Perth weather put on an uncharacteristic lightning show recently, more suited to the Wet Season in the likes of Darwin. We get lightning here in Perth on odd occasions but this event was constant and continued for hours over 2-3 nights. It was my first attempt at lightning photographs, so I was lucky to be […]
Swan River’s Australian Darter
I photographed this Australian Darter (sometimes called snakebird) drying its wings in the sun on the bank of Perth’s Swan River. I moved in close at ground level to the Darter and from a few feet away managed to get this shot. I was totally focused on slowly getting in close without disturbing the bird […]
Not all you see is Sushi
Recently, after not having returned to Australia for 5 years, we made a trip home to celebrate Christmas and New Year with our families. After so long away, it was great to see all the various fare that I had loved, growing up on the Gold Coast. My sister cooked up her delicious recipe of […]
Living in the Land of the Rising Sun
A friend recently asked me what it’s actually like for a non-Japanese person to live in Japan, (knowing that my wife and I have lived here for 14 years). The hardest part about answering that question is fitting it into the length of an article, but as the Japanese say, “Ganbarimasu!” (I’ll do my best!) […]