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Hello, I'm Anna

I help families keep their history and help small businesses look like themselves. I work from Smoky Lake, Alberta.

Anna Hicks, photo restorer and designer
Anna HicksPhoto restorer and designer

My story

For over 10 years, I have been helping families preserve their history through digital photo restoration. I carefully restore damaged, faded and old photographs, bringing back their clarity, colour and emotion without losing their natural look.

To me, every photograph is more than just an image. It is a piece of family memory.

My background

I received my professional education in Ukraine, at the Luhansk State Academy of Culture and Arts named after Matusovsky and at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.

I am a professional graphic designer with deep experience in photo retouching and digital photo restoration, backed by more than 25,000 hours of hands-on work. I approach every project with precision and attention to detail, so that each client’s expectations are fully met. My work has been featured and printed in more than seven countries.

What I do today

I restore damaged and faded photographs by hand. I scan prints, film and slides here in Smoky Lake. I retouch photos for brands, photographers and agencies, and I design websites, online stores, brand identities and brochures for small businesses.

Restoration, retouching and design happen online, so I work with clients across Canada and in other countries. Scanning and handing over originals happen in Smoky Lake or by post.

How I like to work

I keep the natural look of a photograph. I tell you what is realistic before you commit. I agree a price and a turnaround in writing before I start. And I look after your originals as if they were my own family’s.

Let me save your family heritage.

How I work

Three promises to every client

  • A natural look

    Photographs keep their age, grain and expressions. I repair damage and stop there.

  • A clear plan

    You get a plan, a quote and a turnaround before any work starts.

  • Your originals, safe

    Prints and film are handled with care and returned to you with the digital files.

Let's talk

Let me save your family heritage

Tell me about the photographs you want to keep. I reply with a plan and a quote.