Some echidnas I spotted yesterday.

Hello! Had some fun photographing Numbats today.

My apologies if you are the person who came and said hi to me in Narrogin... I have no idea who you are or what your name is, but you seemed to know me. My memory for names has been pretty limited by far too many concussions, I'd forget my own name if it wasn't on my licence some days.

Heading out for a day of photos and video... hoping I can find some places where it isn't raining...

17 years ago today was the first time I saw my photography on the cover of a magazine... pretty cool milestone at the time!

The last few days of filming have been a bit... exciting at times.

Now trying to get a weeks worth of work done in a day before I head away for a few days filming.

Finally got the power back on!

Power has been out since 11am yesterday, it is nearly 8pm now... so coming up to 33 hours with no mains power. Both the Jackery Solar generator and the diesel generator are getting a work out.

I got given one of those DNA test things where it tells you where you are from... a few surprises in the mix: Russian, Polish, Scottish, Irish, English, Finish, Australian Aboriginal, German.

A bit of vulnerability this morning. What would you do? An artist blatantly copies and replicates your work. Almost every piece in your portfolio. The art, the titles, the captions, your website, your branding, your documentaries, your COAs… everything. Every new work you release is carefully studied, stalked, and replicated. There is no mention of her/his inspirations anywhere, and comments get deleted if anyone mentions you as the inspiration. Over time, this artist significantly grows through those copied images, gets brand deals, press, etc. The artist starts selling coaching and courses about finding “your own style.” Peak irony. The artist starts giving talks and presentations about her/his work without any credit or mention of you. No legal action can be taken because your images aren’t directly used by the artist. Words and writings are always carefully rearranged to prevent copyright infringement as well. So is it illegal? No. Unethical? Absolutely. So what would you do? After more than 5 years of dealing with that, the answer remains to do nothing. To let that artist find their own path, grow, and trust that the universe will take care of it all. I’ve always been grateful for my inspirations and mention them often. We live in an age where creating visually beautiful art is easy. But many artists think that being honest about their inspirations will devalue their work. So they hide, they lie, they pretend. In my opinion, there is so much value and beauty in recognizing the people who inspired your path, your art and honoring them. It is a form of authenticity and respect. Every now and then, I get this artist’s work sent to me, and I ask myself what I should do. And the answer remains nothing. Thank you for reading 💙

My dream farm has just come on the market... 310 acres of pastures and native bush... year round creek and a decent dam... *sigh* I'm still a few years off being able to get it at this stage.

Sunrise at Angkor Wat in Cambodia is quite the experience. Not as quiet and peaceful as this scene might suggest.

I need to get back to Iceland.

Who on earth is paying $130Kpa in *RENT*? They can't be serious.

Gm - How about a photography thread?

This tawny frogmouth looks like it is contemplating their life choices...

Absolutely incredible sunset last night...

Ghost Fungi, fortunate enough to have a decent selection of these in my back yard, and little enough light pollution to photograph them!