Photographer captures Lismore's flood trauma for NSW parliament exhibition

Simon Robinson lost 95 per cent of his fine art and vintage wares in the flood. (Supplied: Jacklyn Wagner)

In the midst of trauma, the most unlikely healing tool has come in the form of a camera.

The compassionate lens of photographer Jacklyn Wagner has captured the "tears and fears" of last year's devastating floods experienced by the city of Lismore and throughout northern New South Wales.