We just got back from a fabulous trip to Komodo. You can read this latest Komodo Expedition 2025 Trip Report below. The front cover features a rather old and wisened-looking …
We’re in Komodo at the moment exploring, snorkelling and diving. The surrounding islands are a combination of grassland with patches of acacia scrub with more extensive woodland in places where …
There’s something wrong with conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable …
There’s no doubt it’s cold in the water now. My dive watch told me that today’s temperature hovered between 11.1–11.3°C. After the last few days of wind it was a …
We’re still three months off this trip and I can’t wait! So far, twenty-six of us are meeting up to take over one of the most beautiful dive resorts in …
Yesterday morning I had the greatest pleasure of chatting with Trevor Chappell, ABC Radio on How to Survive the Next 100 Years (32 minutes). Here is that conversation in full …
The other day I had the chance to meet the wonderful Marti Spiegelman of the Leading from Being Podcast. We’ll be doing a podcast in August, so watch this space! …
What do you do if you’re a scared seaslug trapped in the water column? Make like some weed and leaf?! (So the joke might go). This was what I saw …
I’ve been racking my brain to think whether I’ve ever laughed in a wildlife doco before. I don’t think I have. Could Prime’s Octopus (Jigsaw Productions) be the world’s first …
The challenge with diopters is getting a sharp image while maximising depth-of-field and limiting edge distortion. The latter is a real issue when shooting at wider angles. Compared to lenses …
