Time to archive this page. I never seem to find time to keep it up-to-date which is both good and bad.
2019
The Book
April 2019
Just maybe the biggest challenge I've ever taken on - producing a magnificent 264 page hardcover book that represents a decade of my photography and a life worth of wisdom.
It's now officially released and you can buy it on my website :)
Arctic Scandinavia
February & March 2019
We don't just like the Arctic. We LOVE it. Every time we run a tour up north we fly in for a few weeks and it's all work work work and we never get to spend enough time with the people we really care about. This year we made a new plan, to work on a special secret project for a few months and simply enjoy the frozen winter. So we stayed for three months and ran a tour and spent lots of time photographing a new project.
Bhutan and Lumix
January 2019
I've been amazingly lucky to spend a lot of time in Bhutan in recent years, and this trip was something really special. I had to keep quiet about it at the time, but can now share the love for a special project with Lumix to launch their new S1 camera system. I took Ray Martin on a trip across Bhutan to capture the culture and charms with the new S1R. See the video and find out what Ray thinks of the S1R.
2018
Himalayan Nepal
November 2018
Nepal is one of the most rewarding places in the world for photography, and we had a great band of travellers along for this journey into the mountains. We mostly get around my jeeps and vans, but sometimes go for a bit of a walk up a hill to chase great views. We don't trek and hike though. It's a trip full of wonderful culture, beautiful faces and yummy food.
Kenya Safari
September 2018
Was lucky enough to run another Kenya safari in 2018 and get a chance to push the Lumix G9 a little further than last time. It's amazing to me what a difference it makes having 12 months to get to know a camera better, and especially when chasing difficult to shoot birds. Take a look :)
Bird Nerd
August 2018
This month I launched a new hub for my photography, the Bird Nerd page. It's just a collection of links to my bird related photo essays, avarian features and the new Kenya Bird & Wildlife Tour. I've done a lot of lovely bird photography recently and hope to do a lot more in future.
Uluru Masterclass
July 2018
Years in the planning but only 6 days in execution. We ran our Uluru Masterclass, with Ian Rolfe, and spent a week in one of our greatest national parks shooting from dawn to dusk, and sometimes well into the night. Was excited to shoot the star trails above Uluru and have the joy of capturing so many wonderful landscapes and wildlife. A great group of people and a wonderful experience.
Grand Outback Adventure
June 2018
Still the best photo tour in the world. Private plane hopping across the Australian Outback, amazing landscapes and destinations on the ground, immense wildlife and cultural experiences. I am privileged that I get to run this adventure every year, and make it just that little bit better every year.
Tassie Trekking
May 2018
Yeah I'm not normally known for my trekking abilities, but the great thing with ParkTrek is that their walks are acheivable and their guides are great. You get a comfy place to stay each night and then drive to the start and finish of some amazing trails across Tasmania. This was a great gig and they're great people.
Regional Victoria
April 2018
We have some great scenes to shoot in Victoria. We also have some seriously big kangaroos that will make a mess of your car at 100k/h. April was not my best month of the year to be honest, between the car crash on the road and the car crash behind the scenes with one of my clients. We make it look pretty and lovely in the pics, but you have no idea what mayhem goes on to make the magic happen. I will be rethinking my client list at this point, and look towards more professional people to work with.
Norway Off The Dial
February 2018
Every time we head to the Arctic it just gets better and better. This year we returned to Norway and were treated to an amazing run of great weather. Sunshine all day and clear skies all night. Those Auroras were often timely, allowing us to shoot early and get some sleep. Later in the trip we had just the right blend of moonlight and northern lights.
#NorwayOffTheDial on Instagram
Winter in Bhutan
January 2018
There's no better time to photograph in the Himalayas than winter. Clear skies, sunshine and cool sunny days. This January we did a luxury hotel shoot across the western regions of Bhutan, taking in fine dining, fine accommodation and simply magnificent views of the Bhutanese landscape.
Winter in Bhutan via Instagram
2017
The Best Bhutan
November 2017
There's only one thing that could possibly make our travels in Bhutan better than they already are, and that's a really fine group of people. I have the most amazing people on the ground in Bhutan, great places to stay and amazing photographic moments. This trip we had what could possibily the loveliest group of people to join us too. It's a tough call, we get a lot of great people on these journeys.
Kenya
October 2017
It's been ten years since I was last in Kenya, and thanks to my good friend Fredrik and his team in Nairobi we spent two weeks enjoying some incredible wildlife opportunities. For an extra treat I was carrying a new camera from Lumix which is specially designed for wildlife photography. The Lumix G9 was a rock star on this trip, proving itself a performer with even the smallest and hardest to reach little birds... and perfect for lions and giraffe and the majestic elephants :)
Ikara National Park Workshop
September 2017
This is a wonderful piece of Australian landscape, offering unique terrain to inspire photographers. We run this workshop once every two years, throwing a few new twists into it each time. This year we had some amazing air time for our guests, to offer a unique and beautiful contrast to our photography on the ground.
Photo Essay from the Ikara Workshop
Outback Voyage
July 2017
Every year I head into the Outback with a lovely bunch of people in search of iconic Australian scenery. By day and by night. We capture the Milky Way, trace stars across the night sky and await the first rays of light in the morning. This year we went really heavy on Uluru, thanks to some very helpful folks at Parks, and did a little more helicopter time than usual as well. A great trip and we came hom ewith bags of great photos.
Check out the journey on Vimeo
Follow my Outback journey via Instagram
Daylesford Workshops
March 2017
Each year I run a couple of unique workshops with my partner, Shellie Froidevaux. These food photography workshops are intensive experiences, intended to help photographers and amateurs gain commercial skills. We typically get attendances from professional bloggers, portrait photographers, and hospitality industry professionals. Essentially these are people who have a strong interest and want a strong foundation of skills to take them forward. Have a look at some of our work in Daylesford this March :)
Take a look at the 2017 workshops via Instagram
Swedish Lapland and Northern Lights
February 2017
Snow. Kanelbulle. Reindeer. Sami People. Jokkmokk Winter Market. Auroras. Amazing.
MyLibrary in Luang Prabang
January 2017
Big thanks to Dave Katague and Panasonic Australia for putting this short documentary together. It's the story of how photography is helping young Laos students to express themselves, and share the beauty of their cultures. Please take a look at this quick 5min doco :)
2016
Bhutan Portraits
December 2016
Bhutan is one of my favourite places to visit each year, if not my acutal favourite. Sometimes it's the landscapes, sometimes the festivals. This year the portraits were a really big focus for me. I had a lovely group of photographers for the journey, including the company of Bruce Percy who was shooting on film and dedicating his efforts on a series of elegant and deeply connected portraits of the locals.
Follow Ewen's Journey Across Bhutan via Instagram
Long Shadows in Rutherglen
November 2016
Shellie and I headed up to Rutherglen this November to enjoy some fine wines, great food and stellar people. We'd like to spend more time up here, the photography is lovely and the fortified reds are fabulous :)
Lovely Bits of Laos
October 2016
Luang Prabang is one of those places you hope never changes. For the most part, the town has kept it's charms and scale for the last decade. It was a treasure to see that this part of Laos is still just as gorgeous and classy as it always has been.
Namaste Nepal
September 2016
This was my first trip back to Nepal since the earthquake of 2015. It was wonderful to see our crew again, and to see for my own eyes that Nepal has coped well since the quake. I was worried there would be widespread damage, but the reality is that only some areas were affected. Most of Nepal is just fine and ready to welcome travellers.
Lonely Planet in Queensland
July 2016
I've had a lot of content published with Lonely Planet over the years, but this was my first commissioned shoot. It was kind of big deal for me. They sent out a razor sharp travel writer for this job, the kind of girl who probably could be running a law practise if they chose to do so. The weather was a little tricky but be got a window of light for the chopper flight so everything else matters naught :)
Instagram pics from our work in Cairns
The Big Apple
May 2016
We took the new Lumix GX85 to New York and fell in love with the beauty of Black and White once more. Some cities just sing in the reduced palette of grey tones, and New York comes to life with people and tones. It's heaven for photographers.
Light in the High Country
April 2016
On a shoot in Victoria's High Country this month I found msyelf chasing an unexpected sunset. Against a miserably black late afternoon sky we'd gone up Mt Buffalo to check out some locations, when suddenly it looked as though a spark of sunlight would penetrate the weather and give us a show. We raced to a clear view of the surrounding hills and grabbed a handfull of frames jsut as the last light conceded to the clouds. It was amazing, and inspired a feature on my website...
Tromso Travels
March 2016
Norway offers some uniquely stunning coastline for serious photographers, and some challenging conditions too. It's not easy building an itinerary to follow the weather and roads of the Arctic north, but this tour was definitely one of the most spectacular we've ever accomplished. Thanks to Ian Rolfe and Shellie Froidevaux :)
Instagram feed from Tromso and Lofoten
Nice Ice
Feb 2016
Iceland treated us to a spectacular showing of colour and light this year. Some journeys help to remind me that I am lucky to have experienced the travel and inspiration in my life that I have. Never take anything for granted.
Biggest Little Bertha
Jan 2016
What seemed like a straight forward studio shoot turned into an epic marathon of photography and styling, as a shoot list of 30+ recipes turned into a triple play with over 90 shot designs by the time we wrapped the job. I've never seen so much cake, slice and edible flowers in my entire life. Big thanks to the gents at Little Bertha for being so great to deal with, and for being so good at what you do too!
2015
Fiji Five Stars
October 2015
You never know how it's going to work out when you team up with a new writer you haven't met before, but Michael Harden turned out to be excellent company as we tumbled from one ridiculous scenario to another across the islands of Fiji. At the beginning this story was looking like a shipwreck, but it all came good in the end thanks to a couple of great properties, a handful of marvellous chefs and one whole day of sunshine.
Food & Travel UK feature on Fiji
Flinders Ranges Landscapes
September 2015
I love working with ian Rolfe on photography workshops, and together we make a formidable team that covers a wide range of styles and influences. Our workshop into the heart of the Flinders Ranges was spectacular, bespoke and richly rewardings. We had great light, a fabulous aerial shoot and met some wonderful farmers who make a living on the plains between the ranges and the outback. And we'll do it again in 2017 :)
Photo Essay from Flinders Ranges
Eat Everything in Bangkok
August 2015
Street eats are my favourite thing about Bangkok, and in August myself and Iron Chef Shellie hit the streeets for a solid week of culinary immersion. She was shooting stills and I was rolling footage on the little Lumix GX8. It was fantastic to share my Bangkok street smarts with Shellie, and to share an unreasonable quantity of Mango Sticky Rice :)
Street Eats by Iron Chef Shellie :)
Shetland Islands
July 2015
It's been a long time dream to shoot in the Shetlands and finally I got there. A wonderful place to enjoy wildlife and quiet vistas. One of my bigger photo essays, such a great experience :) See also my instagram feed from the Scotland Photo Tour with Ian Rolfe, from June 2015...
Follow Ewen's Journey Across Scotland
Outback in Style
June 2015
I honestly regard this adventure as the best photo tour in the world. Stunning landscapes across this great country, magnificent locations for photographers, a great team behidn the scenes making the magic happens, and that amazing twin turbo-prop that cruises at 28,000ft but still lands on a cattle ranch. Come fly with me!
Follow Ewen's 2015 Outback Journey
Rutherglen
May 2015
This is the real Australia, a dry country with undisturbed views of the horizon and bold red wines that taste like they've been carved out of the landscape. Rutherglen is rich in character. Some truly fine wines live here, plus a few great eats. The landscape is golden except for the vines and river gums. Rutherglen is a real gem and gets better every year.
Daylesford Workshop
April 2015
Awwwwwww we had some lovely people for this workshop and such a gorgeous part of Victoria to immerse ourselves in the art of food and cameras. Thanks to the international guests, and the local ones. This food photography workshop is held in April every year. Book early. My month of food indulgence was rounded out nicely with a shoot for Food & Travel magazine to showcase the laneways of Melbourne and the hottest kitchens in town. Pretty much my dream gig :)
Take a look at the workshop on Instagram
Glenrowan and Beyond
April 2015
Autumn is my favourite time of year to be out shooting, and this year we ended up doing a handful of really lovely shoots in Northeast Victoria including the region of Glenrowan and nearby Winton Wetlands. These are deeply under appreciated regions, with some stunning photographic inspiration and some fabulous food and wine on offer. Taminick Cellars was our home for a week, a cute little farmhouse surrounded by vines and a mob of kangaroos. We reccommend staying there if you need a base for exploring the region.
Follow our Glenrowan journey on Instagram
Wild in Bhutan
March 2015
This was one the most bespoke journeys I've ever made in Bhutan, an adventure into remote parts of the country and delving deep into the beautiful Druk culture. We watch Black-necked cranes fly over our heads, rafted down the Mo Chu River and camped high above the Tigers Nest. It was spectacular. Big thanks to Ian Rolfe for being a part of this amazing sojourn.
Follow Ewen's Journey in Bhutan via Instagram
Mornington Peninusla
February 2015
One of the best photography gigs I've had in a long time was spending a long weekend on the Mornington Peninsula. This little gem is just a short drive from downtown Melbourne but feels like a world away. Summer is a big deal on the peninsula, with loads of beaches and lots of yummy hideaways. And cider, some seroiusly good cider. Take a look :)
