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Long exposure of orange lichen-covered granite boulders and misty surf on the Tasmanian coast

Orange lichen rocks, white sand and a rare morning mist. How I photographed Binalong Bay and the Bay of Fires on Tasmania's east coast, and the best light to go...

Binalong Bay and the Bay of Fires: Chasing a Lu...

Orange lichen rocks, white sand and a rare morning mist. How I photographed Binalong Bay and the Bay of Fires on Tasmania's east coast, and the best light to go...

Black swan with a bright red bill gliding across the lake at Jells Park, Wheelers Hill, Melbourne

Deep black feathers, a red bill and cygnets in a neat little line. Spending a whole year photographing the black swan, including mornings at Jells Park.

Black Swan: A Year With Australia's Most Elegan...

Deep black feathers, a red bill and cygnets in a neat little line. Spending a whole year photographing the black swan, including mornings at Jells Park.

Sulphur-crested cockatoo standing in long grass, photographed for Istvan Maar Photography's Australian bird calendar

You always hear them first. Photographing sulphur-crested cockatoos at Jells Park: loud, social, endlessly dramatic, and one of Australia's most photogenic birds.

Cockatoo: Australia's Loudest, Most Photogenic ...

You always hear them first. Photographing sulphur-crested cockatoos at Jells Park: loud, social, endlessly dramatic, and one of Australia's most photogenic birds.

Koala walking along a wooden fence rail surrounded by eucalyptus leaves

Finding a koala is the hard part; photographing one asleep for 20 hours a day is easy. Where to spot koalas in Victoria and how to get the shot.

Photographing Koalas: Hard to Spot, Impossible ...

Finding a koala is the hard part; photographing one asleep for 20 hours a day is easy. Where to spot koalas in Victoria and how to get the shot.

Waves crashing against Pulpit Rock at Cape Schanck on Victoria's coastline at golden hour

Sand in the gear, tides that move the shot, wind that won't quit: the hidden challenges of photographing the Australian coastline, and why it's worth it.

The Hidden Challenges of Photographing the Aust...

Sand in the gear, tides that move the shot, wind that won't quit: the hidden challenges of photographing the Australian coastline, and why it's worth it.

Close-up of a blue hydrangea flower cluster with green leaves

Blue, pink, white and deep purple in one hidden garden in the Dandenong Ranges, plus the surprising reason a hydrangea's colour depends on the soil.

Hydrangeas in the Dandenong Ranges: A Garden Fu...

Blue, pink, white and deep purple in one hidden garden in the Dandenong Ranges, plus the surprising reason a hydrangea's colour depends on the soil.