A picture tells a thousand words, but a whole exhibition says thousands more.

Greater Shepparton Through the Lens is the Shepparton Heritage Centre’s latest immersive installation.

The exhibition transports viewers through time and the technology of the Goulburn Valley’s rich visual history.

The showcase combines local photography, film and storytelling to illustrate how images have been an integral part of shaping the region’s identity throughout the years.

Camera and history buffs alike can walk through an evolution of cameras from Kodak’s Box Brownie to modern digital methods, including studio equipment such as an A1 Vista camera and a Graflex Graphic View Monorail View camera.

Early projection technologies including the Magic Lantern projector and dual 8mm and 16mm projectors, Super 8 movie cameras, and classic slide projectors are also on display.

“Witness how film evolved from simple projected images into a powerful storytelling medium,” Shepparton Heritage Centre chief executive Kristy Rudd said.

“Celebrate the legacy of Shepparton’s pioneering photographers, including N. “Col” Colliver, Toska Studio, Lloyd Telfer, Varloine Studio, and Arnold Gough through to contemporary talent like Dale Wright.

“Their work captures not only faces, but the spirit of a community over time.”

The transformation of local media can be seen through Shepparton News history, beginning with glass slide imagery and photo engraving printing plates and arriving at today’s instant digital photography.

The golden age of local broadcasting is celebrated with a GMV6 feature, which showcases rare film footage, archival material, and memorabilia from Shepparton’s own television studio.

The exhibition also pays tribute to the region’s cinematic heritage showing the evolution of movie-going, from the Lyric and Paramount open-air theatres, the Star Theatre and Astor, the nostalgic Twilight Drive-In and Cinema Capri.

Greater Shepparton Through the Lens gives an insight into how technology and creativity have captured the life of the Goulburn Valley.

It is on now.

For more details about what’s happening at Shepparton Heritage Centre, visit the Facebook page.

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