Doug Gimesy Photography

Doug Gimesy Photography Australian based conservation & animal welfare photojournalist. B.Sc (Zool), M. Env, M. Bioethics.

“Wildlife images are one of the most powerful ways we have of engaging people in the natural world” – Sir David Attenborough. Initially I trained as a zoologist and microbiologist, however later completed a Masters of Environment and then a Masters of Bioethics. Together, these two qualifications really helped shape my thinking as what type of issues I should be focusing on and why. After many yea

rs in healthcare communication, being on the board of Environment Victoria and a governor of WWF Australia (2011-2019), in addition to conservation and wildlife photography, I now run a science/environmentally focused communication consultancy called The Framing Effect, whose aim is to help people influence more effectively, both with words and with images. I also recently had the privilege of chairing the Victorian Alliance for Platypus-Safe Yabby Traps (2018-2019) – a collective established to prevent the indiscriminate cruel drowning deaths of platypuses in Victoria that occur via the (often illegal) use of enclosed yabby traps. My hope is that the images and information I share will inspire people to stop, think, and treat the world a little more kindly.

A royal viewing.Yes, those first two images are my very sad road trauma koala image being exhibited as the People's Choi...
13/06/2026

A royal viewing.

Yes, those first two images are my very sad road trauma koala image being exhibited as the People's Choice winner at the Environmental Photography Awards in Monaco. The other image was also a finalist, showing kindness and compassion to an orphaned wombat.

And yes, that's Prince Albert II of Monaco looking at my koala image and is a great example as to why I now enter these type of competitions; to try and get international attention to our conservation and wildlife welfare issues in the hope that they may make a little difference.

Even if one life is not taken, one animal is not injured because my images have made people stop, think and change their behaviour, it's worth it.

.

International League of Conservation Photographers ILCP Nature Picture Library

I read this quote in a post by We Animals today and really it gave me pause to really reflect my choices."No cries or pa...
03/06/2026

I read this quote in a post by We Animals today and really it gave me pause to really reflect my choices.

"No cries or panicked screams echo when a fish is gutted alive or suffocates slowly. Their suffering can be easy to overlook because it doesn’t sound like the suffering we’re wired to recognize."

Koala 30 meters away* We had a visitor on our property recently which was wonderful. He/she stayed for about 10 mins the...
03/06/2026

Koala 30 meters away*

We had a visitor on our property recently which was wonderful. He/she stayed for about 10 mins then climbed off (up:))>

*Unless wild animals come toward me, I really don't like moving in too close and potentially stressing them, so wanted to note, this image was taken using a 600mm prime lens with a 50MP camera body, which meant I was about 30 meters away. He/she seemed very comfortable.



Nature Picture Library International League of Conservation Photographers ILCP

I know I’ve been a little quiet recently as I’ve been focusing on something different,  and this week I received my Auth...
03/06/2026

I know I’ve been a little quiet recently as I’ve been focusing on something different,  and this week I received my Authority to Practice as Medical Services First Responder.

It’s a part time commitment so now I’ll be back to focusing on re-wilding a property and my first love, conservation and animal welfare photography.

I know I've been a little quiet recently as I've been focusing on something different, and this week I received my Auth...
03/06/2026

I know I've been a little quiet recently as I've been focusing on something different, and this week I received my Authority to Practice as Medical Services First Responder.

It's a part time commitment so now I'll be back to also focusing on re-wilding a property and my first love, conservation and animal welfare photography.:)

The Koalas - special screening in Lorne - fundraiser for the Otways Bushfire Wildlife & Habitat Recovery Fund.Sunday 7th...
28/05/2026

The Koalas - special screening in Lorne - fundraiser for the Otways Bushfire Wildlife & Habitat Recovery Fund.

Sunday 7th June 3.00pm
Lorne Theatre , 78 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, Victoria

The screening will be followed by a Q&A hosted by Conservation Ecology Centre CEO and Founder, Lizzie Corke OAM; with wildlife rescue and shelter operator for over 25 years, Beth Gardiner, Jessica Robertson from the Koala Alliance and myself.

Tickets - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1591981

I don't often look at who likes my IG images, but sometimes I do look at the verified ones for curiosity and sometimes o...
07/05/2026

I don't often look at who likes my IG images, but sometimes I do look at the verified ones for curiosity and sometimes one jumps out.

For me this is cool (probably showing my age) especially as done just before Moby performed at Coachella:).

Thank you to everyone who voted for my image 'Koalas are dying for you to slow down’ in the Environmental Photography Aw...
28/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who voted for my image 'Koalas are dying for you to slow down’ in the Environmental Photography Awards.

Showing the brutality and sadness of wildlife road trauma, People's Choice awards normally show uplifting images, I’m a little shocked to share it has just won the Peoples choice category in this international competition.

Taken one morning last year when I was driving through Forrest to catch an early morning train to Melbourne, my competition caption reads:

'With koalas often crossing roads to access food, mates, or shelter, road trauma is sadly a major threat to this iconic Australian species, with high traffic volumes, inappropriate high speed limits – especially between dusk and dawn – and inconsiderate driving all playing a part. But vehicle strikes are not just a conservation issue, they are a huge wildlife welfare issue, resulting in crippling injuries such as fractured jaws, broken limbs, or spinal damages. Whilst a few may be found, rescued and treated, many crawl off into the bush to die slow horrible deaths, or live crippled and in pain. Drivers slowing down could help prevent so much death, so much pain and so much suffering.'

You can see all the other winning images in the following link.

https://www.photocrowd.com/photo-competitions/photography-awards/pa2faward-2026/

And of course thank you to my partner Heather for helping me take the image when we came across this sad sight.



International League of Conservation Photographers ILCP Nature Picture Library

As it's International Bat Appreciation Day (17th April), I wanted to post a small collection of my Australian flying-fox...
18/04/2026

As it's International Bat Appreciation Day (17th April), I wanted to post a small collection of my Australian flying-fox images (grey-headed, black, and spectacled), to celebrate and hopefully encourage more people to appreciate these magnificent and important mammals, as I and many others do.

Australasian Bat Society Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation

Address

St.Kilda
St Kilda, VIC
3182

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Doug Gimesy Photography posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Doug Gimesy Photography:

Shortcuts

Share

Category