General News
7 November, 2024
Photographer’s exhibition ‘As the Crow Flies’ opens
A new photographic exhibition, ‘As the Crow Flies’, has opened this week at the Gilgandra Art Gallery.
A new photographic exhibition, ‘As the Crow Flies’, has opened this week at the Gilgandra Art Gallery, bringing together the diverse and stunning landscapes of inland Australia through the eyes of talented local photographers from the Gilgandra Photography Group.
With 10 photographers, there’s a variety of styles and subjects on display through almost 100 photographs. Each image on display captures unique perspectives of life, landscape, and culture across the country. Viewers are taken on a visual journey through the photos of sunsets and sunrises, reflections, silhouettes and sheepyards, dust and dragonflies.
The exhibition celebrates the beauty of the Australian landscapes, people and animals, and also highlights the creative talents within the local community. The photographers featured in this exhibition are Steve Barwick, Danielle Bonnington, David Bonnington, Una Gaff, Kylie Gibson, Chris Horan, Rachel Kirsop, Narelle Rodway, Emma Thomas, and Leah Wells.
“The Gilgandra Photography Group is a group of keen local photographers, connected simply through a Facebook group,” explained photographer Narelle Rodway, who took the lead on pulling the photos and photographers together. “They’ve collaborated to bring together some of their photos of inland Australia, captured through their work, travels or as the perfect scene arose.
“The Gilgandra Art Gallery is a very popular space for artists of all mediums. This exhibition was booked in 18-months-ago, giving our group ample time to pull together our collection. Of course, finding a theme and a title can be a challenge, but with a little timely input from one of our feathered friends, 'As the Crow Flies' was born,” said Narelle Rodway.
“The exhibition features photographers from a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and experiences, which is reflected in the exhibition. They also use a variety of devices to capture what they see, ranging from mobile phones to mirrorless DSLR cameras,” Ms Rodway explained.
One of the photographers, Rachel Kirsop, has always had a great love of nature. She said she finds connection with herself and nature when outside walking. “My favourite time of day is dawn watching the sun peak over the horizon, the stillness in the air before the world awakens and seeing what wonders await me,” Mrs Kirsop said.
“My eye and imagination is captured by the smallest and simplest details, such as the light shining through the grass or as it reflects on a tiny wildflower; or the frost creating sparkling jewels on a sleeping dragonfly.” She sees herself as an ‘opportunistic photographer’, having taken all her exhibited photos on her iPhone within an hour of her home.
Kylie Gibson enjoys capturing animals, flowers, reflections, landscapes and animals. Photography is her way of relaxing. All her photos are taken from the local area on her Samsung mobile phone, or her Nikon p950 camera. Una Gaff been interested in photography since she was 14-years-old, with a preference for capturing landscapes, birds and Australian native flowers. She sees her photos as ‘memories’ of places she’s been.
“We’re all very excited and proud to present this exhibition. We hope our community and visitors to Gilgandra will enjoy the variety of works by these very talented people,” Ms Rodway said.
‘As the Crow Flies’ is now open at the Gilgandra Art Gallery (at the Coo-ee Heritage Centre) with the official opening on the weekend.
