a 20kg heavy armour for three hours and to Serena Eldridge for a coffee when we needed…

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Trip to Poland

Takie Sobie Obserwacje.. Klobuck Poland, Wednesday market with Fujifilm XT1 23mm Klobuck is a town in Poland, with approx 13,193 inhabitants. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, about 15 km northwest of Częstochowa, Kłobuck was granted town rights in 1339, during the reign of King Casimir III the Great. Jan Długosz who is best known for his Annales seu cronici incliti regni Poloniae (Annals or…

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African Family Portrait

Deng Family Portrait A blast from the past! Rarely I get to photograph such dynamic beautiful family with many children. We didn’t have much time, merely an hour due to the constraints with my clients time, but we managed to create this beautiful studio family portrait session filled with fun, connection and fantastic photographs! Nyanchar recently took…

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Australian War Memorial Canberra

Why are we still at war Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Parliament behind closed doors (part of the visiting Leadership group) as well as the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Seeing the story of The Great War WWI from an Australian perspective was a special thing. Our guide John Peterson (in picture)…