Fine Art nominee

There is a gold and nickel mine at Kambalda. The elements were forged in the furnace of cosmic super nova explosions and crystalised into the rock strata at the beginning of earth's formation as its crust cooled some 3.8 billion years ago. Then, in the last second of geological time man came and excavated the gold and other metals, using innovation and technology and large machines, that hollowed out the surface and pushed and pulled the landscape into strange and wonderful shapes; and in some instances stained the surface in brilliant exotic colours.

I am a retired physicist who has photographed most of my life, inter¬weaving photography with my scientific career that has extended over 40 years.
My fascination with photography started in the 1960s with the publication of the iconic image of a baboon in full flight turning to confront the chasing leopard. Today, the image still acts as a carrot on a stick, taunting me to achieve its standard with the taking of the next photograph. Combine this with the excitement of travel and the world becomes an amazing place, providing opportunity across the photographic genres of landscapes, cityscapes, events, portraits and wildlife.
I am an accredited professional photographer at the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers, and have spent 2019-2020 entering various international photographic competitions gaining a number of awards.