Awards Received in 2021

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Wilderness Photographer of the Year (Great Walks)

The Epson International Pano Awards

Twisted - Awarded in top 50 of 2021 Epson Pano Awards - Amateur Nature (and published in December issue of N Photo as one of their favourites from the Epson Pano Awards)

Better Photography Awards

Awards Received in 2020

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Better Photography Awards

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The Epson International Pano Awards

Awards Received in 2019

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Focus Awards

Better Photography Awards

 

Awards Received in 2018

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Focus Awards

 

Awards Received in 2017

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Focus Awards

The Epson International Pano Awards

 

Awards Received in 2015

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The Epson International Pano Awards

   Glenbog - Awarded in top 50 of 2015 Epson Pano Awards - Amateur Nature

       

ANZANG

Grey Nurse SharkThe last few years I have been stopping at Port Stephens on the way home from our yearly South West Rocks trip. I have previously dived at Broughton Island 10-15 years ago, but since then I have only done the brilliant shore dives at Nelson Bay. This year having taken the week off work I was talked into staying an extra day and diving Broughton Island.

I am not sure why I have waited for so long to dive the island again. The dive at The Looking Glass was fantastic with the Grey Nurse Sharks swimming through the masses of schooling fish and sunlight streaming down from above.

The second dive at North Rocks was not as clear but there were heaps of sharks in the gutter, again with masses of schooling fish.

This image was a runner up in the Threatened Species section of the 2015 ANZANG competition.

   Grey Nurse Shark - Runner Up - ANZANG Threatened Species

 

Awards Received in 2012

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ANZANG

Hawksbill TurtleThe Hawksbill Turtle is listed as critically endangered.

I entered this image into the 2012 ANZANG competition and placed as a finalist. It is published in the ANZANG ninth collection book. Australian Geographic have recently asked me to send them a copy of the image for a new book celebrating their association with ANZANG and the first 10 years of ANZANG.

This is the write up I supplied for the book - ""It was a long drive from Canberra to South West Rocks for the weekend. I had hoped to capture Grey Nurse Sharks (Carcharias taurus) in the entrance of Fish Rock Cave, but they were in the deeper gutters. For the last dive of the weekend I decided to take it easy and sit in the shallow end of the cave. Early into the dive I was greeted by this Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata).

   Benko - Runner Up - ANZANG Threatened Species (Also published in Australian Geographic's Wild Australasia)