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What a goose of a duck photographer
I’ve been an animal portrait photographer for around 16 years now, but I fell into it by mistake like most of my career changes. The first time I knew I was in charge of the covers as well as the content of the Australian Veterinary Journal was when the layout people asked me what photo…
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Blyde River Canyon Lodge
The manager, Trudi, heard that I was a vet, and took me up to the back of the hotel to help rescue Max, a very small dog who was recovering from having a tree fall on him the day before. Fortunately, my rusty vet skills were only needed to take out a catheter in his…
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Lions at night at Africa-on-foot
Changing your status on Facebook to “not eaten yet” doesn’t seem as funny when you are tracking lions through scrub at night in an open Land Rover with a spotlight! We had seen the pride in the afternoon when they had been lying asleep in a huddle, absentmindedly flicking their tails and occasionally opening an eye to…
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How not to take photos near Brangus bulls
This ‘composite’ bull was a challenge to photograph and also needed some anatomical ‘Photoshopping’ before its final appearance.
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My first face-lift for a sheep
I remember feeling pleased with myself when I produced this pic for a cover. Our designer didn’t like the goopy bits around the sheep’s eye, so he gave me my first lesson in airbrushing!
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Little lizard behind glass
I snapped this little lizard at an event dinner at Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin, home of the ‘“Cage of Death” Australia’s only crocodile dive.’