What a fantastic escape it was to Hattah-Kulkyne National Park last winter! After a hectic end to 2022, and a busy new year, I’ve finally found time to sit down and process the last of my photos. The park is situated in the Mallee country of Victoria, about 450 km north-west of Melbourne, and 75…
Third time lucky it was, finally making a long-awaited return across Bass Strait after a tedious couple of years of disruptions on all fronts, and having cancelled trips in 2020 and 2021 thanks to COVID-19 border restrictions. First up on the itinerary was the wild and windswept takayna/Tarkine region of north-west Tasmania, a beautifully rugged…
It was fantastic to be back at Lake Inverell Reserve in northern New South Wales recently, with some quality time on my hands for photography. This time around I enjoyed a much closer view from the perspective of a telephoto zoom lens. Sony’s 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS is a welcome addition to my kit. It’s…
In the previous blog story I visited Empress Falls, and had plans to explore more of the Blue Mountains. I’m happy to say that since then I’ve discovered some fantastic new trails and reacquainted myself with some old favourite spots, taking full advantage of the fresh winter temperatures. With a million hectares of wilderness in…
Introducing my latest print releases from Empress Falls in the Blue Mountains National Park. I’d been waiting for the right mix of recent rainfall and calm, overcast conditions to revisit these impressive falls in the Valley of the Waters area of Blue Mountains National Park. A Friday morning in February was showing promise, so I…
Another December was drawing to a close impossibly quickly. A hectic lead-up to Christmas, the long road trip to Inverell, and day upon day of summer heat had been draining. The premature prospect of the New Year was looming large. Adding insult to injury, the first hot cross buns had appeared most impertinently in the…
Rain, hail, gales, rainbows, waterfalls and even a waterspout made for a memorable return to the Great Ocean Road after an absence of five years. This time around it was a wintry four-day visit to the Port Campbell area with my brother Scott from Early Bird Photography. It’s a real roll of the dice weather-wise…
Whether I’m in the city or back home in the bush, the first thing I do each morning is check out the sky. In fact, I could happily sit back and gaze skywards all day … as long as there are clouds, that is. Maybe it’s the country boy in me, but I do feel…
Taking in a superb Inverell sunset is one of the simple pleasures I enjoy most about my visits back home. There’s no better spot for this than the top end of Lake Inverell. Not only is it easily accessible, tranquil and often teeming with native birds, but also a sunset over water always has that…
Crawling my way out of Sydney in the interminably slow stream of northbound traffic, I knew it felt a lot like Easter. The reward for this curious ritual was to spend the long weekend with family in Inverell. It was shaping up to be my only autumn visit to the New England for this year,…