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270-degree Aurora Australis panorama canvas print over Cape Schanck coastline — astrophotography by Istvan Maar

Twelve frames, 270 degrees of sky, the Milky Way arching overhead and the Aurora rising: the story behind my favourite panorama from Cape Schanck.

The surprise - Panorama with Aurora

Twelve frames, 270 degrees of sky, the Milky Way arching overhead and the Aurora rising: the story behind my favourite panorama from Cape Schanck.

2025 Australian farm animal calendar pages featuring livestock photography — Istvan Maar Photography

An agricultural engineer by training and an animal lover for life: a few cows on the drive home from Shack Bay started my gallery of Australian livestock.

Livestock's photos

An agricultural engineer by training and an animal lover for life: a few cows on the drive home from Shack Bay started my gallery of Australian livestock.

Aurora Australis in orange and peach tones over Cape Schanck Lighthouse — astrophotography by Istvan Maar

2:30am, an unexpectedly open gate, and the Aurora Australis finally dancing in red, pink and green over the Cape Schanck lighthouse. The night I'll never forget.

Save the last dance for me

2:30am, an unexpectedly open gate, and the Aurora Australis finally dancing in red, pink and green over the Cape Schanck lighthouse. The night I'll never forget.

Redwood Forest near Warburton Victoria February 2026 wall calendar page — nature photography by Istvan Maar

With the bridge closed, I walked 17km and 29,000 steps along the O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail to reach the Warburton Redwood Forest. Was one photo worth it? Absolutely.

Redwood Forest

With the bridge closed, I walked 17km and 29,000 steps along the O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail to reach the Warburton Redwood Forest. Was one photo worth it? Absolutely.

Crimson Rosella perched among lime leaves and white flowers in Yarra Ranges National Park — wildlife photography by Istvan Maar

Crimson rosellas breakfasting on white blossoms under a blue sky in the Yarra Ranges: an unplanned stop on the way home from a sunrise shoot.

Red, blue, lime and white

Crimson rosellas breakfasting on white blossoms under a blue sky in the Yarra Ranges: an unplanned stop on the way home from a sunrise shoot.

Rain chased me off one beach, then the stars came out. A 27-photo Milky Way panorama over Lizard Head Rock at Number Sixteen Beach.

Lizard Head Rock

Rain chased me off one beach, then the stars came out. A 27-photo Milky Way panorama over Lizard Head Rock at Number Sixteen Beach.