About

As an amateur photographer with a passion for the rugged beauty and vivid colour of outback Australia, I have been travelling to the Australian Outback whenever the opportunity presented since 1960.

In earlier years my equipment consisted of a Nikon D50 DSLR camera, and more recently, a Nikon D300 DSLR. Being of short stature and of 'Autumn years', a tripod was used when it could be removed from the rear of the Landcruiser and set up in the immediate vicinity. Otherwise clambering over rocks with a camera in a small backpack was my best solution.

I am not a professional photographer, and I would consider my photographs to be more snapshots of beautiful places rather than technically good photographs. They have not been planned or carefully constructed; they are photographs, warts and all, of what opened up in front of me. I have tried to capture the magic.

My main purpose in establishing this website was to create an awareness of the rugged beauty and spirituality of this country which has been honoured by our indigenous communities for thousands of years, and to inspire the desire to preserve it for future generations.

Secondly, it is an opportunity to share these photographs with those who may have an interest and have not had the opportunity to visit outback Australia, for those who have visited but not had the opportunity to capture their memories, and for those who might be inspired to step outside the box and venture into this rugged and spiritual landscape.

There are a number of photos included in this website of lower quality, taken on earlier trips, (these will be obvious to the viewer when enlarged), however, I have decided to leave them in for their general interest as I don't have recent ones of these specific areas.

It has been my experience over the years that some photos can just happen to you. You can photograph the same place, at the same time but on a different day, but cannot necessarily recapture that magical moment.

There is no advertising on this site, and there are no links to social media. You cannot buy anything, nor am I selling anything. This website is in its purest form and this is intentional.

This is Florrie. We found each other after little dog Annie passed away from heart failure at 15. Annie had travelled to the four corners and the centre of Australia and was used to finding herself in different places whenever the door of the car or caravan was opened. Florrie is now 10 and she does not like to be left behind, therefore she travels with me regardless of where or with whom I am travelling. She wears a doggie seatbelt and has a comfortable bed in which to pretend to be asleep.