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Icy cold, feet numb, tripod extended. Standing in the freezing water in Handrail Pool, I loved this composition as the fingers of rock under the water stretch into the next gorge.

 One of the intense slot canyons of Weano Gorge. After swimming through Icy water after Handrail Pool, this amazing formation sits, before turning the corner to a whole new vista.

 Willie Creek Pearl Farm near Broome is an excellent spot to come and have a coffee or lunch, as we did this day. Out on a promontory, accessed over a tidal flat they have two ways to get in depending on how high the tide is! We had a peak high tide for this image, which shows as the water is up high over the normal boat ramp. Watch out for Crocs here, the salties live right near by! 

After a long day exploring Litchfield National Park, we jumped into Bulley Rockholes for a relaxing hour. As we were leaving we chanced past this lower pool. After about 10 minutes I managed to get this image, without any people in it! 

In remote Western Australia, near the westernmost point of the Mainland, sits Francois Peron National Park. It's iconic Red dirt, white sand and turquoise waters mean it is a stunning photography destination. 

Such a special place, the sacred art site of Ubirr within Kakadu National Park. Overlooking the floodplains, filled with buffalo. We took a picnic up here and sat and watched the sunset with all the other tourists. I was up here early to nab a good spot, however my preferred framing ended up having about 10 people jump in front of me! 

Luckily after sunset, everyone left, we were the only ones left on the rock with the ranger. The sunset kept going and going, long after it should have finished, letting me capture these beautiful sun rays. 

A stunning sunset at our favourite lookout at El Questro, Branco's Lookout. El Questro is a popular station at the Eastern End of the Gibb River Road, Western Australia. 

 Taken on the shores of the beach at Bremer Bay, Western Australia we just walked out here at Midday and saw the epic colours. I immediately thought, this is it, the most beautiful beach I have ever seen...

 A wonderful warm summer evening at Coogee Beach, near Perth, Western Australia. Late into the sunset, I headed out onto the Jetty and caught this beautiful capture of the netted swimming lagoon at the Northern end of the beach. 

We stayed nearby at the Busselton Jetty Caravan Park, so that I was able to pop down as many nights as needed to try and capture this iconic location. Luckily on our 3rd night in Busselton I rode down and was lucky enough to be able to execute my concept image, with the sky and water playing ball.

Taken from the South Side of the Swan River, Perth, on a beautiful calm summers eve. We had a picnic on the lawn here and waited for the best colours to pop!

 A really famous spot on the Southern coast of Western Australia, Lucky Bay National Park is just incredible, with it's white sand and bluest of blue water. Taken at the end of the Lucky Bay Beach, this scene invokes warm summers for me. 

We spent an amazing 15 nights on this beach, camping right next to the water. Luckily everything came together with the tides and the sunset for this beautiful shot. Check out the capture video on our Youtube channel!

Taken with my new Drone, a Mavic 3, this highly detailed aerial shot of a small salt lake on the Eyre Peninsula intrigues me, as the fenceline runs across the lake, accumulating salt. 

 After a windy night in this remote South Australian location on the Nullarbor, we woke up to an amazing sunrise. and quickly headed out from the Caravan to take this image. 

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In the Coffin Bay National Park, this beautiful blue scene shows the peace and calm common throughout South Australia's National Parks on the Eyre Peninsula. 

 Arno Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 

 Point Lowly Lighthouse

Eyre Peninsula Sunset

 Coles point

Taken on the shore of Fitzroy Island, in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, this image captures the coral beach, the amazing clear blue water and stunning sunset glow. We were having dinner and thought there was going to be too much cloud in the sky for the sky to light up, but when it started Amanda raced back to our room in the Resort to grab my gear for me, while I tried to work out my composition. 

A Birds eye view of the changing corals off the Cape Tribulation coastline. These natural artistic shapes caught my eye as I was flying over them, and combined with the amazing blue water of the area this is a stunning piece for any wall.

Whitehaven beach, the world's best beach, needs no introduction. It was incredible to finally see it in person, and it definitely did not disappoint, white sand, sunshine and clear bright blue water gently lapping at the sands edge. We could have sat here all day! It was a great spot for our lunch and a quick photo to provide those bright blue and white colours that are fashionable in houses at the moment.

 Amanda researched the location for this old plank jetty in Airlie Beach, Queensland. We were sitting in our caravan and keeping an eye on the sky for sunset, when we decided it was going to be a good one. We jumped in our truck and headed off, it was only a 5 minute or so drive down the road thankfully! I took a number of shots with the jetty and the surrounding mangroves, after coating myself in Bushman's for mozzies and sandflies. Ultimately the Sunset really really delivered and I was lucky enough to capture this horizontal panorama featuring the jetty and the far coast of Airlie Beach. 

 Captured Tannum Sands looking towards Gladstone, I didn't expect the sky to light up as it did. It was dull and just the sun popping under the thick clouds. I did my thing, then waited a little longer just in case and wow did it pop!! 

After debating whether or not to attempt the infamous Ngkala Rocks pass on Fraser Island, we discovered that our truck was a few cm too big! So on to plan B, I decided to capture a landscape photo of the rocks here, moss covered with the waves frothing about them.

See the capture here - https://youtu.be/GR3Xp8bB27M

The famous blue waters at the edge of Lake McKenzie, on Fraser Island are stunning when you see them, especially next to the bright white sand on a sunny day. On our first visit here we had overcast weather, so despite trying to get a photo, I wasn't happy with the result. We headed back 2 days later on a bright sunny day and captured this beauty.
The 2 paperbarks resting on the edge of the bright blue water give a different perspective of life by the lake.

Watch my capture video here - https://youtu.be/03p82ufYI8Q 

Taken from the shores of the unique Lady Musgrave Island, located in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, this is exactly what all of the reef around the island looks like, blue clear water, with coral in shallow water. 

Taken from the shores of the unique Lady Musgrave Island, located in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, this artistic impression sums up the islands beauty, crystal clear blue water, white beach and green flora. 

 Captured from the shores of the unique Lady Musgrave Island, located in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, this image depicts life on the island, pure bliss. 

 Captured while staying at Belmont Pines Holiday Park in Belmont, NSW (Lake Macquarie area) over summer, this stunning sunset shows what the Lake Macquarie area is known for, fishing on calm waters. I was just managed to capture this artwork before the rain begun, but Amanda missed out as she was too slow walking with the dogs and Aria to meet me, it doesn't look like the rain was coming, but it goes to show how the weather can change so quickly. 

 Captured while staying at Belmont Pines Holiday Park in the Lake Macquarie area over summer, this stunning sunset looking towards Belmont 16s over Belmont Bay is a calming idyllic artwork that the area depicts. I was spoilt for choice with the caravan park surrounded by water that I left it up to the clouds to decide which direction I'd be shooting this evening. 

Hastings Point, NSW and the Hastings Point Lookout was a picturesque location with views as far North and South as your eyes could see. Taken during Golden hour, I loved the colours and shapes of the rocks forming the base of the Hastings Point headland. I love the movement of the clear blue water in the foreground against the steadiness of the rocks. It makes me feel grounded, yet free.  

Hastings Point, NSW and the Hastings Point Lookout was a great afternoon out with my family. After taking in the views and playing on Pottsville beach it was time for some work. I predicted the clouds were going to be too thick in the direction of the sun to allow for any bright colours, however, I really liked these mossy rocks on the beach. After sending the drone up for some aerial images and footage, I turned my attention back to these gems in front of me, It is not often you get such nice mossy rocks surrounded by smooth sand.  The clouds did come to life and the reflection on the wet sand and pools of water allowed me to create this unique artwork.  

This Gold Coast Sunset artwork taken from the Ian Dipple Lagoon, really brings the warmth. The Gold Coast apartments and foreshore definitely depict the Gold Coast lifestyle. I was really hoping the sky would light up in the opposite direction however, I have no control over it so have to be prepared to bring forward my creativity on the spot and bring this moment in time to life and artform. 

Taken on a rare sunrise for me is the 3rd artwork in my Corindi Beach collection. I had previously scouted this composition from walks along Corindi Beach, NSW (in the Coffs Harbour Region) and my sunset captures. I was unsure how the tide would impact the capture, but as with all my photography artworks, unless I head out to have a look, I don't know. The hard part with sunrise is you can't really see to tell before then rushing to get the right composition.  This time it paid off and although I usually like some clouds in the sky for interest, I rather prefer the simplicity of this image and the sun rising against the blue water. 

Sunset at Corindi Beach Point was magical this night. We were staying at the Reflections Caravan Park near Coffs Harbour, NSW where it is a short walk to the beach. Amanda convinced me to head out for sunset as the clouds were similar to the previous night where it unexpectedly lit up all around us while we were having dinner. I'm so glad she did as it was one of the most amazing sunsets we'd had in some time. I knew from swimming amongst the rockpools earlier that day that the water was a crystal clear blue so had already decided I wanted that in my artwork.  This is the first of 3 images in this Corindi Beach collection as the sunset lasted a long time and changed so much, I couldn't resist continuing to capture three totally different works. 

See the video of he three Corindi Beach captures at https://youtu.be/9PWrId2PWdI  

Curtis Falls at Tamborine Mt in the Gold Coast Hinterland is a really special pocket of National Park Rainforest in the midst of roads and other tourism developments. A quick 15 minute walk from the Carpark leads you down to the falls themselves. Seriously calming, this place is full of wildlife and tranquility. This is my first released image taken on my new Sony A7RIV Camera.  It took me a good 20 minutes of experimentation to get this shot just right. 

 Newcastle Baths, my favourite photo spot in Newcastle, NSW. I love it so much because there are such a variety of things and seascapes in a small area, with 3 different sides, so no matter which way clouds are lighting up at sunset or sunrise you can get something beautiful.

These fisherman were standing right in the way of my composition, I loved the leading line of the water channel drawing the viewers eye into the image. I quickly thought about the final image I wanted and decided to take advantage of the fishermen to really set the scene, an iconic Australian past time in a beautiful setting.