Gaz Meredith Images

22/09/2023

A new dingo!

So I’ve been trying to photograph an elusive dingo that has left fresh foot prints out here in the desert recently.

I managed to find where the dingo liked to cross a dry creek bed and so set up my camera trap gear in a spot I thought would create a really nice composition.

Well after many failed attempts due to flashes not firing, me forgetting to put in SD cards etc, this week I think we have managed to grab a nice image of this young male.

The Australian desert is a harsh place in summer or winter, both have their challenges for a dingo. This male’s coat looks a little rough although overall he looks in pretty good condition.

Fingers crossed this dingo runs into the cat that is also being captured on the camera trap!!

Enjoy your weekend.

Cheers
Gaz

01/08/2023

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Cheers
Gaz

Nature’s colour palette on point 🌈

Animals in Nature finalist Gaz Meredith Images captured this rainbow of Rainbow bee-eaters (Merops ornatus) huddled together for warmth as they migrate north through the Western Australian desert – which can get pretty nippy during winter!

See all the winners and finalists in our Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 exhibition, open from Saturday 26 August.

Book your ticket: events.humanitix.com/2023-australian-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-exhibition

21/07/2023

2023 Bee-eater season is here!

So, as many know I have the privilege of photographing large groups of Rainbow Bee-eaters in a remote part of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia.

This year there are more of these birds than I’ve ever seen before!! They are sitting higher and in smaller groups so it’s a challenge I am enjoying to capture fresh images of this behaviour.

Being out in nature and witnessing events like this is what makes life so rewarding.

I hope you get out and about this weekend wherever you are and get amongst nature.

Have an awesome weekend!
Gaz

09/06/2023

I’m very happy to share that my image “A Bee-eater Rainbow” has been selected to be part of this years Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Years awards for this year!

This image was captured in a remote area of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. This behaviour is only seen during winter when, on cold mornings, these birds sit together to stay warm before flying off when they are warm enough.

I am always inspired to continue photographing nature and all its amazing sights every time the images for this exhibition are released!

I must say a big congratulations to all my friends who also have images selected this year.

Enjoy your weekend!

Cheers
Gaz

26/05/2023

Mining Budgerigars.

Yes, there are a lot of Budgerigars in the arid areas of Australia right now. With plenty of rain at the right time of year it creates excellent conditions for their numbers to explode.

It’s a beautiful sight and sound to have thousands of these bird fly overhead.

There are also a lot of cockatiels and rainbow bee-eaters here in the Great Sandy Desert in West Australia at the moment.

I’ll be honest and say I’m not getting the images that I’m chasing but that is not through lack of trying. It’s a pleasure though to be out witnessing nature at its finest.

Nature is not something we should try to control or wish to make it conform to our needs. If it’s meant to have happen the images of our amazing planet will come.

Enjoy your weekend!!

Cheers
Gaz

28/04/2023

Just a single Bee-eater.

I’m still following the Rainbow Bee-eaters that frequent the remote parts of the Great Sandy Desert during winter.

I believe the group Ive been watching for months are definitely going to stay for winter and I’ve found their nightly roost tree!

My hope now is each morning they find a nice low branch to sit on as I’d love to get some fresh bee-eater images this winter!!

Have an awesome weekend!

Cheers
Gaz

17/03/2023

Still getting out and about!

Lately I’ve been trying to spend time chasing large flocks of Rainbow Bee-eaters out in the desert and also plenty of underwater photography.

I’ve been using a modified scuba set up to try and increase the quality of my underwater images. It’s still just as tricky trying to nail underwater images wether free diving or on air I have found out.

The main thing is I’m still out and about photographing nature even though I haven’t been posting on social media. I guess I’m finding lately that if the images I capture are not high quality I don’t feel the want to post them.

Being out in nature is still the most enjoyable part of nature photography!

Enjoy your weekend.
Gaz

24/12/2022

Signing off for this year!

I’ve been a bit quiet lately as I’ve been working flat out on my vintage caravan to get it ready for the festive season.

I’m certainly looking forward to 2023 and all the photographic journeys that come my way.

I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and New Year.

See you in 2023!!

Cheers
Gaz

27/09/2022

Go Lenny! 😁

Looking good Lenny! 🦎💚

This incredible shot captures “Lenny” the long-nosed dragon sleeping on a wire mesh outside a building at a remote gold mining operation in the Great Sandy Desert. Photographer Gaz Meredith Images said, “[Lenny] may have positioned [himself] in such a way that the insects attracted to the light above may be an easy meal at sunrise the next day.”

‘Sleeping Dragon’ was crowned runner-up of the Urban Animals category in this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition and is now on show in the resulting exhibition until 30 October 2022.

👉 https://bit.ly/nature-2022

18/09/2022

Growing up on a large wheat and sheep farm and also seeing wild dingoes living within their habitat has shown me both sides to the Australian dingo story.

05/09/2022

Pretty happy for the little dragon to take out runner up! 😁