General News
29 October, 2024
Amy Schultz's photography captures the wonder of the Wimmera's night sky
Amy Schultz captures the Aurora Australis.
Photographer Amy Schultz grew up on a broad acre farm by Nhill in the Wimmera's west with picturesque views of the starry sky and moonlit fields from her bedroom window.
"I have always been fascinated by the rural landscape around me," Ms Schultz said.
"I love highlighting the timeless beauty that can be found in the everyday moments and have grown an appreciation for documenting the highs, the lows and the genuine moments that would otherwise slip away unnoticed."
Ms Schultz said the loss of her father a decade ago emphasized to her how important it was to document everyday life through her photography.
"With a passion for photographing rural Australia, I hope to capture the stories of the land and its people by portraying the importance of the rural communities in our Australian culture," Ms Shultz said.
Ms Schultz's photographs of the Aurora Australis capture a natural light show in the sky.
Solar winds disturb the Earth's magnetosphere to create the spectacle, visible from places nearest the Earth's north and south pole.
The Bureau of Meteorology has an Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre that can measure the likelihood of an Aurora being present over southern Australia.