The exhibition will be opened by the director of the National Museum of Australia, Andrew Sayers.

South East Region Conservation Alliance (SERCA) spokesperson and fashion icon Prue Acton, a main driver behind the exhibition said, "Our forests are precious, we want to present their visual beauty, their unique quality and iconic wildlife.”

“The image of the axe man chopping down trees to build a home and to clear the way for civilization has been replaced by the reality of industrialized logging changing of the character of our native forests," Ms Acton said.

"We no longer need to log forests for woodchips and certainly not to burn for power; we have plantations and renewable energy projects to provide new job opportunities.

“Now we can value forests for climate, water and wildlife and the great pleasure of seeing beautiful, natural forests."

This exhibition will feature some of Australia’s best fine art photographers, including Rob Blakers, Judith Deland, Richard Green, Gordon Undy, Heide Smith, John Reid and Wes Stacey.

These photographers recently participated in a weekend camp at David and Libby Bright’s Ngairn property at Tanja to take photographs especially for the exhibition.

There will also be a small collection of local photographs of forests and wildlife and Bermagui Historical Society will provide a display of the history of forests and forestry.

Jan Ireland, who has organized the highly successful annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibitions in Bermagui, will curate the show.

Natural Forests - Australia’s wilderness opens in Bermagui before traveling to Canberra, Sydney and Victoria with the prospect of an overseas exhibition.

“This Queens Birthday Weekend exhibition will build on the strong arts presence we have in our region attracting many visitors as well as residents, contributing significantly to the social and economic life of our wilderness coast,” Ms Acton said.