Hilda is a professional photographer with a keen interest in identity and culture. Her experience of having migrated from South Africa to Australia in 2003 has had a big influence on her work. Her series ‘Skin’, an exploration of culture in Australia and South Africa, was exhibited as part of the HeadOn Photo Festival in 2018, which showcases Australia’s photographic talent nationally and internationally. She has recently discovered the joys of surfing and her most recent work explores the connection that humans, and especially women, have with the ocean. Before Hilda became a full-time photographer, she worked in community and social welfare. She has a BA degree in Sociology from South Africa and a Diploma in Photo-imaging from CATC Design School in Sydney.

AWards and Exhibitions

Sea of Faces, Solo Exhibition, The Entrance, 2023

We Are, Women of the Hunter in Photography Collective (WH!P), multi-location portrait project, Newcastle, 2023

Flow, Women of the Hunter in Photography Collective (WH!P), Nobyys-Whibayganba, 2021

Exposure 2021, joint Exhibition with HeadON Foundation, The Entrance/Gosford, 2021

‘Home’, Solo Exhibition, The Container Gallery, The Entrance, 2021

‘Yaama Nguru’, Solo Exhibition, The Entrance 2021

Gosford Art Prize, Finalist, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, 2021

‘Home’, Women of the Hunter in Photography Collective (WH!P), Newcastle Art Gallery, 2021

‘Arrival’, Women of the Hunter in Photography Collective (WH!P), Newcastle Art Space, 2021

‘Reconnected: A recovery story’, Lake Macquarie Museum of Art and Culture, 2020

AddON, HeadON Photo Festival, Sydney, 2019

Fremantle International Portrait Prize (FIPP), Finalist, 2017

‘Skin’, Solo Exhibition, HeadON Photo Festival, Sydney, 2017

AddON, HeadON Photo Festival, Sydney, 2015

Exposure Photographic Prize, Winner, Central Coast, 2015

Gosford Art Prize, Finalist, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, 2014

‘Revealing Identity’, The Rocks, Sydney, 2014

Moran Photographic Prize, Semi- Finalist, 2014

Exposure Photographic Prize, Highly Commended, Central Coast, 2014

‘Interlude’ Photographic Exhibition – The Rocks, Sydney, 2013

The Nealo Portraiture Prize,The Glass Onion Society, 2012

Mental Health Art Works, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, 2012