Words and Inspiration

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Abstract photograph of trees reflected in water with ripples. Winner of the 2024 NLPA best image.

Musical Ripples

Having been awarded best image in the 2024 Natural Landscape Photography Awards, I thought it was only fair to share the story here. The following words were published in

Trees in mist near Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain.

Landscape Poetography

This article has been inspired by all poets and painters who have been passionate observers of nature. Those who have elegantly channeled their deepest thoughts and feelings into their

Yarra Valley Tree, May

What you really see

What you really see So what do you really see?  We are usually unaware of the visual effects around us every day.  Our interpretation of colour in the world

The longer I stand, Toolangi, Victoria

Reflecting – Nine

The longer I stand, the more I see. This small section of rainforest in Toolangi feels ancient and can be overwhelming to take in, I mean to really take

Daydream, Murrindindi, Victoria

Reflecting – Eight

What does a photograph need? What is photography? And what’s it for? The more I consider what photography is all about, the more I realise it’s not about photography

Weathered Boat I, Werribee, Victoria

Reflecting – Seven

There’s an old boat on a beach I visit occasionally, it must have been there a while. The first time I photographed the boat, I captured it all.  A

Mutawintji Hope

Reflecting – Six

The ‘Reflecting on 2018‘ series began as I pondered photographs I had made in 2018.  I wondered about their meaning and purpose, not just for myself but for what

Photograph of cattle yards and bare trees in fog, with a road sign.

Reflecting – Five

When I saw this scene emerging through a cold and dense fog, I was a little overwhelmed.  Not because my fingers were freezing off, but in admiration of its

five minute morning, murchison, victoria, australia

Reflecting – Four

Many times I wonder if the early morning wake up will be worth the effort.  Then I’m reminded that a photograph is only part of the experience and satisfaction

boat ramps

Reflecting – Three

I heard of a saying recently by Henry David Thoreau… “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after”. Need

Reeds in a dam, Victoria, Australia

Reflecting – Two

This photograph was captured a year ago.  When I visited the dam again recently the reeds had almost doubled in height.  Time is always present in the landscape.

Murrumbidgee River

Reflecting – One

I’ve been reflecting on 2018, and this image was one of the first from last year. Over the next few weeks I’ll post more images from 2018 and some

Daydream, Murrindindi, Victoria

Reflecting on 2018

2018 finds me asking…. Where to from here? I’ve noticed a shift in the way we interact, new expectations are forming, generational change seems to occur in an ever

Black Spur wall print

Think big

As I stood under the tall trees, wrapped in God like rays, I hadn’t yet considered the possibility of a wall sized print. But funny things happen.  I have

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