Hawks Nest photographer Terri Meakins has spent the past 12 months capturing the natural beauty of her surroundings.
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Rainbows, sunsets and stunning images from the abundant waterways around her area all feature in her work.
Enjoy these handful of favourites handpicked by Terri herself.
Double rainbow, Hawks Nest Beach
Terri was on hand with her camera when this rare double rainbow descended on Hawks Nest Beach in June.
She described it as a feel-good moment "back when we used to have a weather event called rain."
Myall Lake
Taken in May, Terri described this photo simply as "the calm of the lakes."
Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest
Another image from May, Terri said the combination of a low tide and the reflections from a bright but cloudy sky on the sand of Bennetts Beach made for a stunning moment.
Sun silhouette
One of the rare upsides of the bushfires - at least from a photographer's perspective - is the way the smoke has made for some striking sunsets.
Terri captured this image in November and believed it would be a while before anyone forgot what the country had been through in the latter part of this year.
"Who can forget the fire red suns that have been burning in the sky with all the terrible bushfires in the country," she said.
Myall Lake
Taken in May, this photo shows the last light of day transforming the sky over Myall Lake.
Terri thought it was a beautiful moment.
"The calm and stillness as night begins to fall and the world is quiet for a moment as the last of the sun sinks below the horizon," she said.
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