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📘 International Literacy Day is a reminder that stories matter, and so does how we keep them.A school photo does somethi...
07/09/2026

📘 International Literacy Day is a reminder that stories matter, and so does how we keep them.

A school photo does something similar to a good book.

It captures a chapter, a single year, a face that will change completely by the next one.

Parents keep these photos for decades.

Grandparents frame them.

They become part of the family record, same as a favourite book on the shelf.

Small thing, big memory.

That is the job we take seriously. This Literacy Day, we are proud to help write it. 💙

Source: UNESCO, International Literacy Day.

To the dads who show up. The early mornings, the school runs, the sideline cheering, the quiet ones too. Fatherhood rare...
05/09/2026

To the dads who show up.

The early mornings, the school runs, the sideline cheering, the quiet ones too. Fatherhood rarely gets the spotlight, but it shapes every school photo day in ways you don't always see.

Happy Father's Day from all of us at Photo Hendriks. 💙

Here's to the dads doing it well, one ordinary day at a time!

03/09/2026

🌈 The first colour photograph was demonstrated in 1861, by physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

He was not trying to invent colour photography, he was proving a theory about how human eyes perceive colour.

Photographer Thomas Sutton shot a tartan ribbon three times through red, green and blue filters, then projected all three together.

The colours lined up. It took another few decades before colour photography became commercially available to the public.

Physics first, convenience later. 🙌

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Source: Victoria and Albert Museum

👒Spring is one of the best season for outdoor school photography!The light is soft, gardens are green again after winter...
02/09/2026

👒Spring is one of the best season for outdoor school photography!

The light is soft, gardens are green again after winter.

Kids are not yet flattened by end of year exhaustion. If your school has the option of outdoor backdrops for photo day, September and October are the sweet spot.

Blue sky, good light, happy faces. 😀

We will always make it work indoors too, but spring gives us a head start!

Want to know more? Talk to our team today!

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31/08/2026

It's World Letter Writing Day today! 💌 Did you know it was founded by an Australian photographer?

Richard Simpkin started writing to people he called Australian Legends. They wrote back. Those letters became a book, then a whole day, held every 1st of September, the start of spring, a season for fresh starts.

There's something in that for us too...

A photograph, like a letter, is proof someone took the time. It sits in a drawer, gets pulled out years later, still says exactly what it always said.

Worth putting pen to paper today?! 💙 ✒️

National Literacy and Numeracy Week runs 29 August to 4 September, celebrating the reading, writing and maths skills stu...
30/08/2026

National Literacy and Numeracy Week runs 29 August to 4 September, celebrating the reading, writing and maths skills students build every day.

It is a collaborative effort between the Australian Government and school communities, recognising the work of teachers, parents and students alike.

These skills rarely feel exciting in the moment, but they shape a child's whole future.

This week is a good reminder to notice the small wins, a book finished, a sum solved, a sentence written with pride!

⚡ 🏃Turnaround time matters more than people realise. Waiting months for school photos to arrive is frustrating for famil...
27/08/2026

⚡ 🏃Turnaround time matters more than people realise.

Waiting months for school photos to arrive is frustrating for families and schools alike.

We work to strict delivery timeframes because we know these photos are wanted quickly, not eventually. A fast, reliable turnaround is part of the service, not a bonus.

It takes careful planning behind the scenes to make sure every order goes out on time.

That reliability is something we take seriously, every single school, every single year.

Get in touch today to find out more!

💙 Not every family wants the same thing from picture day. That is why our packages include digital downloads alongside p...
26/08/2026

💙 Not every family wants the same thing from picture day.

That is why our packages include digital downloads alongside printed options, giving families the choice to keep photos exactly how they want them.

Some want something special for the for the mantelpiece. Others just want the file.

We think flexibility matters just as much as image quality. A good package should fit around a family, not the other way round.

That is the thinking behind every option we offer.

Talk to us today to find out more! 😀

25/08/2026

📸 At Photo Hendriks we believe quality should never be an afterthought.

From the materials we print on to the care taken behind the camera, every decision affects what a family receives at the end.

A school photo often ends up framed, kept in a wallet, or tucked away for decades.

That kind of longevity deserves proper materials and genuine attention to detail. We do not take shortcuts on the things families keep. It is a small industry with a long memory, and we like it that way.

Talk to our team today to find out more! 💙 😀

Here's a fun fact about photography's early days!The earliest surviving photograph to show a human being was taken in Pa...
23/08/2026

Here's a fun fact about photography's early days!

The earliest surviving photograph to show a human being was taken in Paris in 1838 by Louis Daguerre. Long exposure times meant moving people and traffic vanished from the image completely. Only one man remained, stood still long enough having his shoes shined, to be captured in the frame.

Everyone else on that busy street disappeared entirely. It is a reminder of how far photography has travelled, from ten minute exposures to an instant shutter. We are grateful for how far the craft has come.

Source: Wikipedia, Boulevard du Temple

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