Location photographer. Getting behind the scenes. Showing off the secret, and not so secret, treasures of the world.
ARID AIR: South Australia (and Queensland) from above
Flying Port Augusta (SA) to Birdsville (QLD) with Arid Air. Just wow.
I was not expecting it to get greener as we went further into the Outback. But it did.
Seeing the Outback from the air is a unique experience that leaves me speechless for most of the trip. The beauty of nature, her patterns and the varying colours. There's a lot to love.
The contrast. The graphic lines. The sand-dunes all lined up. The bareness. The hills. But the vibrant green was surreal.
And let's not forget Big Red. The subject of many stories - a place I've wanted to see for myself for years. It was even stuck on one of my journals as a 'vision board'.
Birdsville is over 20 hours from Port Augusta by 4WD or under 3 hours by plane. Perhaps I'll have to do the Birdsville Track next - to experience this amazing landscape 'from a different angle'.
Coober Pedy and The Breakaways
Coober Pedy and The Breakaways. Visit for something a bit unique.
Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. It's in the desert - the South Australia outback. It can get hot here, but not when I visit in June. In June, the sun is out, but the wind that whips along the open vastness can be chilling.
Much of the town has been built underground in a bid to get away from the summer heat. It's what makes this town quirky and interesting. Visitors can stay in underground houses and hotels, visit cafes, shops, galleries and churches and of course, go down the mines.
Coober Pedy is also known as the Opal Capital of the World. You can find your own or purchase from the many stores.
Just north of Coober Pedy is The Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park. It is a protected aboriginal heritage site and one of South Australia's Outback 'sights to be seen'.
An inland sea once covered the Breakaways. Today it is a rocky and colourful landscape that looks like it's from another world.
The dog fence is also here - a 2m high wire barrier that stretches for over 5,300km across three States. It protects the Southern farming country from the Dingo.
The best time to see the awesome Breakaways is sunrise or sunset, when the colours intensify and the shadows that fill the land add drama. It's no secret - everyone comes at this time.
