I work as an environmental scientist with a focus on botany.

I have spent much time exploring the beautiful forests and other habitats of Eastern Australia.

I have been involved in the publication of a number of plant books including:

Mangroves to Mountains A Field Guide to the Native Plants lyof South Eastern QLD (Revised Edition) (50 photographs).

Plants of the Forest Floor: A Guide to Small Native Plants of Eastern Australia (editing and CD Rom Authoring)

Wild Guide to Caboolture (photos and text)

The Flora of North Stradbroke Island

Here is a map of Places I have Travelled

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or check our Venice travel guide

Photography is a passion of mine and I use exclusively Olympus Digital SLR equipment due to its ruggedness weatherproofing and outstanding colour and tonality,

my current kit consists of:

Bodies

Olympus E5, E3 and E510 DSLRs

Lenses

Olympus Zuiko Digital 7-14mm F4.0 Super Wide lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm f2.8-3.5 super wide lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 standard lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 "Pancake" lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm f3.5 super macro lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 50mm f2.0 macro lens

Sigma 50mm f1.4 lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 telephoto lens

Olympus Zuiko Digital 150mm F2.0 telephoto Super Pro lens

Other

Olympus Zuiko Digital Ec14 1.4x teleconverter

Olympus Zuiko Digital Ec20 2x teleconverter

Olympus Zuiko Digital Ex -25 25mm Macro Extension Tube

Olympus Fl50 flash

Metz Ring Macro Flash