Images that capture the spirit of nature and adventure.
Six friends embark on a determined quest to climb, and then BASE jump ‘The Lorax’, a formidable climb on Frenchman’s Cap in remote western Tasmania. Surrounded by some of the most pristine wilderness in all of Australia, they contend with extreme weather and rugged terrain, relying on each other’s skills and humour to reach their goal.
Johanna Keskitalo presents her photo essay that captures a cycling adventure through forest near the proposed Great Forest National Park, led by the knowledgeable Aidan Kempster.
Here’s a sneak peek of Mike Edmondson’s colourful winter photo folio appearing in the May/June edition of Wild.
Having put his photography career on hold for three decades while pursuing a career in science communication, Doug Gimesy has since returned to the medium, generating immediate success.
Zoologist and career conservationist, Stephen Brend has returned to Australia, leaving his own Ethiopian animal sanctuary behind him.
David McLoskey captured this dynamic image while canyoning Kanangra in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
Educator, blogger and photographer Stewart Monckton discusses how observing the wild in everyday life is perhaps more important than continually seeking some ideal of a pristine wilderness.
To celebrate the 2nd annual World Wildlife Day, Wild introduced a photo contest on social media to help raise awareness.
Bush users may occasionally be surprised to come across odd technological installations in the remote wilderness, including camera traps. Here, ecologist Luke Woodford explains the application of these devices.
Benedict Grey, a 19 year-old from the UK recently took a trip to the Gardens of Stone National Park with plans to take a few photos. What he soon discovered was a landscape beyond imagining.
Recently, we asked our readers on Facebook to send us some of their favourite ‘Wild Shots’ from a recent holiday. The resulting competition saw some outstanding photos entered, but there can be only one winner.
Simon Treweek submits this ethereal image of Horseshoe Falls in Mount Field National Park.
Ben Bickley’s submits this shot taken in Joffre Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
Dan Mitchell from Fairy Meadow in New South Wales writes: Here’s a landscape you wouldn’t expect to see in Australia. My good friend Steve Leake captured me inspecting the early morning signatures on the other side of Watson’s Crag in Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, using a Canon EOS 100D.
I was never really an adventurous or fit kid. In my school years, I participated in physical education and sport, but I was never more than average when it came to most things physical.
I grew up in the mission at Woorabinda, where we were distracted from thinking about our culture with lots of activities, from dancing to rodeo to boxing.
I was fortunate to grow up in southern Tasmania with parents who enjoyed the bush, the rivers and the sea. From about the age of three I was camping regularly in the sticks of the south-west wilderness.
The Launceston Walking Club has opened its image archives, revealing the history of Tasmanian bushwalking since the 1950s.
