“The idea was a bit of a risk,” says Natksy, “but judging by the support it was one well worth taking.”  Almost 300 people gathered at the old Hurford’s Hardware building to celebrate the opening.  With live music by Deana & Julia, wine and food, and of course the wonderful array of images on the walls, it was a night to remember.

“We’ve already got photographers putting images together for the next exhibition in four weeks time,” Natsky says.

On show were images by Denise Alison of the fabulous Humans of Lismore (facebook.com/Humansoflismore) , the Northern River’s favourite landscape photographer Alex Clarke, the artistic nudes of Cloud Nine’s Simon Fraser, amazing wildlife photography by Meg Gordon, a rare dabble with a holga camera by local artist Michael ‘Whitey’ White and flora details by Natsky herself.

Meg Gordon, Reflection.

“There are so many amazing images out there trapped on hard drives that are never being seen. Exhibiting is expensive so at the Den I am trying to minimise those costs for photographers and help them to get their work out there. It is also the reason the Den wont’ – I repeat won’t – be charging commission on sales. It’s the photographer’s work, so they should be rewarded for it in full,” says Natsky, who is both  owner and operator of the Den.

Natksy fully intends that The Den will be evolving over time with much more photography based events planned over the coming months. “Think studio, workshops, darkroom, events and much more,” she says. “It will only happen if the people want it though, so people need to get involved, either as a photographer or somebody who loves beautiful imagery.”

So next time you’re in Lismore, make sure you take a wander through the Northern Rivers latest art  space.

Natsky, Viking Ship.

Landscape photographer and regular Verandah Magazine contributor Alex Clarke, changed lenses for the evening and focused on the opening night crowd:

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“Storm season is the defining characteristic of the subtropical climate that we enjoy in the northern rivers,” says Clarke. “Storm cells can be severe and damaging, but are also intensely beautiful forces of nature that can inspire awe and respect for the natural world.”  Clarke captured the heart of this cell in October as it swept through Bentley at over 100 km/h on its way towards the coast. This and 11 other beautiful images landscape are featured in his 2016 calendar, available at PowerMax Computers in Magellan Street in Lismore, or from his Red Bubble store at https://www.redbubble.com/people/aclarke/calendars/17542530-landscape

To see more of Alex Clarke’s work go to: https://www.facebook.com/alex.clarke?fref=ts

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The tree was created by Council’s executive committee, which decided Council should give the Lismore community a gift for Christmas. The new tree is made from old bikes, which would otherwise have ended up as scrap metal. The Council welded the bikes onto the steel frame at the Council metal shop and the structure was then painted by Council staff and their families, in their own time.

To see more of Alex Clarke’s work go to: https://www.facebook.com/alex.clarke?fref=ts

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Alex snapped the cuckoo fledgling with a Sony A7RII and Voigtländer 180mm f/4 APO at f/4 and 1/60 second exposure.

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This HDR shot was created with a Sony A7II through a Canon 50mm lens at f/4.

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Clarke took this shot with a Sony A7, with a Voitglander APO Lanthar with a 180mm lens at f4.0

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It was stormy weather across the Northern Rivers last week. Alex Clarke took this beauty after he and his partner Jasmine decided a change of scenery was in order after a long day at work. “We grabbed our cameras, headed west from Lismore towards the ominous clouds that were gradually blotting out the sun as it dipped towards the horizon,” he says.  “We followed the backroads until we were confronted by this awesome spectacle of the core of a storm cell, as it began to unleash a torrent of rain.”

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Clarke took his photograph of Corymbia ficifolia flowers through his new Zeiss Makro Planar 100mm f/2.0, on the Sony A7. (“Probably the nicest lens I’ve ever owned,” he says.)

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Clarke shot his photo on a Sony A7 with 50mm Contax G Zeiss (adapted manual focus) lens at f5.6.  HDR shot with 3 exposures merged using Nik HDR Efex Pro in Apple Aperture.

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