The Historical Panoramas: Albany project commenced in 2024 as a partnership between Curtin University HIVE, Western Australian Museum, State Library of Western Australia, with support from City of Albany and Lotterywest. The “Albany Then & Now: Historical Panoramas of Menang Noongar Boodja” exhibition launched in 2025. The Albany project was conducted by Andrew Woods and Tomas Szabo (Curtin HIVE), Tanya Edwards, Monika Durrer, Theresa Archer, Fred Saunders, Donna Wallis-Smith, Sahrum Safuan, Catherine Salmaggi, Toni Church (WA Museum), Kate Gregory, Denien Toomath, Cristina Albillos, Robert Simeon, Susan McEwan, Catherine Belcher (SLWA), Lowana Bibby (Insomnia Design), and Dave Primmer (Mixed Media).

Historical photographers and artists: Robert Dale, Robert Havell, A.G. Sands, Melvin Vaniman, E.L. Mitchell, H.J. Sivyer, Simon “Syms” Covington, William Clifton, Charles Greenham, Laura Evans, Frank Hurley, Don and Andrew Woods.

Modern photographers: Andrew Woods and Tomas Szabo.

Digital editing: Tomas Szabo, Andrew Woods, Robert Simeon.

Additional Support: Daniel Adams, Michael Ovens, Kerreen Ely Harper (Curtin University), Karen Cave (St John’s Church), Janet Luk and Ben Heath (Digitisation Centre of Western Australia), Sarah Yukich (Kerry Stokes Collection), Steve Toole (Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions / DBCA), Colin Bairstow (Albany Tug Services), John Dowson, Peter Morse, Glenice Lewis, Stephen Hopper (UWA Albany), Lynette Knapp, Malcolm Traill, Sue Lefroy, Penny Williams, Samara Williams, Larry Blight, David Theodore, School of Media Creative Arts and Social Inquiry (MCASI) Curtin University.

The very first stage of the Historical Panoramas project focused on Perth and Fremantle was initiated in 2015 as a ten-week summer internship project by Curtin student Marcia Schneider with supervision from Andrew Woods (HIVE manager, Curtin University), Debra Jones (SLWA), Pauline Joseph (Curtin), Artur Lugmuyr (Curtin), Adrian Bowen (SLWA) and technical assistance from Curtin HIVE staff Jesse Helliwell and Joshua Hollick. Stage 2 of the Historical Panoramas: Perth and Fremantle project, launched in 2019, was led by Andrew Woods (HIVE) and Debra Jones (SLWA) with the support of Wesley Lamont, Susannah Soon, Daniel Adams, Jesse Helliwell (Curtin HIVE), Celine Har, Molly Tebo, and Lee Blackford (SLWA). The “Fremantle Then & Now: Historical Panoramas” exhibition launched in 2022 with by partners Western Australian Museum and Curtin HIVE, with support from City of Fremantle Public Library and State Library of Western Australia.

Exhibition project team members were: Andrew Woods, Wesley Lamont, Claudia Dickson, Corey Battersby, Jo Li Tay (Curtin University), Tanya Edwards, Anna Johnson, Donna Wallis Smith, Stephen Anstey, Renee Doropoulos (WA Museum).

Historical photographers and artists: Alfred Stone, James Manning, E.G. Rome, A.G. Sands, Reg Lambert, Melvin Vaniman, Nixon & Merilees, and Stuart Gore, John Stuart Jackson, F.W. Niven & Co, Geoff Shaw, A. Pickering, Stephen Montague Stout, A. Hillman, Joseph Hope, T.S. Perry.

Modern photographers: Joel Newman (CADS Aerial), Andrew Woods, Susannah Soon, Brenton Scheer, Petra Helmholz, David Belton (Curtin University), Darryl Peroni Photography, Marcia Schneider, Altitude Imaging, John Warkentin, Gideon Digby.

Digital editing: Wesley Lamont, Marcia Schneider, Andrew Woods (Curtin HIVE)

Additional Support: Shuchi Ganesh and Bri McKenzie (Curtin), Bec Weldon (WAM), Mike and Joy Lefroy, John Dowson, Cohen Bequest, State Records Office of Western Australia, City of Fremantle Library History Centre, National Trust of Australia (WA), City of Perth - Perth Town Hall, Kings Park Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Heritage Perth, Parliament of Western Australia, Ray White, Multiplex.