Wanderings

Gary Steer is a multi-award winning photographer and film-maker who has deep connections with Kangaroo Valley. In fact he was one of the team of photographers who took shots of the inaugural Arts in the Valley way back in 2007. Jing Jo is proud to present his photographic work and we’re sure his images will delight our customers. Of the exhibition, Gary says:

“When I first used a camera it was like discovering a third eye. It made me more aware of things around me. I looked at the world in a different way. The camera concentrated my attention on the environments I was in.

I would imagine the landscapes within a frame, shift the frame about until it looked pleasing to the eye. Then CLICK and freeze the moment of time.

I began my professional photographic life taking still photographs. I was particulary interested in wildlife and, since animals are living, breathing, moving things, it was not long before I started shooting movie film to capture their behaviour and spirit.

I worked in independent documentary film production for about 25 years, doing cinematography, research, scriptwriting, directing and producing. This involved much travel and I never have recovered from the wander virus. There is no known cure for this ailment but, like homeopathy, little doses help to relieve the symptoms.

Now I am returning to still photography and more travel – all good medicine.

**Flame on the Water** Adelaide Zoo SA photograph 52 x 63

**Ghost Lake** Lake Gairdner SA phot graph 113 x 126

**James Craig at Anchor** Jervis Bay NSW photograph 54 x 64

**Kangaroos in the Mist** Kangaroo Valley NSW photograph 60 x 51

**Lining Up for the Jump** Sydney Equestrian Centre photograph 43 x 32

**Autumn on the Canal** Amsterdam Netherlands photograph 32 x 43

**Camel Rock Dawn** Wallaga Lake NSW photograph 106 x 77

**Century of Rust** Amsterdam Netherlands photograph 32 x 43

**Cockle Bay Reflections** Darling Harbour Sydney photograph 58 x 67

**Coming of the Vikings**Darling Harbour Sydney photograph 27 x 36

**Drum Sticks** Barren Grounds NSW photograph 64 x 46

**Drizzle** Lake Fitzroy NSW photograph 61 x 52

**Emus on the Salt Lake** Lake Gairdner SA photograph 72 x 52

**Eyes of a Canal Boat** Amsterdam, Netherlands photograph 32 x 43

**From the Holden Window** Stuart Town NSW photograph 94 x 69

**Monuments** Bombo NSW photograph 75 x 53

**Myna on the Slab Hut** Jamberoo Road NSW photograph 56 x 66

**Mountain Homestead** Namadji ACT photograph 69 x 60

**Ned the Rowboat** Hobart Tasmania photograph 52 x 63

**Northey’s Store** Hill End NSW photograph 69 x 60

**On the Wallaby Track** Tathra NSW photograph 59 x 49

**Rowboat in the Fog** Lake Fitzroy NSW photograph 63 x 50

**Show of Might** Western Plains Zoo Dubbo photograph 54 x 68

**Silver Anchor** Amsterdam Netherlands photograph 32 x 43

**Spilt Lake** Lake Gairdner SA photograph 60 x 51

**The Questioning Naturalist** Studio photograph 40 x 31