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Pulpit Rock at Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, under a night sky illuminated by the Aurora Australis and the Milky Way — landscape astrophotography by Istvan Maar

My Favourite Places: Cape Schanck, Mornington P...

Cape Schanck sits at the edge of the Mornington Peninsula, where the land gives way to the Southern Ocean and the sky does things it simply can't do closer to...

My Favourite Places: Cape Schanck, Mornington P...

Cape Schanck sits at the edge of the Mornington Peninsula, where the land gives way to the Southern Ocean and the sky does things it simply can't do closer to...

Winding road through the Dandenong Ranges lined with towering mountain ash trees and lush tree fern understorey — landscape photography by Istvan Maar

My Favourite Places: The Dandenong Ranges

Less than an hour from Melbourne, the Dandenong Ranges feel like a different world entirely — towering mountain ash, ancient fern gullies, misty mornings, and lyrebirds that stop you in...

My Favourite Places: The Dandenong Ranges

Less than an hour from Melbourne, the Dandenong Ranges feel like a different world entirely — towering mountain ash, ancient fern gullies, misty mornings, and lyrebirds that stop you in...

Paste in: Sacred Ibis on island with reflection on still water at Jells Park, Wheelers Hill — wildlife nature photography by Istvan Maar

My Favourite Places: Jells Park, Wheelers Hill

Jells Park in Wheelers Hill doesn't ask anything of you. But show up before the suburb wakes up — on a misty winter morning with swamphens on the bank and...

My Favourite Places: Jells Park, Wheelers Hill

Jells Park in Wheelers Hill doesn't ask anything of you. But show up before the suburb wakes up — on a misty winter morning with swamphens on the bank and...

2026 wall calendar page featuring Australian landscape photography — Istvan Maar Photography

Why I Started Photography – and Why Calendars B...

Photography began not as a business, but as a way of slowing down and truly seeing the world. In this article, I share the journey from capturing moments in nature...

Why I Started Photography – and Why Calendars B...

Photography began not as a business, but as a way of slowing down and truly seeing the world. In this article, I share the journey from capturing moments in nature...

Official Istvan Maar Photography Facebook Page launch — wildlife and landscape photography by Istvan Maar

Welcome to the New Istvan Maar Photography Face...

I'm delighted to announce the launch of the official Istvan Maar Photography Facebook Page. For many years, I've shared my photography through my personal Facebook profile, Instagram, and my website. As...

Welcome to the New Istvan Maar Photography Face...

I'm delighted to announce the launch of the official Istvan Maar Photography Facebook Page. For many years, I've shared my photography through my personal Facebook profile, Instagram, and my website. As...

To be a lonely photographer…

…is risky. As I wrote, most of the time I take the photos alone, and travel alone. This is what only photographers can understand. To spend such a long time...

To be a lonely photographer…

…is risky. As I wrote, most of the time I take the photos alone, and travel alone. This is what only photographers can understand. To spend such a long time...