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31/08/2026

Walawaani Muriyiri-Waraga, meaning “safe journey, whale-many” in the local Dhurga language of Yuin Country

The humpbacks are definitely here, heading southbound and putting on a spectacular show. Breaches, splashes and plenty of energy as they continue their incredible journey along the coast.

NB: All drone footage captured in line with NSW regulation distances. Music by Xavier Rudd

A Winter with Tathra Wharf 🌊Over the past few months, I’ve found myself returning again and again to the same subject….T...
31/08/2026

A Winter with Tathra Wharf 🌊

Over the past few months, I’ve found myself returning again and again to the same subject….Tathra Wharf.

Winter gave me a reason to. With the sun rising further north, it falls beautifully across the wharf each morning, creating a window of light that simply doesn’t exist at other times of the year.

I’ve also chased the full moon as it rises and sets around the wharf, and waited out some wild winter weather, when huge swells have come crashing into the structure and transformed the usually familiar scene.

It’s been a reminder that you don’t always need to look for a new subject. Sometimes it’s about returning to the same place, watching the light, weather and seasons change, and seeing something different each time.

But now winter is behind us. The sun is beginning its journey south again, rising behind the headland rather than illuminating the wharf.

So, it’s time to find another subject to obsess over. 📷

For now, here’s a collection of Tathra Wharf from my winter. Enjoy!

Golden Blowhole 🌅💦There’s something pretty magical about catching a blowhole doing its thing at sunrise.Add a little gol...
11/08/2026

Golden Blowhole 🌅💦

There’s something pretty magical about catching a blowhole doing its thing at sunrise.

Add a little golden light, some crashing waves and suddenly this tiny pocket of coastline puts on a spectacular fiery show.

Not a bad way to start the day. 🙌

Winter sunrises just hit a little differently at Tathra Wharf. This morning was no exception, with the sky putting on an...
01/07/2026

Winter sunrises just hit a little differently at Tathra Wharf. This morning was no exception, with the sky putting on an incredible display of colour before the sun broke the horizon. A beautiful reminder that winter mornings are always worth the early start.

15/06/2026

A special sighting off Tathra today, a rare Southern Right Whale mother and her newborn calf.

The images and video have been reported to NSW National Parks & Wildlife Services through the Volunteer Right Whale Identification Program, helping contribute to this important citizen science project.

Wishing this beautiful pair a long, healthy life and many safe years ahead in our oceans.

Note: All drone imagery was captured under NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service guidelines, with appropriate whale approach distances maintained at all times.

First day of winter at Tathra Wharf ❄️🌕☀️A pretty special way to welcome winter on the Sapphire Coast.As the Blue Moon d...
01/06/2026

First day of winter at Tathra Wharf ❄️🌕☀️

A pretty special way to welcome winter on the Sapphire Coast.

As the Blue Moon dipped towards the western horizon, the first sunrise of winter was rising in the east. For a few brief moments, Tathra Wharf sat between two worlds…moonlight fading over the bay and a new season beginning with the first light of day.

One season ends, another begins. Nature’s reminder that change doesn’t happen all at once… sometimes it arrives quietly, one sunrise at a time.

📍 Tathra Wharf, Yuin Country

31/05/2026

Surfing under the Blue Moon in Tathra. 🌕🏄‍♂️🌊

Really excited to officially join the Right Whale ID Program🐋…a citizen science program run by NSW National Parks & Wild...
30/05/2026

Really excited to officially join the Right Whale ID Program🐋…a citizen science program run by NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service helping identify and monitor Southern Right Whales along the NSW coastline.

Every Southern Right Whale has unique callosity patterns on its head, almost like a fingerprint. By photographing and cataloguing these markings, researchers can track individual whales over decades and better understand migration, calving behaviour and population recovery.

Southern Right Whales were hunted to near extinction during commercial whaling and, unlike humpback whales, their east coast population has been much slower to recover. Today, fewer than 300 individuals are thought to remain, with only around 70 breeding females. Given females typically produce just one calf every three to five years, every whale really does count.

Pretty incredible to think a single photograph can contribute to real conservation science.

And if anyone happens to spot a Southern Right Whale along the south coast this season, please send me a message 🐋 They’re easy to identify by their lack of a dorsal fin, broad paddle-shaped pectoral fins, and distinctive white nodules (callosities) on their heads. (NB: All drone footage captured in line with NSW regulation distances)

Buzzing to be working with the legends at Bermagooey on World Bee Day 🍯🐝Spending time photographing these tiny workers g...
19/05/2026

Buzzing to be working with the legends at Bermagooey on World Bee Day 🍯🐝

Spending time photographing these tiny workers gives you a whole new appreciation for the amount of life happening inside the hives. Bees are the ultimate overachievers…working around the clock, building communities, supporting ecosystems and somehow still making liquid gold.

Safe to say I’m pretty hive-minded about this collaboration.

There’s something special about documenting a product so connected to place too. From the native flowers of the Sapphire Coast to the people behind the scenes, every jar carries a little taste of the landscape.

And yes…you could say this shoot was the bees knees.

Sunset light doing what it does best at Tathra Wharf ✨Shot on the DJI Mavic 4 Pro using the x2.5 zoom lens, which compre...
14/05/2026

Sunset light doing what it does best at Tathra Wharf ✨

Shot on the DJI Mavic 4 Pro using the x2.5 zoom lens, which compresses the scene and pulls the towering convective cloud closer to the wharf, creating a far more dramatic feel than a wide-angle aerial.

For a few brief moments, the setting sun ignited the top of the cloud while the coastline below slipped into shadow.

📍 Tathra Wharf, Sapphire Coast NSW
📸 DJI Mavic 4 Pro | x2.5 zoom

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