Mike Skelton exhibition: photos of fantasy and realism

By Lauren Green
Updated April 16 2014 - 3:17pm, first published 12:00am
Photographer Mike Skelton with his stunning portrait of a mother, her son and their goats on a freezing morning - Bolivia 2005. Scott Calvin photo.
Photographer Mike Skelton with his stunning portrait of a mother, her son and their goats on a freezing morning - Bolivia 2005. Scott Calvin photo.
Director of the Manning Regional Art Gallery Sue Mitchell, photographer Mike Skelton and his wife Carolyn Serich at the exhibition opening. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Director of the Manning Regional Art Gallery Sue Mitchell, photographer Mike Skelton and his wife Carolyn Serich at the exhibition opening. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Brisbane-based photographer Eric Victor stands next to Portrait of a young girl village  Uganda 1998. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Brisbane-based photographer Eric Victor stands next to Portrait of a young girl village Uganda 1998. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Quinn Patch with Portrait of a young slum dweller  Dhaka, Bangladesh 2004. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Quinn Patch with Portrait of a young slum dweller Dhaka, Bangladesh 2004. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Barry Devitt from Hannam Vale with 'Environmental portrait of a country woman' - Mexico 2005. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Barry Devitt from Hannam Vale with 'Environmental portrait of a country woman' - Mexico 2005. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Melbourne photographer Stuart Crossett with Mike's work 'Portrait of Domingo, a farmer in his home with his dogs' - Mexico 2005. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Melbourne photographer Stuart Crossett with Mike's work 'Portrait of Domingo, a farmer in his home with his dogs' - Mexico 2005. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Catherine Calvin with 'Australian Champion Arab Stallion'. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Catherine Calvin with 'Australian Champion Arab Stallion'. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Julie and Tim Bale with Still Life, farming implements hanging on an adobe wall  Nepal 1997. Ashley Cleaver photo.
Julie and Tim Bale with Still Life, farming implements hanging on an adobe wall Nepal 1997. Ashley Cleaver photo.

AN extraordinary photographic exhibition now showing at the Manning Regional Art Gallery certainly has the wow factor.

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