Relive the iconic venues, artists and musical highlights of the live music scene in Lake Macquarie as local photographers share images from the 70s to today.

Listen to the stories behind the iconic images with photographers Juan Mahony and Shaquira Hobbs.

Juan has been looking at live performance through a lens ever since he picked up a camera in 1977. Juan is a self-confessed hobbyist whose early shots are from 1977-87 at Lake Macquarie venues including Swansea Workers Club, Belmont 16s, Doyalson RSL and others.

Shaquira Hobbs is a freelance photographer located in the Lake Macquarie region who travels far and wide to capture life's most precious moments.

Presented by History Illuminated and part of the Twilight Friday series at MAP mima.

Main image: Billy Thorpe by Juan Mahony