The odd scene I’d witnessed at Lake Bonney (see Scorching Skies, Part 1) was the only negative experience of an otherwise magical week in Lyrup, but as we lifted Bailey and Saffy into the car and set off deeper into the Australian Outback, I couldn’t stop thinking about the masses of dead fish washed up … Continue reading The Scorching Skies Above Us, Part 2
Rural Australia
Fairy Tale of Wimmera
Just beyond the shadows of the Grampian mountains, among the dusty plains of the Wimmera, there’s a little wooden shack that has a heart and a soul. It was built by a local farmer, Graham, from timbers that he rescued from old tumbledown farm buildings, and furnished and decorated by his wife Buffy, and their … Continue reading Fairy Tale of Wimmera
Stalking the Light in Faraway Monaro
One of the things I’m discovering on our Australian adventure is that travel photography can be risky - in unexpected ways and in seemingly tame locations. I’ve known for a while that intrepid photographers can come unstuck in their quest for the ultimate, jaw-dropping shot, by getting too caught up in the moment and not … Continue reading Stalking the Light in Faraway Monaro
Four Corners Australia 