Helmut Gritscher

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'''Helmut Gritscher''' (6 June 1933 - 24 November 2015) was an Austrian-born skier, ski instructor and photographer who worked in Australia 1961–70.

== Biography ==
Helmut Gritscher was born 07 June 1933 in [[Wattens]], in the [[Tyrol (state)|Austrian Tyrol]]. A ski instructor, he traveled and worked in the mountains of Europe, Lebanon and the United States<ref>Paul Carpenter, The Snowy: where time turned back,' ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', Sun, May 12, 196 p.98</ref> before coming to Australia in 1961 to join the Perisher Ski School in the [[Mount Kosciuszko|Mt. Kosciusko]] ski fields,<ref></ref> producing his first book, ''Skiing'', on ski technique, with fellow instructor Fritz Halbwidl.

== Photographer ==
Gritscher stayed in Australia because "I wanted to photograph something which has only been partly explored visually" to produce his second book ''The High Country'', on the [[Australian Alps]] photographed in winter and summer, of which he remembered "with every day I spent in those mountains I discovered more beautiful things, and my life became richer,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> sentiments on which he elaborated in interview;


His subjects in the Alps included not only skiers and the landscape, but also the [[Snowy Mountains Scheme|Snowy Mountains hydroelectric project]].

''To Sydney with Love'', his third book, took as its subject Sydney's beaches and harbour, and there he also photographed the older suburbs, rugby, the [[Sydney Opera House]] and cultural events.

Gristcher's photographs were published frequently to illustrate articles in ''[[Walkabout (magazine)|Walkabout magazine]]''<ref></ref> and also in ''[[Pacific Islands Monthly]]'', and he was featured in Craig McGregor's 1969 survey of Australian arts ''In The Making''<ref></ref>

== Recognition ==
Photographs by Gritscher were purchased in 1969 for the [[National Gallery of Victoria]], Melbourne through the KODAK (Australasia) Pty Ltd Fund.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== Exhibitions ==
*1969, December; group show with [[David Beal (photographer)|David Beal]], [[David Moore (photographer)|David Moore]], Lance Nelson and [[Richard Woldendorp]], National Gallery of Victoria.<ref>Ann Galbally, The Age, Wednesday 10 Dec 1969, p.2</ref>

== Publications ==
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*Gritscher, H., & New South Wales. (1970). New South Wales, Australia: ''Professional ski race, Mount Kosciusko''. Sydney, N.S.W.: New South Wales Dept. of Tourism.

=== Magazine articles ===
*Elyne Mitchell, with photographs by Helmut Gritscher, 'The Dream That Is Mount Townsend,' In ''Walkabout''. Vol. 32 No. 6 (1 June 1966), p.16-19, Australian Geographical Society.
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== References ==


[[Category:Austrian photojournalists]]
[[Category:Photography in Australia]]
[[Category:Photojournalists by nationality]]
[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]

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