Anne Geddes, MNZM, (born September 1956) is an Australian-born photographer, clothing designer and businesswoman who now lives and works in New Zealand. She is well-known for her stylised depictions of babies and motherhood. The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand. ... A photographer at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Paparazzi at the Tribeca Film Festival A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ...

In most of her work, babies and/or young children are dressed as fictitious characters such as fairies and fairytale creatures, flowers, or animals like bunnies.

Her work is extremely idealized; babies in her photographs are almost always sleeping or staring blankly into space, as if still in the womb. She has been very successful; her books have been published in at least fifty countries. According to Amazon.com she has sold more than 11 million books and 15 million calendars. The womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... Amazon. ...

In 1997 Geddes was awarded a Lifetime Membership in the Professional Photographers of America and an Honorary Fellowship with the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP). Geddes was also appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2004.[1] Professional Photographers of America is the largest non-profit association for professional photographers in the world. ... The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand. ...

In 2004, Geddes collaborated with musical superstar Céline Dion. The project, called Miracle: A Celebration of New Life, is a combination of music and photos revolving around the themes of new life and babies. Céline Marie Claudette Dion OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer and occasional songwriter and actress. ...

In 2004 and June 2005, the French postal service, La Poste, used four of her photographs for postage stamps. They illustrated the series "C'est une fille - C'est un garçon" ("It's a girl — It's a boy"). In 2007, her images were introduced for use on the American postage product known as PhotoStamps.[2] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... La Poste is the mail service of France, which also operates postal services in the French Overseas Departments of Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, and the territorial collectivities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte. ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... PhotoStamps, a product of Stamps. ...

Personal life

Anne and Kel Geddes, both born and raised in richmand, Australia, have been married since 1983. They have four daughters (two, from Kel's first marriage, are grown).

Works

These books have been published in multiple countries and multiple languages; thus, they have been published under ISBNs different from those listed here.

• Down in the Garden (1996), ISBN 0-7407-3540-3
• Until Now (1998), ISBN 0-7407-3541-1
• Pure (2002), ISBN 0-7407-2641-2
• Miracle (2004) ISBN 0-7407-4696-0
• Cherished Thoughts With Love (2005) ISBN 0-7407-5573-0

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External links

• Anne Geddes' official homepage