Murwillumbah photography
Murwillumbah has a creative streak: galleries, artist studios, makers, cafes and a steady run of openings and workshops. Those businesses need photos for exhibition promotion, grant applications and online sales, and the images have to respect the work.
We’re about an hour south in Ballina. Arts photography is something we’ve done for years, mainly for a community gallery closer to home, alongside products, interiors and food.
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Exhibitions and Openings
For several years we’ve documented workshops, events and exhibitions at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery. Those images back its grant applications and appear throughout its marketing campaigns and social media.
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Makers and Their Products
Handmade goods need honest, detailed images. We photographed a product series for RustyEx to sell online, and shot Byron Baby Carrier‘s range with models in a Byron Bay studio space.
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Studios and Spaces
Where the work is made matters to buyers. For Penrose Design we photographed a completed interior project and informal portraits of the team, an approach that suits an artist’s studio or a gallery space just as well.
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Artist Portraits
Creative people need portraits with character for bios, catalogues and press. We shot relaxed, informal headshots for author Dr Lisa Short on location. Portrait sessions are on Murwillumbah headshots.
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Cafes Near the Galleries
Hospitality in an arts town needs its own style. We photographed food and content for Mumbai Masala in Ballina, and the venue and dishes at Beef & Beach when its Byron Bay restaurant opened.
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Murwillumbah Rates
A session costs $495 for a 2-hour shoot + GST. Exhibition coverage, artwork catalogues and multi-day events are quoted on the brief, after we know how many works or sessions are involved.
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Yes. We’ve documented workshops, events and exhibitions at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery for years, and those images back its grant applications and campaigns. An opening night needs the art, the crowd and the speeches, so we ask about the order of the evening beforehand.
Yes. Artworks, prints and crafts need accurate colour and even light so buyers trust what arrives. Tell us the sizes, surfaces and finishes and we’ll plan the setup. We’ve also built websites for artists and galleries, including Haven Gallery in Byron Bay and textile artist Patricia Smithyman.
Yes. The Northern Rivers Community Gallery has used our event photography to support funding applications for a number of years. Funding bodies want to see people taking part, so we focus on activity, faces and the community gathered around the work.
A session starts from $495 for a 2-hour shoot + GST. Exhibition coverage, artwork catalogues and multi-day events depend on how many works or sessions are involved, so we quote them on the brief. Being about an hour away, combining several jobs into one trip often makes sense.
Yes. We shot relaxed, informal headshots for author Dr Lisa Short on location, and informal portraits for Penrose Design. Artists usually look best in their own studio with their work around them, which says more about you than a plain backdrop ever will.
Yes. We created food photography and content for Mumbai Masala’s social media and shot the venue and dishes when Beef & Beach opened in Byron Bay. Visitors to Murwillumbah’s galleries often look up somewhere to eat on their phone, and great food photos win that moment.
We come to you. Our team is about an hour south in Ballina, and most shoots happen on location in your studio, gallery or venue. We plan the details by phone, email or video first so the day is well used.
Get in touch
Tell us about the exhibition, the collection or the space, and when it needs to be ready. We’ll work out the shoot and send a quote.
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