Aurora Australis Over Lake Manapouri, Fiordland, New Zealand
I observed the aurora australis over Lake Manapouri on the morning of 2 Jan 2025. A gentle glow stretched all across the southern horizon, with beams, ribbons and streaks all…
Fireflies and glowworms in the Blue Mountains
I spent a magical evening in early December photographing a colony of fireflies (Atyphella lychnus) and glow worms (Arachnocampa richardsae) in the Blue Mountains, Australia.
A broken tulip
A red tulip broken by the tulip breaking virus makes a stunningly beautiful striped bloom.
The different colours of Drosera cistiflora
Drosera cistiflora is known for its outstandingly large and beautiful flowers, in colours ranging from white, pink, purple, red and yellow.
Utricularia at Kanangra-Boyd National Park
A network of shallow seasonally moist heathland swamps forms atop the sandstone cliffs of the Kanangra Plateau. As the ground dries out in summer, a profusion of Utricularia dichotoma and…
Drosera spatulata in Gibraltar Range National Park
A particularly photogenic specimen of D. spatulata in a creekside seepage at Gibraltar Range National Park.
Rafflesia arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flowers, with blooms around 1 meter in diameter. Interestingly, the species does not produce leaves and lives as a parasite inside Tetrastigma vines.…
New Lens! Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Super Macro vs Utricularia dichotoma
After realising that my macro photography peaked 8 years ago, I succumbed to peer pressure and got that Laowa Super Macro like literally (literally) everyone else. The lens permits impressive…
Wasp
Wasp caught by Drosera capensis. 2014. Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 reversed onto Canon 85mm f/1.8.
Drosera binata – Blue Mountains
Massive vertical swamps occur in the Blue Mountains wherever groundwater from the plateaus seeps out of the sheer valley cliffs. Drosera binata hangs off these walls, enjoying the constantly wet…