Heidi Harsieber completed an apprenticeship as a photographer in 1963–66 and the photography master class at Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna.
As a tribute to his personality, she published a monograph in collaboration with Maren Gröning, who researched his life and work – this also contains a section on Josef Matthias Hauer and contributions from former students.
[7] In 1973, she was commissioned by Friedensreich Hundertwasser to photograph self-built and individually designed shacks and cabins in allotment gardens in Vienna.
[11] Astrid Peterle writes in the publication FacingAustria: »Heidi Harsieber's photography is characterised by an inquisitive, sensual and psychologically motivated approach to human beings.
[12] Manisha Jothady in a review of Harsieber's book always well behaved: »[Her images] vividly express the reflection on illness, pain and transience in conflict with the desire for vitality, youth and beauty".