A new photography exhibition showcases the natural beauty of Queenscliff’s landscapes and inhabitants.
Queenscliff Neighbourhood House’s (QNH) Through Our Eyes gallery exhibition features works from five amateur photographers that opened on July 15 and will run to August 20 from 10am to 4pm.
Gallery committee member Jocelyn Adam said she was glad to be able to offer a “very unique” opportunity for the photographers to showcase their work.
“It’s a real thrill to watch them all come together,” she said.
“We like to support emerging artists and artists that haven’t exhibited before.”
One of the five featured photographers, Dennis Parrish, said his inspiration came from his travels and that it felt “a bit strange” to have his photos included in the exhibition.
“I like how you can play around with different angles and techniques of photographing to create an interesting image that evokes a thought or feeling,” he said.
“To actually see them up on the wall with people looking at them is a bit surreal, but it’s exciting and quite thrilling.”
Mardi Simons said she liked to focus on how light, design, pattern, and colour could occur in a photo and that being included in the exhibition was “exciting” and “rewarding”.
“I don’t take photos with the view of exhibiting them,” she said.
“I take them because something there has caught my eye and because it’s satisfying to me.”
Fran Faulkner said she used her phone to produce photos and that the exhibition “came together really well”.
“It’s nice to have people looking at them and appreciating the things we’ve appreciated,” she said.
The exhibition will also include works by Ocean Grove photographers Grant Allen and Carole Poustie.
