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Joshua Prieto Photography

Freelance photojournalist Professional photography based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
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08/11/2026

Giant River Frogs (Limnonectes leporinus) in aplexus
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Photographed with Canon ANZ EOS R3, EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
Lit with off-camera Canon 580 EX II speedlight flash and circular soft box diffuser

1/125s | f/14 | ISO 640

26/10/2026

25.10.2026 Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers at the Cairns Convention Centre
A close and action-packed game, with the hosts winning 86 to 84.

What a great experience photographing my first basketball game here in Cairns!
Photographed with Canon ANZ
R3, 1D X Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

Cairns Taipans

15/10/2026

I witnessed this male Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko (Saltuarius cornutus) in the middle of cleaning its own hemipenes and thought I'd share the experience!
Another individual was slightly further up the tree trunk and I assumed a successful copulation had just taken place.

These geckoes are otherwise masters of camouflage, coloured and textured like the lichen-covered forested areas they inhabit.

Photographed with Canon ANZ 1D X Mark II and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens
Lit with off-camera Canon 580 EX II speedlight flash and octobox diffuser
1/125s | f/13 | ISO 400

30/08/2026

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildlife/2026/08/crocs-are-making-a-meal-of-cane-toads/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editorial_25%2F08%2F26&_kx=SrfU3fSC9LRbaMFWoqIt-9YjeO-LmRfdkzEpYPeyXjM.T9qXAz

fantastic pictures of this behaviour
Estuarine Crocodiles are known to be able to eat the toxic introduced Cane Toad without showing any signs of being poisoned.

Saltwater crocodiles have been observed eating one of Australia’s deadliest invasive species without falling ill.

28/08/2026

Recently photographed a tourism delegation on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including Tongan Princess Pilolevu Tuita, her daughter Frederica and the Australian High Commissioner to Tonga Brek Batley.
We joined a wonderful tour with Mandingalbay Authentic Indigenous Tours to learn about Trinity Inlet and the historical culture in the region. The princess said she felt very moved by the smoking ceremony and discussions with the team.
I was keen to also learn more about the Indigenous Protected Area Plan which gives national recognition of numerous locations throughout Australia that rightly gives representation the many thousands of years of local connection to country.

Photographed with Canon ANZ R3, 1D X Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Night images lit with Canon 580 EX II Speedlight flash

14/08/2026

Today the 14th of August is world lizard day!
Over 6000 species of lizard have been described, with many more to be discovered and properly named! Lizards form a vital part of any ecosystem, living in every continent except Antarctica.

This is tropical specialist, the Borneo Forest Dragon (Gonocephalus bornensis). Their amazing eyes and dorsal spines blow me away!
Thanks to Lupa Masa Rainforest Camp for showing me around this beautiful area.

Photographed with Canon ANZ EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless camera and EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro lens
Lit with off-camera Canon 580 EX II speedlight flash and circular diffuser

1/125s | f/5.6 | ISO 400

09/08/2026

Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) seen along the mangroves of Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Borneo

Photographed with Canon ANZ EOS R3 and EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/1000s | f/4 | ISO 8000

22/07/2026

Another Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); this time at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre near Sandakan in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. The centre is co-operated by the Orangutan Appeal UK and Sabah Wildlife Department
Around 75 Orangutan inhabit Sepilok-Kabili Forest Reserve, and a number of orphans are cared for at the facility. While deforestation is the primary driver of the species' decline, there are also cases of poaching for the international wildlife trade.

This large male had obvious cheek pads or flanges. The flanges actually move and contract like our cheeks and convey a lot of emotion!

Photographed with Canon ANZ EOS R3 and EF 500mm f/4L IS USM lens
1/2000s | f/4 | ISO 5000

20/06/2026

Here is my sweet, silly Corgi Freddie!

Photographed with Canon ANZ EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless camera and EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens
Lit with off-camera Canon 580 EX II speedlight flash in Neewer octobox diffuser

25mm
1/250s | f/10 | ISO 400

13/06/2026

I've been posting wildlife pictures like crazy so I'd better change that at least once...

Here is my friend Rachel in a beautiful Kimono in the gorgeous town of Arashiyama outside Kyoto, Japan.

Photographed with Canon ANZ 1D X Mark II full frame DSLR camera and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM telephoto lens
135mm
1/320s | f/3.5 | ISO 800

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