ENTRY DESCRIPTION
I had heard on the news that the Southern Lights could be seen as far north as the coast of New South Wales, Australia. Normally, these lights are only visible in southern regions, such as Tasmania. For two weeks, I traveled to Avoca Beach in New South Wales to catch a glimpse of the lights, but each night was met with overcast skies.

Then, one night around 10 PM, I went down to the beach. To my delight, the skies were clear, and I was able to witness the magnificent Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) flickering in the dark. For two hours, I watched the lights in their full glory over the sea. As a black-and-white photographer, I believe my photograph truly captures the beauty of the Southern Lights.

To my amazement, this was the second time I had experienced such a sight. A lone yacht was out at sea, and the juxtaposition of the lights and the yacht created a photograph and a moment I will never forget.

AUTHOR
My early career was as a Tennis Professional, a role in Product Marketing, an IT Security Consultant, but all throughout an artist.

Forty-five years as a Photographer I'm still inspired by photography.

With numerous photographic exhibitions and awards (Olive Cotton Portrait Award of a Blind Albino Indian girl.)

This 35mm film Silver Gelatin photograph can be viewed at:
https://richardofarrell.com/project/savitris-place/?_gallery=gg-20-822.

I have created over 100 of these individual photographic stories/exhibits.
Polaroid, 35mm, Large Format Film, Wet Plate, Mobile Digital and DSLR formats are all used throughout my photographic art.

More recently (2021- 2024) I have been focused on my Digital Black & White artistic endeavors. These can be seen on my website www.richardofarrell.com.

I'm also a Pastel Drawing artist with a collection of over 3000 drawings, a 'naïve' style but with a strong intention for fun. @richard.ofarrell

I am always working on numerous new projects, stories and new ideas.

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