Press & Media

Press, interviews
& resources.

Bios, headshots, press kit and recent press — everything you need to write about Karla.

Hardie Grant · July 2021
Roots
Home Is Who We Are
Featured Publication

Roots — Home Is Who We Are.

Karla’s essay on her family history with Noongar wailing and grieving processes was shortlisted from a SBS writing competition with over 2,000 entries. It is one of 30 pieces selected for publication in Roots — Home Is Who We Are, released by Hardie Grant in July 2021.

The book brings together first-person essays from First Nations and migrant Australians about identity, belonging, and what home means.

Brand Portraits

Wardarn Dreaming — Port Beach.

Selected portraits from the Wardarn Dreaming series at Port Beach, photographed by Sabine Albers. Additional images, including the basketball-themed series, are available on request.

Photographer: Sabine Albers · Request high-resolution images

Portrait Series

Basketball shoot.

A basketball-themed portrait set from the Wardarn Dreaming image library, photographed by Sabine Albers.

Photographer: Sabine Albers

Portrait Library

Portraits by Sabine Albers.

A range of professional portraits by Sabine Albers, captured across studio and on-location sessions. For high-resolution downloads or editorial use, please get in touch.

Retouched · Editorial headshots
Urban Freo · On-location, Fremantle
Studio · Controlled lighting
Portraits · Natural-light variants

Photographer: Sabine Albers · sabinealbers.pixieset.com/karlahart/

Editorial · Fashion

Karla Clothing — brand shoot.

Selected images from a fashion shoot photographed by Liang Xu. The full collection is available on request.

Photographer: Liang Xu · Request additional images

Alternate Headshot

Karla Hart
by Nic Duncan.

Portraits by Nic Duncan, available in square and standard formats. Approved for press use — please credit the photographer.

Photographer: Nic Duncan

Recent Recognition

Awards & recognition.

2024
CinefestOZ
Winner — Best Indigenous Film
2024
AIDC
Southern Light Award
2024
WA Screen Culture Awards
Winner — Best Innovation in a Series
2022
WA Performing Arts Award
Winner — Best Ensemble (The Bleeding Tree)
2021
West Australian of the Year
Aboriginal category
2021
Hardie Grant Books
Featured author — Roots: Home Is Who We Are
2020
ImagineNATIVE Festival
International Award — Virtual Whadjuk
2017
Perth NAIDOC
Artist of the Year

A selection of recent recognition. The full awards record — from 2009 onward across film, TV, theatre and community work — is on the About page. For interviews or press enquiries, please use the form below.

Short Bio

Karla Hart CitWA is a Noongar filmmaker, actor, broadcaster and event creator from Goreng country. Founder of Karla Hart Productions, she has produced 140+ episodes of TV and is a multi-award-winning artist — including ImagineNATIVE Winner, CinefestOZ '24, and 2021 Aboriginal West Australian of the Year.

Media Enquiries

Need an interview
or comment?

Karla is available for press, podcasts, panel events and editorial features. Get in touch to discuss your project.