South Winds is a photography exploration of wind in the landscape shot in the south of France and the NSW Southern Highlands.

The solo exhibition by award-winning film director Paul Harmon will open on Saturday, August 2.

South Winds was shot over two years in parts of France and the Highlands.

It is Paul's first photographic exhibition. Paul presents a series of painterly photographs, mostly shot during a year living in a small winemaking village in southern France.

The series captures the landscape in all four seasons.

It was inspired by the famous Mistral winds, which were a potent force in the lives of the people and the landscape of the Vaucluse region of Provence.

Paul used a black filter to allow long exposures, which he worked at revealing the dance and movement of the wind.

As soon as he arrived in southern France, Paul said he knew he wanted to explore its beauty, but every photographic approach he tried seemed clich .

Paul said he was inspired when he saw a field of grasses swaying in the Mistral - the famous wind of these parts.

Paul was able to capture the "dance" of the landscape, which would reveal a "kind of wild fury", he said.

When he returned to Australia, Paul moved to the Southern Highlands where he was able to continue his journey.

South Winds comprises of 24 framed works printed using textured cotton rag paper and archival inks.

The exhibition opens on Saturday in the Milk Factory's "Pop-up Gallery" and runs until August 31.

Paul Harmon will be at the gallery on the weekends from 10am-4pm.

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