Open Wall
At Skymirror our focus is developing Lake Tyrrell and the Mallee into a photographic/art destination for people interested in, or practicing creativity, especially focusing on the medium of photography.
Our open wall is a space open to anyone wanting to share their photos of Lake Tyrrell and the surrounding area. If you've captured a photo you love, send us an enquiry for the chance for an A4 print of your own to be featured in store!
Scroll to read a bit about our current featured artists.
Sheree Henderson
Luke David
Luke is a Melbourne based photographer who specialises in landscape, urban and travel photography. Through his practice Luke seeks to investigate our relationship with the landscape and built spaces. This can involve anything from projects capturing sweeping picturesque vistas, expanses of trees killed by salinity, or small townships left behind in a march towards 'progress’. Luke is a frequent visitor to Lake Tyrrell and the surrounding areas of the Mallee, and is fascinated by the landscape it’s changing nature.
@lukedavidphotos
Steve Eccles
Steve Eccles is a landscape photographer based in Gippsland, Victoria.
Gippsland has such a wide and varied range of landscape photography opportunities. From the High Country Huts to the sunrises on the 90 mile beach.
Steve takes every opportunity to explore the areas around where he lives, especially the hard to reach places. The bigger the adventure, the bigger the thrill of the capture.
Armed with his trusty Nissan Patrol and Canon 6D Mkii, Steve finds endless opportunities.
Yvonne Hyland
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Alison Perrot
Alison is an emerging abstract landscape photographer. She has been working with the camera for over ten years producing photographs with both digital and 35mm film. Most recently she has been exploring the printed image using cyanotypes and photogravure techniques and processes. In these photographs Alison has illustrated the Lake Tyrrell landscape in geometric minimalist forms and colours, inviting quiet contemplation of the Victorian countryside.
Annette Kelly
I am an amateur photographer from Geelong who is enjoying retirement through my travels with the camera. My passion is Landscape and Astro photography.
On visiting Lake Tyrrell just recently, I was amazed at the beauty from dawn to dusk and beyond into the beautiful star studded night. I was blessed with little wind and clear skies at night, perfect for astro. The dawn broke with colours and reflections a photographer dreams about.
Lake Tyrrell is definitely on my bucket list to visit during a summer storm and early next year for the start of the Milky Way season in 2022.
@akelly62
Joanne Rovere
I am Jo Rovere, a photography enthusiast based in the Mallee. My images are fun, creative and reflect my love for travel and the natural world. I enjoy capturing and sharing my experiences, and feel fortunate to live on our amazing planet.
Cloud Rider... I had an idea. We grabbed a $1 bike from the tip on the way out of Swan Hill. Anything metal will begin to rust on contact with the salty Lake Tyrrell. It was a still June afternoon and the clouds were reflecting beautifully in the shallow water.
Crystallography... Salt crystals forming on bare branches create a stunning natural sculpture.
@jojoxena
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Carol McAllister
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Dave Massey
We visited Sea Lake in mid September 2022, leaving grey old Melbourne and heading to a point far, far away. I expected a quiet country town, but the local warnings that it was “mad Monday” and the footy boys would take over the local pub, turned out to be true, and the town was alive.
Lake Tyrrell turned on its serene beauty as dusk turned to night, and for me this shot of the aluminium lounge seating captured the transition from day to night, and perhaps a physical connection the expanding universe. The lake was holding pink salty waters due to recent heavy rains, and the only animal life present appeared to be human.
Heinz Tilenius
Heinz was a locum GP in Sea Lake for several months in late 2022 and early 2023. He captured these photos when visiting Lake Tyrrell with his partner and our photographer in residence at the time, Vince Agostino.
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Cecilia Xu
Originally from Taiwan, Cecilia travelled to Australia on a WHV to experience life in Australia. During her time working at Skymirror Gallery, Cecilia developed a passion for photography through her exposure to mesmerizing gallery displayed works and the unique mallee landscape, in particular, Lake Tyrrell.
Cecilia continues to develop her photography skills capturing beautiful sunsets and peaceful waterfalls through long exposure photography.
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Phil Whiteman
Debbie Kelly
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Alex Barry
This image, "Sand Fossils" was the winner of the 2022 Knox camera club photography competition.
My name is Alex, I am a nurse and amateur photographer. I enjoy getting out with my camera and finding smaller scenes in a larger landscape. I find this process helps me unwind from the stress of working in a hospital, especially in the recent years of COVID.
I shot this image with my Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark 2 and my 60mm macro lens. Exposure was 1/100sec at f/5.6 ISO 800.
When I took this image, the sun was setting behind a very dense cloud bank, so not much colour was coming through on the horizon. I took my macro lens out and wandered along the lake's edge, looking at the interesting rock and sand patterns. I found this formation just as some golden light broke through the clouds. To me, the rocks form a perfect canine face, but others tell me they can see many different things in this image!
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Les Butcher
A self taught photographer from Melbourne, Les's photography first started with capturing architecture & cityscapes until his first visit to the Mallee and in particular Lake Tyrrell drew his interests more to landscape photograph. He is always looking to capture the ever changing moods and landscapes of the Australian countryside.
@les_butcher