Barbara Oehring Photography

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Photography Focus 'A Year in Ferntree Gully'

This is the flyer the Eastern Regional Libraries created for my talk at the Ferntree Gully Library on 12 April 2012

and here are the details for the Photography Focus talk:

Photography Focus - Barbara Oehring - a Year in Ferntree Gully

Barbara Oehring is a local photographer who strives to create images that have a sense of mystery. Her photographs have been used for various print publications,including our local Ferntree Gully News, websites and in electronic format for educational purposes.

Her Photographic Exhibition, 'A year in Ferntree Gully' is being held at the Ferntree Gully Library from Monday 23 April to Friday 18 May 2012. Barbara will be talking about this exhibition and how she chose her photographs for display.

Refreshments provided.

Gold coin donation appreciated.

When
2:30 pm Thursday 12/04/12

Where
Ferntree Gully Library

Cost
Free event.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Requiem Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral

I was invited to the Requiem Mass for the repose of soul of Barbara Kaye Rutherford.

On 8 February 2012 the mass was offered by Mgr Joseph Kramer on a visit back to Australia from Rome.

Sunlight streaming into St Patrick's Cathedral
Melbourne
© Barbara Oehring 2012

Sacred Heart chapel of St Patrick's Cathedral
Melbourne
© Barbara Oehring 2012

Mgr Joseph Kramer
St Patrick's Cathedral
Melbourne
© Barbara Oehring 2012

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Survival Day - Australia Day

On Australia Day, Thursday 26 January 2012, I attended Belgrave Survival Day.

This annual event celebrates indigenous culture though music, traditional dance and story telling.

It was an enlightening event for me - a significant and joyous occasion.

Here Wurundjeri Elder, Uncle Bill Nicholson addresses the crowd:

James Simon and partner reflecting on Uncle Bill's speech:

A traditional Smoking Ceremony to cleanse, renew and connect people to country:

Members of Jindi Worobak Dance Group:

Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie, singer, didgeridoo performer, dancer and story teller:

Big and small joining in:

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Dancing Brolgas

I contribute photos of Australian Birds to BOCA/BirdLife Australia.

My "most viewed" images in the Photo Gallery are of "White-faced Heron" and "Brolga".

These are my three most viewed:

White-faced Heron
© Barbara Oehring 2010

Brolga
© Barbara Oehring 2010

Brolga
© Barbara Oehring 2010

http://boca.org.au/component/jwallpapers/album/1?order=hits_desc&BOCA_search_creator=32595

Saturday, December 10, 2011

'Tis the season...

Knox Carols by Candlelight 2011

Saturday, December 3, 2011

A Year in Ferntree Gully

I am delighted that the Mountain District Learning Centre has received a Knox Community Development Grant for an exhibition of my photographs.

The Ferntree Gully News, Page 17, Issue 14 - December 2011:

"A Year in Ferntree Gully"
The grant will be used to hold an exhibition of photographs by Barbara Oehring. The photos will show people, places, events in FTG through four seasons. This will provide inspiration for creative writing workshops for recording stories of experiences and memories of living in the Gully.
The exhibition will be launched in the FTG library in April 2012. After this it will become a mobile display for sessions at MDLC and for other venues and groups.
Barbara Oehring's stunning photographs have been delighting readers of Gully News since its inception. Making a selection of these and many others for the exhibition will be challenging but worthwhile. It is hoped to publish stories in the newspaper."

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Celebrating 100 Years at St John the Baptist Parish Ferntree Gully

Centenary Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated today by Archbishop Denis J. Hart in Ferntree Gully.

In my photograph Fr. Alan Fox presents the Archbishop of Melbourne with a copy of the book Witness to the Light - St John the Baptist Parish Ferntree Gully.

Witness to the Light is a centenary anthology. I am proud to have contributed photographs to this book.