Hi there…

I am Antoinette Koutsomihalis- an award winning landscape and night sky photographer, author and artist based in Sydney Australia.

With a Bachelor of Arts Welfare degree and art for story telling, my camera has taken me across all seven continents, capturing the soul or remote landscapes, starlit skies and the quiet moments in between.

This space is more than a portfolio-it is a place to land and to feel and to explore the deep stories we carry across the earth. Through my blog Deep Heart Earth, I share reflections from travels, creative inspiration and honest insights into photography, art, travel and the human experience.

Whether you are here for visual wonder, soul connection or both I am happy you have arrived-

Welcome !

Toni xx

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Award Winning

PHOTOGRAPHER & AUTHOR

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Wild places, quiet moments and the deep stories we carry across landscapes.

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Why DEEP HEART EARTH®?

Deep Heart Earth was born from something real — and honestly, from a place I never expected.

It’s not just a blog, website or a brand. It’s me. My heart, my work, my story. It’s the part of me that isn’t shaped by algorithms or trends. Just truth.

Vulnerable and real, the good and bad, the complexities and depth and layers- the parts of me… of who I am.

When I started sharing my photography and writing with family and friends many years ago, they kept saying the same words:

“It’s so deep… it’s earthy… it’s honest. Just like you”

That stuck with me. It felt like they saw my work the way I felt it —grounded, emotional, raw.

Mental Health , Integrity and Social Media.

I have a Bachelor of Arts Welfare Degree. In my previous work, I was a Youth Development Officer and Centre Manager, where I designed and implemented creative workshops, programs, and counselling that included art, music, and educational courses on many welfare issues—such as bullying, self-esteem building, alcohol and drug-related issues, and mental health.

Through this work, I have seen some of the most disturbing cases involving children. Some of these cases kept me awake with nightmares for years. I also had my own private practice in adult therapy.

So, knowing my background, let me ask you this:

Can I call myself an oncologist because I have had cancer? No. Can I call myself a mechanic because I have changed a tyre? A lawyer because I have signed a contract? A policeman because I have gotten a speeding ticket? No, no, and no again.

Then why do people feel that they can deal with one of the most important things we have—our mental health—without any training?

2.Tibet and Everest Base Camp-The Third Pole -Part 2

The adventure continues…

Day 5 and 6 -Shigatse-Tingri and Everest Base Camp

Shigatse was another beautiful town and today was the day I was going to see Everest and stay at base camp. The group was buzzing- some on oxygen, some of us ok. We did hire some portable oxygen to take with us to base camp just in case. In Shigatse is where it started to feel cold. We decided to head straight to Everest and took in amazing scenery at Dingri of course I took so many photos..