Milestones is an exhibit of fine-art photography and digitally-enhanced work by five award winning photographers.

John Ashbourne, Craig Bell, Rosemary Hasner, Pete Herlihy, and Steve Noseworthy, are members of the group Milestones and have their work on display along with special guest photographer for the current exhibit, Ron Pitts.

“We all met at the Orangeville camera club,” explained Rosemary Hasner. “There is no theme in our collective work, we’re very diverse. We use all sorts of media including film and digital manipulation.”

Digital manipulation is Hasner’s specialty. Her finished work takes on a dreamlike quality blending original photographs with techniques that create other-worldly effects.

Although they share the same passion with their work, members of the group vary widely in their style and experiences behind the lens.

Steve Noseworthy has been a photographer for several years and still uses traditional methods at times when developing black and white film in a home dark room.

“I’ve been doing photography on and off for about 15 years, then for the last five years I’ve been serious about it. It’s a creative outlet. It does transform how you look at the world,” he said. After retiring from the military, Noseworthy took a civilian job with the forces that provides him with many photographic opportunities.

“I’m fortunate that with my job I travel around the country so my equipment is always with me,” he said.

For Craig Bell, the introduction of digital photography several years ago provided an interest in not only the creation of images but the results that can be obtained during the enhancement process.

“I started a couple of years ago,” Bell said. “I was motivated by digital photography. I enjoy the process afterward as much as the photography.” He said of the methods he uses when tailoring the photos on the computer.

“I do mostly outdoor work and architecture. These are the things I’m drawn to.”

Well-known photographer Pete Herlihy has had a long career in photography and over the past few years has turned his attentions to photographing the female form. His photographs in the exhibit are a study in form, light, and shadow with detail on the creative lighting of his models.

John Ashbourne’s work covers a variety of subjects with much thought given to composition and form. The result is photographs that bring the viewer into the picture.

For Ron Pitts, photography is an extension of his professional life as an animator and illustrator.

“I started photography in 2005 but I’ve done computer animation for all of my life. I do primarily wildlife and nature.”

Pitts’ interest in nature photography began when he moved from the urban sprawl of Toronto to the sideroads of Tottenham.

“Our property backs onto a pond. I saw the ducks and wildlife and decided to get down there and capture it on camera.”

The results of Pitts’ work are spectacularly shot images of wildlife captured in full colour in their natural habitat.

The Milestones exhibit is a chance to see some of the best work of this group of talented artists and discover the world in a way you may not have imagined.

The artwork will be on display until April 28.

Viewing is free to the public during the Gibson Centre’s regular hours.

All pieces on display are available for sale.