Athol Shmith

Athol Shmith
Born
Louis Athol Shmith

19 August 1914
Melbourne, Australia
Died21 October 1990(1990-10-21) (aged 76)
Known forPhotography
Spouses
  • Yvonne Pearl Slater
    (m. 1939; div. 1948)
  • (m. 1948; div. 1958)
  • Paule Grant Hay
    (m. 1967)
ChildrenMichael Shmith

Louis Athol Shmith AM (19 August 1914 – 21 October 1990) was an Australian studio portrait and fashion photographer and photography educator in his home city of Melbourne, Australia. He contributed to the promotion of international photography within Australia as much as to the fostering of Australian photography in the world scene.