At age 87, legendary photographer Heide Smith, now living at Tuross on the south coast, is looking to her legacy.

With that in mind, she and husband Brian, are staging an exhibition, Heide Smith – A South Coast Selection, along with the launch of Brian’s new book, Fotoheide – A Photographers Talebook.

The book, he says, is his tribute to Heide’s skill as an artist, but also a reminder to “The Establishment” of her talents. 

It is not a biography, he stresses, but rather the stories behind the shots, collections, exhibitions, lectures and 12 books (including this one) that have made up her career as a photographer, from her first portrait in 1951 to the latest landscape taken a few months ago. 

The exhibition ranges from coastal landscapes to intimate portraits, but the book ranges further and more than a third of its 32 chapters involve Canberra.

Heide Smith – A South Coast Selection, The Basil Sellers Exhibition Centre, The Bas, corner of Vulcan and Murray streets, Moruya, June 28-July 26.