National Parks

Fruit Bat Falls captured in the remote Australian location of Cape York, QLD, this is an early evening shot, also my third attempt which finally resulted in the right light. It is a challenging composition as walking across slippery rocks carrying my camera could have ended badly. 

 Captured at Wanggalooba Creek, on Fraser Island, this crystal clear fresh water creek was something I have never seen before. Just a short 20min walk from our Central Station Campground led us along the creek and down to many magical sections of the creek.

The sand is white on the creek bed, and with just a few inches of water flowing over the top it looks dry, until you see the glistening water surface. I ducked down the creek banks and made my way down the creek, scoping out compositions on the way, before I found this fallen tree across the creek bed. I quickly got really low down the the creeks surface to capture this unique composition.

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

 At the bottom of Dales Gorge in Karijini National Park lies Fortescue Falls, reached by a slog up the canyon, or a walk down the nice new stairs, followed by some rock scrambling to get to the base. 

World famous, Eli Creek is known everywhere as an amazing place to relax and float down the creek, enjoying the peaceful natural environment.

On my second time down the creek I had my camera and tripod with me, and an idea for a composition that would showcase it's beauty. I loved the light blue water and the paperbark trees hanging over the creek as it flows down onto the beach year round.

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

 A storm rolls in to Lake St Clair, as seen from the shoreline. About a minute before taking this photo, I had to dodge a Tiger Snake in the rocks on the lakes edge. 

The most magical spot in Tasmania. A short hike through a wet cool climate rainforest, with rain misting constantly, led me to the most gorgeous, Nelson Falls. There were so many photo spots along the walk, however the photo I have decided to release is of the falls themselves. I climbed down under the viewing platform on the slippery moss covered rocks to get the exact perspective I wanted, and, while sheltering the lens from the windblown spray and the light misting rain, captured this image. 

 Up high above Dove Lake, near Marion's lookout, this small alpine pool reflects Cradle Mountain in all it's glory. We didn't make the hike up to the top this time, but there is always another day....

A long exposure smooths the water, as the sun sets over the Tessellated Pavement at Eagle Hawk Neck on the Tasman Peninsula. 

 A steep walk up a formed path leads you past Russell Falls below, and up to Horseshoe falls, in Mt Field National Park, in Tasmania's south.  This place is ever changing, as trees fall over and make new obstacles to the flow. 

 We reached the top of Wineglass Bay, hoping for an amazing sunset, and as we climbed over the peak and and saw the amazing view, the clouds and rain started rolling across the bay from the far side.  I scoped out the shot composition I wanted, packed the camera away in it's bag, and we settled into our raincoats jackets and umbrellas to wait out the storm and see if something unique could happen. After 20 minutes, we got a break in the clouds and the sunset poked through, allowing me this unique and interesting image, far from the normal blue waters of Wineglass Bay. 

Seaweed blooms on the rocks at the Bay of Fires at low tide, while the soft waves run over the rock. 

Early afternoon on a warm day at the Bay of Fires, and this gorgeous scene plays out in front of my lens. The bright blue waters lap at the white sand in this picturesque bay. 

 A calm sunset at the Bay of Fires, as the blue water contrasts the bright orange lichen of the rocks, that give this area it's name. 

 What a stunning location this is. As you arrive, you park up on the hilltop, and wander down a set of steps, with the magical pool unveiling itself before you. Best seen on a warm summers day, bring your swimmers! Summer is absolutely the mood for this image. 

 What a stunning location this is. As you arrive, you park up on the hilltop, and wander down a set of steps, with the magical pool unveiling itself before you. Best seen on a warm summers day, bring your swimmers! Summer is absolutely the mood for this image. 

 Historians aren't sure where the name Misery Beach came from, most suspect it was due to the whaling industry of the area. The beach is in a secluded spot near Albany, WA and has won the best beach in Australia award recently. The white sand, blue water and idyllic waters lapping at the beach mean the award is well deserved. 

The Elephant Rocks, located near Denmark in Western Australia, are a breath-taking sight during the day. This photo captures a cluster of large, smooth granite rocks that rise out of the ground, resembling the shape of elephants. The rocks are surrounded by lush green vegetation, providing a stark contrast against the natural grey colour of the granite. The sunlight is shining down, illuminating the surface of the rocks and casting shadows that accentuate the unique shapes and textures. The Elephant Rocks are a popular destination for hikers and photographers alike, as the unique geological formation and natural beauty of the area make for a memorable experience. The surrounding area is also rich in history and culture, with many local Indigenous stories and legends surrounding them.

It was a hard days driving to finally reach Hammersley Gorge, in the Karijini National Park. After a relatively easy walk down to the bottom of the gorge, the trek over to the spa pool was treacherous and sketchy. We waited until the sun had left the sky for this image. 

 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.

 Fern Pool is one of those magical places that just sings to you. At the end of Dales Gorge in Karijini, and recently refurbished, this excellent swimming spot has warmish water coming over the falls, keeping the whole pool at a nice temperature. This image was taken just before Sunset, after we had had an amazing swim. 

 In the epic Karijini National Park gorges, Kermits pool stands above as a small oasis of beautiful colour, surrounded by the intense lines and rock formations of the surrounding gorge. 

This sacred Rock Art site is best viewed from the Nawurlandja Rock. A short but steep 800m walk brings you to the top of the rock, where you get 180 degree views of the Kakadu cliff line, including Nourlangie. 

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. 

Uluru Sunset, captured after 4 attempts to get a good sunset!

This is my 2nd visit to Devils Marbles (Karlu Karlu) and luckily this time I wasn't on a time schedule and could spend the night camping and exploring this amazing area. I went out mid afternoon after it had cooled a little to scout for my composition. I had something in mind in all 4 directions as I wasn't sure what the clouds were going to do. Once I was a little more decided and just before the start of sunset I jumped on my electric unicycle, Amanda on the mountain bike and we hit the track to this particular section.  

A long awaited trip to Ormiston Gorge turned into 2 nights camping and all day swimming, kayaking and floating around the gorge. I couldn't have asked for better light or water levels to capture this one. 

We stumbled across this gorgeous river while exploring the Bloomfield Track, in the Daintree Rainforest. We originally stopped due to the stunning bridge to cross it, but I found this beautiful capture instead. 

What a way to end our day along the Bloomfield Track. This is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the Cooktown Region, Cape York, QLD. Just a short rock hopping walk leads you to this huge waterfall, but you cannot swim here, one word, Crocodiles!

Eliot Falls captured in the remote Australian location of Cape York, QLD, this dramatic, short and powerful waterfall symbolises the strength of the Australian outback!

After a gravel road to enter Byfield National Park, and then a short walk from the park, we wandered up the river to encounter this beautiful site known as Upper Stoney Creek. With deadly Stonefish living in the river, it's not the best place to swim, however its beauty shines through here as the green leaves highlight the massive paperbarks flowing over the river.

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 

I spent about 45 minutes capturing this amazing spot and ended up with two amazing images, a vertical composition and this one, a landscape panorama image that shows the meandering creek flowing under the bridge of the track. My eyes are drawn to the beautiful mossy rocks and the large tree with roots stretching down to the water. The warm summer light filtering through the trees above gives vibrance and a delicate touch to the green ferns in this image.

This beautiful sand island rests in the Great Barrier Reef, reasonably close to Cairns.

Taken from a helicopter as we flew over the reef, our pilot stopped and touched the skids down on Sandy Cay for us. I took this image almost straight afterwards, as the shallow waters of the reef surrounding the island pop light and dark blues, contrasted with the super white sands.

I hope you enjoy this peaceful part of Australia. 

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What can I say about this image? It was a difficult one for me both physically taking it, and mentally editing it to get it's true potential out. The location is the Pinnacles, on Phillip Island, VIC.

The hike was pretty intense, a few hard km, rushed to try and make it before sunset. As you can see, we made it! The climb down past the "No access" sign was... Sketchy... and we had a few pant wetting moments on the way down. You can see the climb down in this photo, it's the grass on the far right. Looks a lot steeper in person!

The sunset looked pretty poor, we were getting frustrated that after the long climb we would be left without a great image.

Thankfully as I was setting up the panorama gear, Amanda told me to look up at the clouds. A hint of pink was starting to show through. I hurriedly finished setting up, and started to fire off shots for a panorama I had in my head. The light show we got was just amazing and really popped the colours of the cliffs around us in this epic location. I had seen other photographers images of this place, but I don't think any of them got as lucky as I did with the beautiful colours and clouds.

Stitching the image together was a whole other challenge! My quick setup and some poor execution on my part gave me days of headache getting this image stitched. It required some serious manual stitching work and almost did my head in! I've been sitting on this trying to get it right for weeks now!

The climb back up the cliff in the dark and the 4km hike back to the car was painful, but I was buoyed by the fact that I had captured an amazing scene.

I am happy to release this beautiful image from my time in Nitmiluk.

The sun rose over the tops of the gorge, just managing to light up the tops as the clouds received the morning glow treatment.

The green foliage contrasts beautiful with the rocks, their natural hues enhanced by the golden sunrise glow.

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Taken as the very last light of the day leaves the sky, this image reflects the serenity of one of the worlds most precious regions, Kakadu National Park.

The looming cliffs contrast with the extraordinarily green foliage as the vegetation here thrives even in the middle of the Dry Season.

Getting in here is a 4WD only trek, but well worth it if you can ever get here to have a look.

The National Park manages saltwater crocodiles here to make it safe to swim, you can see their boat in the foreground, and if you have eagle eyes you can spot the huge Salty croc trap on the banks of the river.

Jim Jim Falls, in Kakadu National Park created one of those life changing moments for me, the ones that you look back on in 10 years and can picture clear as a bell.

Walking in, boulder hopping and hoping not to drop all of my camera gear in the icy Outback water, I was running out of time to make it back to a spot I wanted to capture right at the last light of sunset.

I took the extra time to walk into the final pool here and it just absolutely took my breath away, that somewhere that is so changed by the seasons can be so beautiful.

I perched precariously atop a giant boulder, one of many strewn across this ancient landscape by the unstoppable flows of wet season water, and captured this panorama, stitched together from 5 separate images. It was the only way to attempt to capture the scale of this beautiful spot.

I took some time to drink it all in and really appreciate it, before heading back out to my patiently waiting wife.