Lisa Hogben is a freelance photojournalist who has travelled across the world photographing the people, places and events of significance for the worlds media for the last two decades. Her work is currently also being shown in the Reportage Photo Festival at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington.

The exhibition TIMELESS will feature seven photographs that were taken during her six day trek for TIME Magazine down the Snowy River during the Winter of 2007.

Hogben has a special affinity for the Snowy Mountains as she was a professional ski-racer and fully qualified ski-instructor before graduating from COFA with a Bachelor of Visual Arts and becoming an internationally respected photojournalist. She is currently building a house along the Snowy River.

Hogben has walked, ridden horses, snow shoed and skied the famous back-country of the Australian Alps for many years and her photographs depict a rarely seen part of the Australian landscape. While Mt Kosciuszko is the lowest of the seven summits it is rarely accessible during winter and seven people have lost their lives in attempting to climb it during that season.

Each photograph tells a story of the mighty Snowy River at a different point, from its pristine and extraordinarily beautiful beginnings high in the Roof of Australia, to its rugged yet classic crossing of the NSW-Victorian border.

While photographs of the Snowy Mountains region can often be mere postcards of the area, Hogbens images transcend the obvious and lovingly describe the grandeur and beauty of the area.

This exhibition is a must see for anyone who loves the Snowy Mountains High-Country.

Jack Carnegie works as a publications officer for a non-government organisation. He produces photographs for their publications and website. His photos have been published in Sydney newspapers and magazines and he often contributes photos for social justice and environmental causes. His most recent exhibition was Sense of a City, (opened by Greens MP Sylvia Hale) documented Sydney people in public places:- dancing in the streets, protesting at rallies, attending festivals and getting on with Sydney life.

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