A photographic walkabout of St George organised by the group Art on the Town Bermuda yielded striking images offering a fresh look at the Olde Towne.

For nine-year-old photographer Cat Russo, it was a chance to continue her pursuit of the perfect shot.

The excursion came just weeks after three of Cat’s pictures, Reflections, Perspective and Berries appeared on the walls of City Hall for the Bermuda Society of the Arts members’ show, where she won honourable mention.

“I started when my mother started taking pictures and I liked it — it was fun,” said Cat, who inherited her mother’s Canon Rebel T1I camera after Mrs Hollis upgraded her camera over Christmas.

Mrs Hollis said the family heard from many spectators at the exhibition that they would buy pictures of Cat’s quality.

The young photographer from Hamilton Parish said she didn’t plan her shots, telling The Royal Gazette: “I see it and then I take it.”

Her photographs on display came from an earlier walkabout organised last year in Dockyard.

This weekend’s tour of St George brought a large group together for a leisurely stroll, cameras in hand.

“I was taking pictures of tiny little flowers, and I was trying to get the background fuzzy and the front nice and clear,” Cat said.

“She’s fearless — she just goes ahead and takes her pictures, carrying this huge camera around her neck” said organiser Tricia Walters. “Cat sees things from a whole different perspective than adults.”

She was one of about 20 amateur photographers who got together courtesy of Art on the Town’s Facebook site, in conjunction with the group St George’s Bermuda Revitalise.

Now in its second year, the Photo Walkabout has evolved into a winter success.

Ms Walters provides a running commentary on the historic town while members fan out taking pictures, sometimes spending 15 or 20 minutes in one locale trying to find a unique shot.

“The people in the community are awesome — a lot of people will wave or come out of their homes and chat to us,” Ms Walters said.

Visiting the Old State House, she said the group was invited inside for a private tour to view some of the artefacts kept in the Masonic lodge, before continuing on to Somers Gardens.

Calling on the home of Pilot Jemmy Darrell, the group learned how Pilot Darrell was freed from slavery after successfully guiding the British warship HMS Resolution through a precarious passage in Bermuda’s reefs. Pilot Darrell later became the first black property-owner in St George.

“It’s a fun way to learn something about St George’s,” Ms Walters said.

“A lot of people live there and don’t know the history that there.”

Pictures from the latest foray have been gathered at Art on the Town’s Facebook site for a competition for best photo that closes on Friday.