View a selection of the videos that showcase the Scenic Rim Region.
Spectacular new images taken around the region are threaded with both the colour red and the colours of the Scenic Rim landscape.
The latest photographic shoot has a focus on local talent across the creative industries and from our communities.
The locals featured in the latest photographic shoot are:
Cassie Baan-Edrich – Cassie certainly caused some heads to turn when she was photographed in a Kalbar paddock, surrounded by hay bales. Cassie was born and bred on Tamborine Mountain and she says it’s been the ideal environment to foster her creative side. The 20-year-old combines her university drama studies with her work at the Mountain’s Goat Track Theatre. Cassie not only performs in the theatre’s productions she also teaches Mountain youngsters keen on pursuing a career in the arts. Occasionally, amid this hectic schedule, she can be found doing a cameo at her parents Spice of Life Cafe at North Tamborine.
“Tamborine Mountain is an inspiring and pretty amazing place to be involved,” she says.
Anne Laurich – you won’t miss ballerina Anne in her red tutu atop a rock in a paddock off Green Hills Road behind Boonah. Mt Maroon and Mt Barney are visible in the background. Anne, 17, has been dancing all of her life. She attends the Australian Dance Academy in Brisbane and teaches ballet to Tamborine Mountain youngsters after school and on weekends.
Simon Francis was photographed with his violin from the bank of Lake Moogerah. His reflection in the water gives the illusion that Simon is walking on water.
Simon’s love affair with music began when his parents bought him a recorder in Hong Kong, enroute to their new home in Australia. After the recorder came the clarinet, the flute and now he’s a master of most instruments. Simon spends his days fostering a love of music in a new generation through his work as the music teacher at five Scenic Rim primary and high schools. He says life without music would be a desert.
Cyril Currie was pictured dramatically against grass trees near Christmas Creek. Cyril is a strapping 17-year-old, full of life and personality. He hails from the Scenic Rim’s traditional owners, the Mununjali people, and has been taught by his father, aunts and uncles about the traditional customs and beliefs of their people. Cyril is a talented footballer, rodeo rider and Aboriginal dancer and is an inspiration and mentor to other Murri young people in the Scenic Rim. His proud father tells him he’s a prince, the offspring of Aboriginal royalty – Cyril’s not sure his mates would believe him. He says the most important lessons taught to him by his father are to forgive but don’t forget and not to waste your life, do something with it. It’s a message he reinforces to others in his typically laid-back and friendly manner.
Tania Edmunds – there’s nothing like an opera singer amongst all the grandeur of World Heritage listed rainforest of the Scenic Rim.
Tania is a lyric soprano opera singer. She was only nine when she first started singing and an early encounter with an opera singer and teacher ignited her passion for the powerful genre. It takes between 10 and 20 years to build an operatic voice and Tania says while the instrument is a gift to be able to play it takes years of work and commitment. She practices from her spectacular studio on Tamborine Mountain’s escarpment. It overlooks the green valleys below and the lights of Brisbane sparkle at night. Tania says the beauty and serenity of the mountain inspire her to reach new heights. “Singing engages your physical, emotional and intellectual self and when all three come together then there is magic,” Tania says.
Dave Groom was photographed at work in his Beechmont studio which overlooks Lamington National Park.
Given Dave’s family history in the Binna Burra area it’s no surprise that he’s mapped out a career as a gifted landscape artist. Dave’s grandfather was Arthur Groom, the visionary adventurer who created the Binna Burra Mountain Lodge. Dave works from a hand-crafted studio 3km from the Lodge. It overlooks the Lamington National Park, a backdrop which inspires Dave’s work on a daily basis. He paints what he sees in two styles – one is a realistic representation of the bush which surrounds him and his second style portrays the bush and the wildlife in a more surreal form. “I grew up here and that’s why I developed a real passion for this part of the world,” he says.
“It’s the landscape that I’ve grown up with and I have a real connection to it.”
During September you can see Dave Groom’s work at Marks and Gardner Gallery North Tamborine, where he is one of the featured artists. The exhibition also includes a sculpture trail through the Gallery’s extensive garden showcases the ceramic & mosaic sculptures of Monte Lupo artists.
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