Landscape Photography

A collection of 47 posts

Travel

Norway 2025

In February and March 2025, we spent three wonderful weeks in Norway. Our goals were to visit a very different climate, landscape, and culture than our native Australia, to see some incredible scenery, and to maximise our chance of seeing the aurora borealis around the solar maximum. Amazing Landscapes One

Iceland

Sculptures on an Arctic Shore

There is a black sand beach in Iceland commonly known as Diamond Beach. Ice from the nearby Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon enters the sea through a narrow channel, before being washed back onto Diamond Beach. Every visit brings different ice sculptures. On our visit we found these lovely icebergs. I don’

New Zealand

Wanaka Blue

It’s almost seven years since I visited Wanaka in New Zealand, and photographed the famous Wanaka Tree at sunrise. Growing in Lake Wanaka, this Willow is a popular subject for sunrise photography, and has suffered over the years from human impact. There was a crowd there at sunrise on

Canberra

Rural Colours. Rural Moods

I love the saturated colours in rural Australia, especially before or after a storm. On this I came across this old railway crossing near Captain’s Flat and was quite taken by the rich colours and the looming weather. No train on the way Rural colours, rural moods A storm

Landscape Photography

Foggy Reflections

A foggy morning provided some wonderful scenes at the pond in Mulligan's Flat. This image was created the morning after a good evening of astro shooting at the same spot. Mulligan’s Flat is a brilliant wildlife sanctuary with regular foggy mornings, and clear nights, as well as

Hiking

Bob’s Ridge

One of the many hikes around the Snowy Mountains region of NSW is the Cascade Trail trail, which starts and finishes at Dead Horse Gap, near Thredbo. On this day we did the 10km return hike out to Bob's Ridge. There was a pretty heavy fog up on

Hiking

The Hike to Dead Horse Gap

The hike to Dead Horse Gap is a circuit from the Kosciuszko Express top station back to Thredbo. We did this walk at the end of May 2022, and it was the last chance that season with a big snow dump the following day. The hike is a little challenging,

Landscape Photography

Road to Mt Perisher

Mt Perisher is the largest of the mountains that make up the Perisher Ski Resort in the NSW Snowy Mountains. This image was created after the end of the ski season, and the road was clear of snow. View this image in my Photo Gallery, on Vero, Flickr or on

Southern Highlands

Manning Lookout

Spectacular rock formations on a hidden gem of a hike near Fitzroy Falls in the NSW Southern Highlands. This image was made at an overlook not far from the trailhead, in the early part of a spectacular hike along cliff edges, through a rain forest and down into a hollow

Hiking

A Budderoo Hike in the Fog

Sometimes hiking is about the destination, but on this day the promise of spectacular scenery was replaced by beautiful fog. This hike was all about the journey, and the journey was great. We traveled to the NSW Southern Highlands and got up early for a hike in the Budderoo National

Hiking

Fitzroy Falls East Rim Track

One of the many spectacular viewpoints on the East Rim Trail at the NSW Southern Highlands' Fitzroy Falls. A spectacular trail that takes you through a variety of terrains and environments. A really fun walk that provides easy access to several brilliant lookouts with views over the valley, and

Canberra

Telstra Tower Sunset

Canberra has some amazing sunsets, and this view of Telstra Tower with the Brindabella Ranges in the background provided a wonderfully orange sky. Captured from Mt Ainslie, the setting sun to the side of the scene cast golden rays across the tower. View this image in my Photo Gallery, on

Snowy Mountains

Stormy Valley

We had the opportunity to do some snowshoeing twice in 2022, with this time in early November being a late season unexpected opportunity, courtesy of the #Snowvember cold snap. On this occasion we started from the carpark above the Charlotte Pass Snow Resort and hiked up Mt Stilwell. We started

Snowy Mountains

Snowgum Blue and White

Australian snowgums are commonly found in the higher parts of the Australian Alps. Some of the species have spectacular colours in their trunks and branches and it is worth slowing down to find the most colourful and interesting compositions. We found this beautiful snow gum on a snowshoe adventure on

Iceland

In the Lava Fields

A hike around Landmannalaugar took us past some interesting lava fields with amazing ryolite mountains as a backdrop. I spent some time, on and off, working on this image to get it to match my vision of the scene. There were no big changes, just quite a few small edits

Hiking

Overlooking Blue Lake

This is one of the amazing hikes from Charlotte Pass in the Kosciusko National Park. The hike starts with a sharp downhill section, then a double crossing of the Snowy River before a long, continuous uphill climb, with another river crossing. Spectacular views of the Blue Lake are the reward.

Snowy Mountains

Jindabye Reflections

We visited the Snowy Mountains for some hiking a couple of months ago, and Lake Jindabyne was over 100% full. These trees are normally on the water's edge, but were 20m+ out in the Lake, presenting gorgeous reflections with their stunning colours. Originally captured as a 4:3

Travel

Black Sand and Sea Stacks

Famous for its black sands and sneaker waves, Iceland's Reynisfjara Beach is a photographer's dream. Basalt cliffs and sea stacks bookend the long stretch of black sands where Iceland meets the North Atlantic Ocean. It is coming up on three years since our Iceland Adventure, and

Hiking

Charlotte's Snowgum

Charlotte's Pass in Australia's Snowy Mountains is a ski resort during the winter season, and a setting off point for several wonderful hikes during the rest of the year. On this day we completed the hike to the Blue Lake, and found this beautiful snow gum

Iceland

Gatklettur Rock Arch

Our epic journey to Iceland seems like so long ago—it was back in the before times. But it was just two years back that we visited this amazing country—just two years ago today that we took in this magical rock arch. Located on the spectacular southern coastline of

Iceland

Hiking Blahnukur

Two years ago today we had a wonderful private photo tour to Iceland's highlands, and in particular the Landmannalaugar area. This was very much a highlight of our two week Iceland adventure. In turn, a highlight of the highlands was the opportunity to hike a fair way up

Snowy Mountains

Snowshoeing Adventures

Being by myself over a weekend in Canberra during July 2021, I decided to take advantage of the great conditions, small crowds and cheap accommodation in the Australian Snowy Mountains and spend a long weekend the snow. My main intent was to capture some imagery, so I didn’t by

New Zealand

Above and Below the Clouds

Nowhere in New Zealand is the nickname of the land of the long white cloud more apt that around Lake Wakatipu on the nation’s South Island. The long, thin strands of clouds at various altitudes provide many opportunities to get some interesting and unique images. These clouds and their

Japan

Layers of Tori

The hundreds of red tori gates at the Fushimi Inari Taisha near Kyoto is among the most popular and most photographed scenes near the former Japanese capital. Being so popular, there are two challenges: capturing unique images; and capturing images without people cluttering the scene. The second challenge is the

Iceland

Skogafoss Emerging

Skogafoss is a truly spectacular waterfall. Standing over 60m tall, it is easy to take in the magnificence of these falls from the base, and to walk up to the top. This view is taken from near the adjacent visitors centre, and I really liked the image of the falls