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Peter Dombrovskis

1945 – 1996

Australian photographer

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Lived 1945 – 1996 (aged 51). Peter Dombrovskis was an Australian and German photographer, publisher and photography.

Peter Herbert Dombrovskis (; 2 March 194528 March 1996) 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.

Biography Dombrovskis was born in 1945 in a refugee camp in Wiesbaden, Germany to Latvian parents. Together with his mother, he migrated to Australia in 1950, and they settled in , a suburb of .

On 28 March 1996, Dombrovskis died of a heart attack while photographing near Mount Hayes, in the Western Arthurs mountain range in South-West Tasmania.

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.

Exhibitions 2017 - Dombrovskis: Journeys into the Wild, National Library of Australia - Canberra, Australia 2020 - Tasmanian Wilderness, Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery - Cradle Mountain, Australia

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Who was Peter Dombrovskis?

Australian photographer (1945-1996)

When was Peter Dombrovskis born?

Peter Dombrovskis was born on 2 March 1945 in Wiesbaden.

When did Peter Dombrovskis die?

Peter Dombrovskis died on 28 March 1996 in Tasmania.

What was Peter Dombrovskis's occupation?

Peter Dombrovskis was a photographer, publisher and photography.

What nationality was Peter Dombrovskis?

Peter Dombrovskis was Australian and German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Dombrovskis

· Wikidata: Q5018941

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