Robyn is a botanical photographer and horticulturalist.
She truly values the intricacies seen in nature and strives to reveal the exceptional detail present in all her chosen subject matter. Robyn firmly believes that we all need to connect to our amazingly diverse natural world even more now than ever before: connection creates concern; concerns create action. She hopes that her art will inspire discussion and exploration of nature.
Through her work as a horticulturalist, namely as a consultant and garden designer, she has cultivated a unique insight into the natural environment. While walking the beaches of Ballina with her husband Robyn keeps a keen eye out for pieces of driftwood, coral, shells, and stones. Also up on the beach tracks she is constantly on the lookout for unusual leaves, flowers and seed pods. Her garden is not only a huge resource for her but also a place of joy and peace. Roses are a particular passion and they have such an amazing history and mythology that the approach not only to these beauties but all flowers is a vintage romantic style. The chosen methodology primarily focuses on utilising this insight when collecting specimens to photograph. She walks. She collects. She captures. She creates.
Deeply influenced by the photographers Leendert Blok, Karl Blossfeldt, Sarah Moon, and her husband and mentor Charles Barron, who taught her everything about still life: the art of great light and an eye for perfect detail.
Exhibitions and On Display
The App Whisperer Online theappwhisperer.com features ongoing
The Greatest Mobile Photography & Art Flickr/Instagram Showcase 2022/2023
Spectaculum Magazine spectaculum-magazine.com
Online Feature June 2023 Honouring Nature
The App Whisperer online interview for the What Apps Are We Using
This Month June 2023
ArtDoc Magazine artdoc.photo
Enigma of Life online exhibition July 2023 Balance
Lightartspace Gallery Silver City New Mexico lightartspace.com
The Still(Ed) Life - celebrating handmade photography. Juried selection by
Diana Bloomfield
Balance - a Cyanotype Sold opening night August 2023
Mike Hindle - Telephone Tourists mikehindle.uk
Interview August 2023
Neoque Magazine Art and Photography neoque.com feature published
September 2023
Honourable mention in Still Life Chromatic Photography awards 2023.
Shortlist Open Competition, Object, 2023 Sony World Photography Awards.
Exhibition for Northern Rivers Regional Gallery - Lennox Heads Art Boxes. 17 April to 19 June 2024. 8 artworks.