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    1. A hilltop view over green bush to a wide lagoon dotted with low islands, mountains along the far shore.
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      The lookout

      It was a short hike to the lookout. But with a view like this, it still felt very satisfying.

      Noumea, New Caledonia, August 2016

    2. A rocky shore at low tide under big white clouds.
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      Low tide

      A long walk at low tide brought me a long distance away from Noumea. Thankfully, no rising tide caught me out. The panorama does make it look further away than it was.

      Noumea, New Caledonia, September 2016

    3. A small island crowded with palm trees in the middle of a clear turquoise lagoon.
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      The island

      Making it to Aitutaki was a dream realised. Sometimes a place is not what you expect. Aitutaki was better than I hoped. Obvious from this photo.

      Aitutaki, Cook Islands, May 2018

    4. Dusk from a plane window, dark clouds below and a last red-orange line of sunset on the horizon.
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      Above the clouds

      Dusk from the window seat. The day ending somewhere below, the stars rising above.

      May 2018

    5. A grey city intersection under tram wires, cars queued in every direction, one bright blue hatchback mid-turn.
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      The intersection

      Reality slap. The day after returning from the peace of Rarotonga, this was the main intersection near my apartment in Hawthorn.

      Hawthorn, Victoria, May 2018

    6. A glass of fresh espresso with thick crema on a kitchen bench, lit by a stripe of morning sun.
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      First shot

      The morning sun found the espresso. Soon enough, though, the espresso found me.

      October 2019

    7. A pale pink salt lake stretching to a flat horizon under heavy grey storm clouds.
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      Pink under grey

      Sometimes the photo just has to do the talking. This place is always best left for quiet reflection.

      Lake Tyrell, Victoria, April 2023

    8. Looking down through the rails of a wooden walkway at a mossy creek rushing between tree trunks, a hiker looking up.
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      The crossing

      Under the boardwalk the creek was finding its own way, making its own path. I was just there to observe.

      Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, April 2023

    9. Cradle Mountain's jagged peaks above a dark lake ringed by autumn scrub, under a clear pale sky.
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      Cradle Mountain

      A day like this at Cradle Mountain is to be treasured and remembered. This was taken near Marions Lookout.

      Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, April 2023

    10. A tidy coffee corner: kettle, silver hand grinder, scales and toaster lined up on a bench.
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      Coffee corner

      Missing here from my coffee setup is the main piece, the Brua3 Max. Manual espresso is my passion. So expect this photo to be replaced...

      July 2025

    11. A kookaburra perched inside a hollowed tree stump at a campsite, caravan and ute behind.
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      The local

      This kookaburra absolutely owned this stump. Fair enough. They were here long before us.

      Bridport, Tasmania, December 2025

    12. Rolling green fairways of a links course in low evening light, coastal scrub on the skyline.
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      Late sun on the 9th fairway at Lost Farm. The golfers have all left; now it's time for the wallabies to roam.

      Bridport, Tasmania, December 2025

    13. A walking path beneath an elevated rail line, its concrete pylons painted in colourful murals, gum trees alongside.
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      Under the line

      Concrete overhead, paint on the pylons, gums coming up through the gravel. What an amazing way to improve the city for the people below and those above using public transport.

      Melbourne, Victoria, January 2026

    14. A man leaning against the massive pale trunk of an old eucalypt in a dry summer park.
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      The old gum

      I size myself up against a gum tree that's been here ten of my lifetimes. It's bigger and tougher by far.

      Hawthorn, Victoria, January 2026