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Crested Cockatoo

This is a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo. They live for 20-40 years in the wild but can live for 100 years in captivity. This bird had the best of both worlds as it was on a road trip with its human family...

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Australian Citizenship

Today I became an Australian. The ceremony took place at the The Arts Centre on the Gold Coast. It was a sunny day so I cycled there this morning. I have been living, working and travelling through...

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The Bamboos

This is Kylie Auldist singing with Melbourne based Soul Funk band The Bamboos at the 2016 Blues on Broadbeach music festival. If you want to get your groove on, I highly recommend you check them out....

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Burleigh Heads

This is the view of the Gold Coast from Burleigh Heads in Queensland, Australia. Today was the first time I have seen the skyscrapers from this side at night so I decided to get a shot of the lights. I...

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Sydney 2000

This is the MV Sydney 2000 in Circular Quay, Australia. It is the largest cruise ship operating in Sydney Harbour. It was built in 1998 in Western Australia. This shot is for Bob who requested a ship...

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Independence Day

On this day England voted to leave the EU. 9 months later on the 29th March 2017 the UK Government initiated the 2 year exit process. I was in Australia watching the film ‘Independence Day’ with the...

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Australia Votes

These are the Australian Parliament Houses in Canberra. Today there has been a double dissolution election where seats in the House of Representatives and The Senate are up for grabs. This image has...

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Boomerang Festival

This is the Malu Kiai Mura Buai Dance Troupe from Boigu Island in the Torres Strait performing at the Boomerang Festival in New South Wales, Australia. In 2016 this Indigenous art festival took place...

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Australian Museum

This is the Australian Museum in Sydney, New South Wales. The shot was taken from the Sydney Tower. To process this image tilt shifting was added in Photoshop. This image has been accepted by...

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Yellow Lichen

I think this is lichen on the bark of a tree in Western Australia. It is easy to think of this state as all deserts and goldfields, however it has some of the worlds most majestic forests in it’s south...

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Cooks Endeavour

This is a replica of James Cooks Endeavour. The ship was moored at the Central Pier of Melbournes Docklands in Victoria, Australia. To process this image split toning was applied in Camera RAW.

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Raja Ampat

These are the waters around the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia. This area has the highest density of marine life in the world. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest coral reef system but...

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Ian’s Boat

This is one of the Keppel Islands. I don’t remember which one as Ian was good enough to take us to a few islands in his boat on 1st Jan 2016. This is one of those rare occasions when I wish my camera...

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Petra Monastery

This is the Petra Monastery in Jordan. It is know as the rose city due to the colour of the rock. In 2008 it needed to be processed using HDR to get accepted by Shutterstock for Stock Photography. It...

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The Grotto

This is the Grotto which can be found on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.

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Rose Tunnel

This rose tunnel is on the Voyager Estate in Margaret River, Western Australia. There is a rose garden and red and white rose bushes at the end of every row of vines. There are a number of theories to...

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Festival Centre

This is the Adelaide Festival Centre in South Australia reflected in the waters of the River Torrens at night. This image has been accepted by Shutterstock for Stock Photography and is available for...

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Leaf Rain

The colours in this leaf on the grass in my garden caught my eye. It is the dry season here in Queensland, Australia but no one told the rain. The Gold Coast has a subtropical climate. This time of...

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Big Mushroom

This was the “Big Mushroom” off the Taiwanese coast. The 12 metre high coral structure is considered one of the worlds most iconic ocean dive sites. Despite surviving being struck twice by submarines...

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Elusive Echidna

I have been looking for an echidna to photograph since arriving in Australia in 2011. Echidnas and Platypus are the last survivors of an ancient branch of the evolutionary tree. Although they are warm...

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