Robert Downie Photography

Robert Downie Photography Remote places. Rare phenomena. Published by NatGeo & Lonely Planet. Collected in 500+ private collections. SuperRare artist.

Twenty five years of adventure photography, published by houses like National Geographic and Lonely Planet, exhibited in galleries around the world.

Northern Exposure season three coming soon 👀
06/03/2026

Northern Exposure season three coming soon 👀

So should we add ‘Where the Mountain Fell Away’ to SuperReal ?Mt St. Helens and Mt Adams seen from the air while flying ...
06/01/2026

So should we add ‘Where the Mountain Fell Away’ to SuperReal ?

Mt St. Helens and Mt Adams seen from the air while flying over the Cascade Ranges in the US Pacific North West. Mt St. Helens (also known as Lawetlat’la to Cowlitz people, and Loowit to the Klickitat people) is a stratovolcano that erupted spectacularly in 1980 after a century of dormancy.

The collapse of its northern flank after an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale sent the explosion out from the north rather than the typical eruption from the top and created the 1.6km (1 mile) wide horseshoe-shaped crater that you see in this photo.

The eruption killed fifty-seven people, destroyed 250 homes, 47 bridges, 24km (15 miles) of railways, and 298km (185 miles) of highway, and reduced the elevation of the mountain’s summit from 2,950m (9,677 ft) to 2,549m (8,363 ft). Mt Adams 3,743 m (12,281 ft), seen in the background, has not erupted in more than 1,000 years however is not considered extinct. Cascade Volcanic Arc, Washington, USA.

My Rare Earth series is inscribed onto the most secure digital ledger in the world
05/31/2026

My Rare Earth series is inscribed onto the most secure digital ledger in the world

Nothing quite like crossing the Caicos bank.
05/25/2026

Nothing quite like crossing the Caicos bank.

On 8 June 2007, the Pasha Bulker grounded at Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, Australia.The east coast low, a type of extratro...
05/24/2026

On 8 June 2007, the Pasha Bulker grounded at Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, Australia.

The east coast low, a type of extratropical cyclone that forms off the east coast of Australia, was well forecast, and Newcastle Port Corporation radioed the 56 ships waiting offshore, requesting that they move further out to sea before the storm arrived. The Pasha Bulker did not heed the warning and subsequently ran aground in the storm, with both bow and stern stuck in the sand, almost parallel to Nobbys Beach in Newcastle.

Record ocean conditions were recorded during the storm. A maximum wave height of 14.13 m (46 ft) was recorded at the Sydney deepwater Waverider buoy, with around 300 mm (11.81 inches) of rain falling in 24 hours in the area, causing widespread flooding.

After two failed attempts, the ship was eventually salvaged on the third attempt, on 2 July 2007, at a cost of about A$1.8 million. The 225 m (738 ft) Panamax bulk carrier was then towed to Japan, where the extensive damage was repaired. It was later renamed MV Drake.

It was a particularly humbling experience to witness.

Among the largest and oldest rock formations on Earth, Uluru and Kata Tjuta rise from the desert like ancient monuments....
05/22/2026

Among the largest and oldest rock formations on Earth, Uluru and Kata Tjuta rise from the desert like ancient monuments. Sacred, immense, and shaped by time.

Somewhere out in the great blue.
05/20/2026

Somewhere out in the great blue.

This monster was chasing us down while sailing in the Bahamas, just as the sun was rising. It’s hard to describe the fee...
05/19/2026

This monster was chasing us down while sailing in the Bahamas, just as the sun was rising. It’s hard to describe the feeling when you see one. If one of these hits your boat, it’s total devastation. It followed us for what felt like an eternity. We use the same wind to escape that the storm was generating, so it was a game of slow-motion cat and mouse.

Back in the pandemic, we encountered multiple waterspouts at dusk while sailing down to find refuge in Grenada. The winds were far too strong, and the weather systems were closing in on us too quickly for me to even consider photographing them before getting all the sails down. It was a stark reminder that nature’s beauty and fury are inseparable.

Amazing to be able to finally capture one and do that feeling justice.

goodbye NYC Still pinching myself that I had five photographic pieces displayed across four gallery venues this past wee...
06/29/2025

goodbye NYC

Still pinching myself that I had five photographic pieces displayed across four gallery venues this past week 🤯.

See you soon Australia

There is a stillness that comes just before the storm. Not silence, but a kind of awareness. The sea tuning itself. The...
06/17/2025

There is a stillness that comes just before the storm. Not silence, but a kind of awareness. The sea tuning itself. The sky holding its breath.

In the quiet before chaos, we do not run. We look up. And we see it. The beauty because of the storm, not in spite of it. That is what it means to be enlightened. Not untouched by darkness, but awake in its presence.

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