A regular dawn shoot turned into something special for local photographer Pip Farrow recently.
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Three racehorses being taken for their morning exercise in the Shoalhaven River provided the chance for some stunning snaps.
“Shy me had wanted to go and photograph them before but had never summoned the courage to walk over and ask,” Pip said,
“Maybe it was something in the air I don't know but before I knew what was happening the camera gear was being packed up and the rexy broke the stillness of the dawning day. I parked and nervously walked over and asked if they minded if I photographed the horses swimming.
“They graciously said not a problem and me a horse lover, was over joyed.
“What more could I have asked for to make this sunrise one I will not forget any time soon.
- -Pip Farrow
“What more could I have asked for to make this sunrise one I will not forget any time soon. Thank you to the Trainers for allowing me the opportunity and no doubt we will see each other again.”
Pip said her passion for photography grew after after receiving her first polaroid camera from her father in 1978 whilst living in Arnhem Land in remote Queensland.
“It was here that I discovered my great love for all things Nature and for the indigenous people I had the pleasure of living with for more than two years, learning so much about their culture and traditions,” she said.
Pip has hosted two exhibitions on the Central Coast and received acclaim at the Nowra Show but said it’s the way photography makes her feel that keeps her going.
“Sitting in the darkness of dawn by our beautiful river is my time for reflection and peace and as the sun woman kisses the new day with her warmth and beauty I watch and wait for the world to come alive,” she said.