Barbara Oehring Photography: March 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Birding at Lakewood Nature Reserve

Friends took me birding at Lakewood Nature Reserve. They had seen Blue-billed Ducks some days earlier and we were going to find out whether they were still around. Blue-billed Duck are uncommon and their conservation status in Victoria is vulnerable.

Lakewood Nature Reserve consists of open space, bushland and a retarding basin. It is located in Knoxfield in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Welcome Swallow
© Barbara Oehring

Grey Teal
© Barbara Oehring

A well equipped bird photographer.

Mallard walking.

These Mallards seemed to be as interested in the male Blue-billed Duck as we were.

Blue-billed Duck (m)
© Barbara Oehring

Blue-billed Duck (f)
© Barbara Oehring

Later that afternoon our patience was rewarded with a pair of Blue-billed Duck.

Blue-billed Duck
© Barbara Oehring

Monday, March 18, 2013

CORANDERRK FESTIVAL

Coranderrk was a successful Aboriginal Station established in Healesville, Victoria in 1863.

To mark the 150th anniversary, the Coranderrk Festival was celebrated with music and activities on Saturday 16 March 2013.

Coranderrk, the festival site - a working paddock.

Watching the stage.

Author and historian Mick Woiwod talked about the story of Coranderrk.

Here he is being driven away by Allan Wandin, a descendant of William Barak, who settled at Coranderrk Station in 1863.

Native American Lakoda Robideau lives with his Australian wife in Australia.

He addresses the visitors from the festival stage.

Lakoda Robideau
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Alistair McLean, Kutcha Edwards band, gets ready for the performance.

Alistair McLean
© Barbara Oehring 2013

SKIN Choir compose and perform songs that are based around the themes of cultural identity.

SKIN Choir
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Camera woman
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Tepee session
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Rod Neason from the Coranderrk Festival team.

Rod Neason
© Barbara Oehring 2013

Heavy rain disturbs.

The festival cannot go on.

An impromptu performance of fire breathing after the concert had to come to an abrupt end.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

PEACE at Monash Gallery of Art

Jack Thompson, AM opened PEACE, a Degree South Collective Exhibition, at Monash Gallery of Art on 16 February 2013.

The actor is also an environmental and indigenous activist. He delivered a thoughtful speech about Peace as a construct.

The exhibition PEACE features work by the eight distinguished photojournalists in the Collective:
Ben Bohane, Michael Coyne, Stephen Dupont, Sean Flynn, Ashley Gilbertson, Tim Page, David Dare Parker and Jack Picone.

Ben Bohane made a rare visit to Melbourne. He and Michael Coyne were present at the launch and talked about their respective images, of finding and documenting a moment of peace even in a conflict zone.

Stephen Dupont, internationally acclaimed humanistic photographer and Degree South member visited the Gallery on 9 March 2013.

He gave a presentation about his work in Papua New Guinea as a Gardner Photography Fellow and his forthcoming exhibition and book for the Peabody Museum at Harvard.

PEACE is at Monash Gallery of Art from 8 February - 28 April 2013
860 Ferntree Gully Rd
Wheelers Hill, Victoria, 3150
www.mga.org.au

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

ANOTHER VIEW

ANOTHER VIEW is the title of my work in A Window on the World exhibition at Photonet Gallery.

My image is printed on archival Museo Silver Rag paper and mounted on aluminium composite panel. Size: 70x105 cm

The show opened on Sunday 3 March and runs until 23 March 2013.

MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER:
I will be in attendance on Sunday 10 March from 12 noon to 4 pm.

This exhibition by 14 women photographers celebrates International Women's Day. It is a fundraiser for UN Women.

The photographers invited to participate are Kirsten Bowers, Michela Cardamone, Maria Colaidis, Judith Crispin, Silvi Glattauer, Karena Goldfinch, Susan Henderson, Kallena Kucers, Helga Leunig, Margie McClelland, Sue Nicol, Barbara Oehring, Margot Sharman and Greer Versteeg.

Photonet Gallery
15a Railway Place
Fairfield, Victoria 3078 (Opposite Fairfield Railway Station)
Phone: 9018 3081

Gallery hours:
10 am - 4 pm Wednesday to Saturday
12 noon - 4 pm Sunday