Chronology:

1908 Born in Stuttgart, Germany
1926-29 Attended Queen Katherine Convent, Stuttgart
1929-31 Studies at the Bavarian State Institute for Photography, Munich
1931-32 Photographic assistant in the studio of Adolph Lazi, Stuttgart
1932-33 Photographic assistant for Olga Linkelmann, Hamburg
1933-38 Manager of Hartung's Photoshop, Peking
1933 Visited the Yungang Caves, Shansi
1934 Visited Zhengding, Hebei
1934-35 Visited Chengde (Jehol), Hebei
1935 Visited Hua Shan, Shaanxi
1936 Visited the 'Lost Tribe' country, Hebei
1937 Visited Weihaiwei and Qingdao on the Shandong coast
1940 Visited Baoding, Hebei
1942 Visited Qufu and Mount Tai, Shandong
1944 Visited Nanjing (Nanking), Jiangsu
1946 Married Alastair Morrison
1946-47 Lived for six months in Hong Kong
1947-48 Lived in Sarikei, Lower Regang, Sarawak
1949-50 Lived in Lawas district, Sarawak
1951-52 Lived in Kanowit, Middle Rejang, Sarawak
1953 Lived in Baram district, Sarawak
1954-67 Lived in Kuching, Sarawak
1960-66 Employed part-time by the Information Office of the Sarawak government
1965 Awarded Honourary Pegawai Bintang Sarawak for services to the state of Sarawak
1967 Settled in Canberra, Australia
1991 Died in Canberra, aged 82

 

92/1414-193 Photograph, 'Paper making by the traditional method', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-222 Photograph, 'Furnace in a glass grape making workshop', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-260 Photograph, 'Road on the outskirts of Peking', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-200 Photograph, 'Second-hand goods seller at Tianqiao market', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-292 Photograph, 'Antiquarian bookshop', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-302 Photograph, 'Outer city gate after snowfall', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-249 Photograph, 'Rickshaw puller having a nap', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-299 Photograph, 'The artist Wang Qingfang painting, with children', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 93/179/1-2 Photograph, 'Rolleiflex advertisement with street vendor smoking a pipe', black and white, silver gelatin print, marked 'Rolleiflex', by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-227 Photograph, 'View through a moon gate from Qionghua Island in Beihai towards the Bell and Drum Towers', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-191 Photograph, black and white, 'Young apprentice in a papermaking workshop', Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-240 Photograph, 'Looking towards the Summer Palace from Yuquan Mountain', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-215 Photograph, 'Spinning silk', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-250 Photograph, 'Young boy', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-210 Photograph, 'Decorative street signs for a cake shop', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-310 Photograph, 'Playing Chinese chess', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 93/179/1-1 Photograph, 'Rolleiflex advertisement with street food vendor', black and white, silver gelatin print, marked 'Rolleiflex', by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1957. 92/1414-241 Photograph, 'Bringing home good fortune', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-214 Photograph, 'Funeral procession', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-255 Photograph, 'Buddhist monk making an offering', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-226 Photograph, 'Stupa within the Yellow Temple', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-230 Photograph, 'Coal Hill after snowfall', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-285 Photograph, 'Daoist musician playing multi-toned gongs at a funeral', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-313 Photograph, 'Spring fields on the outskirts of Peking', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-211 Photograph, 'Rickshaws', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.