Photography
From Across the World
My photographs are a document of nature and culture across the world. The opportunity to travel, study, and work as a professional scuba diver in many countries has been an enormous privilege. I hope these photographs inspire a sense of wonder for nature and an appreciation of the people of the world with whom I have been honoured to spend time and get to know.
As part of global efforts toward reconciliation and healing, it is critical to note that the photographs created most recently in Australia are of a sacred place that has never been ceded. I therefore acknowledge the Traditional Owners of land, sea, and sky by naming the Country on which each photo was taken, and have included some notes for your understanding below.
Jen, Taken by Jason Koning, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Mount Larcom, 2020
Black Tip Reef Shark, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Heron Island, 2022
As Professor Mick Dodson explains, “When we talk about traditional ‘Country’… we mean something beyond the dictionary definition of the word. …we might mean homeland, or tribal or clan area and we might mean more than just a place on the map. For us, Country is a word for all the values, places, resources, stories and cultural obligations associated with that area and its features. It describes the entirety of our ancestral domains. While they may all no longer necessarily be the title-holders to land, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are still connected to the Country of their ancestors and most consider themselves the custodians or caretakers of their land.” (Click on the link to learn more)
I live on Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, and Taribelang Bunda Country, otherwise known as The Gladstone Region of Central Queensland. Uiure is the name given to Sea Country by the Traditional Owners in what is now also referred to as Far North Queensland. Uiure is otherwise known as The Great Barrier Reef.
Leaf Scorpionfish, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Face To Face, Humpback Whale, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Grevillea (Spider) Flower, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Central Queensland, 2020
Black Noddy Tern, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Heron Island, 2022
Giant Clam, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Lily Pond Reflections, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Agnes Water, 2020
Theatrical Ferns, Paperbark Forest, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Agnes Water, 2020
Kite, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Deepwater National Park, 2020
Eye Of The King Parrot, Gooreng Gooreng Country / Cania Gorge, 2021
Hunting for Octopus, Island of Gozo, Malta, 2015
Looking Up At The Mangrove Roots, Cenote Manati, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, 2018
Coral Polyps, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Grouper, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Spy-Hop, Humpback Whale, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Elkhorn Coral, Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Belize, 2019
Pelican, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Honey Bee Gathering Nectar From The Cactus That Only Flowers For One Day, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
Self-portrait Underwater, Kulu Yalanji Country / Port Douglas, 2019
Corno Grande, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
Bees Eating a Lizard, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
A Spider Emerges From A Dying Poppy, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
Flowering Parrot-Beak, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
Jawanza, Discovery Bay, Jamaica, 2017
Kookaburra Loses Its Catch, Gooreng Gooreng Country / Cania Gorge, 2022
Brolga On The Edge Of A Cane Field, Gooreng Gooreng Country / Cania Gorge, 2020
Back-Stroke, Humpback Whale, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Euploea Tulliolus (Purple Crow) Butterfly, Paperbark Forest, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Agnes Water, 2020
Kroombit Tops National Park, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country, 2020
Lily Pond, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Agnes Water, 2021
Gastropod Slime on a Cactus, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
Celso Under A Mosquito Net, Bacalar Chico Dive Camp, Belize, 2019
Anemone, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Barnacles On The Tubercles, Humpback Whale, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Bad Hair Day, Heron, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Heron Island, 2022
String Beans, Marine Ranger, Belize, 2019
Humphead Wrasse, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Xanthostemon Chrysanthus, Golden Penda, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Gladstone Region, 2020
Hand-Fishing for Scallops, Island of Skye, Scotland, 2015
Grey Seal, Shetland Islands, Scotland, 2015
On The Pier At Santa Maria, Island of Sal, Cabo Verde, 2015
Back-Flip, Humpback Whale, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Seaweed, Shetland Islands, Scotland, 2015
Lionfish, Belize, 2018
Howler Monkey, Lago de Apoyo, Nicaragua, 2017
Reggie, Gozo Island, Malta, 2015
Lily Pond, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Gladstone Region, 2021
Spy-Hop, Humpback Whale, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Rio Bueno Wall Dive, Jamaica, 2017
Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, 2016
Stone Town, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, 2016
Brain Coral, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
European Mantis, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
Gutting A Fish, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Agnes Water & 1770, 2022
Glittering Humpback Whale Tail, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
White-Spotted Puffer Fish, Uiure / Great Barrier Reef, 2019
Nature’s Window, Byellee, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng & Taribelang Bunda Country / Agnes Water & 1770, 2020
Alexandrine On The Island Of Providencia, Colombia, 2017
Split, Croatia, 2014
Flying to San Pedro, Belize, 2018
Honesty, Glasgow, Scotland, 2014
In A Tent Beneath An Olive Grove, Island of Lastovo, Croatia, 2018
Autumn in Glasgow, Scotland, 2014
Winter in Aberdeen, Scotland, 2014
Inside A Nasturtium, Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, 2015
Bumblebee On A Devil’s-Bit-Scabious Flower, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 2015
Charlie, Gozo, Malta, 2015
Winter in Aberdeen, Scotland, 2014
Vanisia, Sal Island, Cabo Verde, 2015
A School Of Grunt, Sal Island, Cabo Verde, 2015
Sheild Bug, Gozo, Malta, 2015
Dew On A Bottlebrush, Butchulla Country / Hervey Bay, 2020
Refurbishing The Dhow, Mafia Island, Tanzania, 2016
Festa Fireworks In Victoria, Island of Gozo, Malta, 2015
Fire Coral Taking Over A Sea Fan, Belize, 2019
Sailing Around The North Of Shetland Near Muckle Flugga Lighthouse, Scotland, 2015
Butterfly, Sal Island, Cabo Verde, 2015
Grand Case Beach, Saint Martin, French West Indies, Caribbean, 2016
Dia Sharing Stories On The Fair Isle, Scotland, 2015
Island of Papa Westray, Scotland, 2015
Festa in Victoria, Gozo, Malta, 2015
Picking Berries, Gozo, Malta, 2015
Bleeding Heart Vine, Tanzania, 2016
Underwater, Orkney, Shetland, 2015
Self-Portrait Underwater, Saint Martin, French West Indies, 2016
Pedra Lume Salt Crater, Sal Island, Cape Verde, 2015
Underwater Near The Mangroves, Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Jamaica, 2017
Liyana Sharing Stories Over Lunch In Leon, Nicaragua, 2017
Palmeira Boatyard, Island of Sal, Cape Verde, 2015
Whip Coral, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, 2016
Hawksbill Turtle, Saint Martin, French West Indies, 2016
Low Tide, Mafia Island, Tanzania, 2016
Laura Before Her Wedding Day, Scotland, 2014
Island of Providencia, Colombia, 2017
Terrace Grate, Mammee Bay, Jamaica, 2017
By The Wind Sailor, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, 2016
Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh Track, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2018
Lago De Laguna, Mexico, 2018
Lionfish Fin, Belize, 2018
Iguanas Fighting During Mating Season, Belize, 2019
Self-Portrait With Wildfire, island of Gozo, Malta, 2015
Jawanza, Discovery Bay, Jamaica, 2017
The Cactus That Flowers For Only One Day, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019
'And Europe Will Be Stunned', Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland, 2015
The Squat My Friend Lived In, Warsaw, Poland, 2015
Museum of Modern Art, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2018
Kotor, Montenegro, 2018
In The Fields, Perthshire, Scotland, 2014
Santa Maria Pier, Sal Island, Cabo Verde, 2015
Xlendi Bay, Island of Gozo, Malta, 2015
Autumn in Glasgow, Scotland, 2014
Dragonfly, Plitvice National Park, Croatia, 2014
Palm Leaves, Placencia, Belize, 2019
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Caribbean Coral ID Project [Click image for full collection], Discovery Bay Marine Lab, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2017