Local photographers to capture unique snapshot of the Bellarine

FOUR photographers will next month create a unique snapshot of what goes on around the Bellarine over the span of 24 hours.

Marcel Berens from Sports Media and three other local photographers – Wayne Peters, Michael Chambers and Ashlin Vijayan – came up with the idea of Bellarine 24: a coffee table book of candid photography that captures the diversity of the community.

Mr Berens said he and the other photographers would set out at 3am on Easter Saturday until 3am on Easter Sunday and capture what goes on over a 24 hour period.

This includes sporting clubs, community organisations, businesses and vital services like the police and ambulance.

“Bellarine 24 is a unique opportunity to portray the good, bad and ugly through photography, creating a time capsule of the region in 2019,” Mr Berens said.

He believes the use of candid photography for this project is important, particularly in the era of social media.

“So many of the images we see today are heavily planned and produced.

“We are keen to capture things as they really occur – from the bakers starting work at 4am, to the last of the revellers leaving the pub at closing time.”

There is also an opportunity for local amateur photographers to get involved in Bellarine 24 –candid photos taken on Easter Saturday around the Bellarine Peninsula can be submitted to [email protected] and will be considered for inclusion in the book.

Photos selected for inclusion will be accredited to the photographer.

All photos selected to go into the book will receive a digital memento of their image and the best photo submitted will win a free photo shoot for two hours at a venue or event of their choosing.

Businesses that are interested in being a potential location to be visited by the four photographers should also register their interest at [email protected].

The coffee table book will be available for sale in May.

For more information, head to www.Info@ bellarine24.com.au.