I photographed this image 3 weeks after the black Saturday fires in March 2009. It was an unusually eerie day, it was raining and misty surrounded by blackened and burnt forest. The burnt trees were glistening from the rain and the mist gave the forest and amazing depth.

We had been walking for two hours and were close to the end of the walk. While we were waiting for the boat to pick us up we photographed a small bay, which was being illuminated by diffused afternoon light. Amongst the pebbled beaches were strewn these ancient quarts boulders.

A wet and windy morning on Phillip Island led me steeply to these rocks that had been eroded by the tide. There was a constant rumbling sound caused by the boulders rolling on each other. A dangerous place due to the unpredictable waves by the time I had finished I was wet through.

An area that had been severely hit by drought this pine plantation was scorched by the blazing sun. Yet under the canopy it was cool and temperate with life at every turn.

A cold winters morning we snow shoed into Kelly hut. I have been to the hut many times during summer months. In winter it is much more peaceful and isolated environment exposed to the harsh elements with the occasional cross-country ski tracks. 

During heavy rain the waters thunder down the steep walls of Keppler falls. The summer months are much drier and hidden rocks are exposed to reveal their eroded surfaces.

Two opposing elements fire and snow. The first snows of winter settle on the charred bark of gums, which have been burnt during the summer bushfires.

After photographing this area many times during winter I was interested to see the impact the bush fires had on the landscape. The fires were moving so fast that only the bases of the trees were burnt. What looks like snow on the ground was infact the scorched leaves.

 Early winter around Cradle Mountain is a special time where tarns begin to freeze and the first hint of snow begins to fall. The weather can change rapidly in this area and soon after this photograph the clouds rolled in and Little Horn disappeared in mist.

The previous days rain had turned the trail into a torrent and I had spent most of my day wading waist deep in water. The morning of this image there was not a breath of wind or rain to be seen. The south Island of New Zealand is unpredictable which makes it an exciting place to photograph.

 The snowmelt from the surrounding mountains creates cascading rivers. The day after this photograph 140mm of rain fall in 24 hours to turn most of the walking track into a river.

Mount Arapiles is a rock climber’s mecca, which attracts climbers from all over victoria. The contrast between the eroded rock face the dark dramatic sky drew me to this composition.

The long winter months on Mt Baw Baw create snowdrifts on the plains, which are illuminated and exaggerated by the sunshine and the shadows of the snow gums.

It was a hard four-hour uphill walk to reach the summit of Mt Bogong. After sitting down to take in the views we noticed an incoming bank of clouds. This image was taken just prior to the fading light and our quick retreat to Cleve Cole hut before the rain.

Mt Erica’s summit is dominated by snow Gums these trees have become twisted by the extreme weather that buffers this area during winter months.  Camping at the summit I photographed this image through a cloud covered windy vail.

The image was created while completing the Kosciuszko main range five-day walk in the Australian Alps. It was a bitterly cold night we awoke the next morning to frozen boots and clear skies.  I set up the shot and waited for the rising sun, which left the foreground in shadow, and the sun hitting Mt Townsend.

The harsh summer heat in the Mallee takes its tole on the environment. To encounter this lone pine growing in sand dune illustrates how nature has learnt to adapt and survive in the desert landscape.

This image was captured at the Beeches, which is a stand of ancient Myrtle Beech, which follow the Whitehouse Creek downstream to meet the Taggerty River. Unfortunately the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires destroyed this area..

Mt Buffalo was an important feeding area for the local Aboriginal tribes who would travel to the plateau and feed on the Bogong Moth. It certainly has a spiritual feeling and you can see the evidence of the aboriginal presence at the Cathedral.

The force of nature has eroded and sculpted this bolder to control the ebbs and flows of the river.  Within these boulders small pockets have been etched to contain small stone gems.