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Earlier this week, I made plans to head out to Banff to shoot sunrise followed by a quick jaunt to Moraine Lake. Then my partner pointed out to me that I might as well kill two birds with one stone and get there a bit early to shoot the Milky Way. I thought that sounded like a great idea until I rolled out of bed at 1.30am, with the goal of arriving in Banff with time to shoot the Milky Way for about 30 minutes before first light. I somehow made it up Mount Norquay by 3.30am and this was the scene that greeted me. Definitely worth the early start time!

The gorgeous Lip Falls near Beechmont. I always want to stay much longer here, partially because the water is such a nice temperature to stand in as I take photos, and partially because I am doing my best to avoid the steep staircase that leads out of here!

The first of the stockfish for the cod fishing season hanging in front of a January sunrise at noon in Hamnøya.

The calm and perfectly reflective Teno River -- at least, until you get closer and realise just how quickly its currents are running. I captured this scene during golden hour as we drove from Nuvvus Ailigas back to Utsjoki along what is known as "the most beautiful road in Finland."

We couldn't have asked for a better morning on our last day in New Zealand. We were lucky enough to have two sunny days out of three on the West Coast, so we got to fully enjoy the view of the mountains around the Waiho Valley and Franz Josef from in front of our "Glacier Cottage."

The ice of the 23rd Icehotel glows a deep blue underneath the brilliantly blue skies of Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland.

Of all the places I've ever shot the Milky Way, Bow Lake has to be one of my favourites. The wide open expanse of calm, reflective lake, the perfect line-up of the Milky Way and Crowfoot Mountain -- it's just the perfect place to spend a summer night (even if that summer night does dip down to 0ºC)!

The brilliant hues of gorse light up an otherwise monochrome day at Erewhon Station in Canterbury. The hill in the middle of the valley is also known as Edoras, the village that the Rohirrim evacuate from to Helm's Deep in the second Lord of the Rings movie.

The cascades just before Moran's Falls, which drops off a cliff on the right hand side of the photo, just before sunset on a stormy Easter Saturday at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat. Even though this was my fifth visit to O'Reilly's and my third yearly pilgrimage with my friend Michelle, it continue to amaze and always makes for an interesting and eventful day out!

How amazing is Bow Lake at night? The Milky Way lined up perfectly over Crowfoot Mountain on this night in late June. You wouldn't have guessed it from the blue in the sky, but this photo was actually taken after 1am; even though the sun sets, it is close enough to the northern horizon that the sky stays in a constant state of faint twilight at this time of year.

This shot, captured near the Shorncliffe Pier in Brisbane, almost seems like a sunrise scene. In fact, it was taken around 9pm under a full moon and towards the lights around the Brisbane Airport area. Pretty interesting what a little long exposure can do!

What a morning! We woke up to thick fog, but by the time we got the Bumble G and pro wakeboarders Bob Soven (seen here about to ride) and Josh Twelker out on the water, the sun was burning through the fog, making for a perfect scene on the glassy Clarence River.

Mount Cook with its namesake lily blooming in front of it. These lilies only bloom in November and December, and when they do, the whole valley seems to be dotted with white and gold.

My original plan when I picked up a workshop participant at 3am was to head to Bow Lake to capture the Milky Way in pitch-black skies; however, after watching the northern lights dancing in front of us for the whole drive from Banff, we decided to head up to the Bow Summit (where there is a clear view to the north) instead. This is what we were greeted with -- dancing greens and purples and lights pulsing across the entire sky. I think it was the right choice!

What good luck is this?! Of our three nights in Lake Tekapo, we were treated to pink southern skies for two of them. The aurora may not have been visibly dancing, but it was most definitely there! If you'd like to capture a photo like this, why not come along on our Explore Capture Repeat tour next year? We can't guarantee auroras but if the southern lights are in the sky, we'll be out capturing them! Learn more at http://ecr.photo/nz. Camera: Nikon Df w/ 16-35mm f4 lens ISO 2000, 30s @ f4

Elabana Falls is one of the most photographed waterfalls in Lamington National Park, and with good reason. Not only is it only a 3km hike from the O'Reilly's Rainforest Resort (even though we took the long way and took 8km to get there), but it's also ridiculously photogenic!

Late on the evening of Christmas Day, we headed out to Lake Minnewanka to see if we could get a glimpse of the northern lights, which were supposed to be quite strong. Not only did we see them dancing above the peaks at the end of the lake, but we also caught a glimpse of Santa heading back home to the North Pole (or it could have been a meteorite -- you decide)!

Moraine Lake was every bit as stunning as it is said to be. This was one of my first glimpses of the lake before I climbed the Rockpile (to the left) and it's still one of my favourites.

Coffe bean in its beautiful simplicity.

The majestic "Erebus" by Glen Star looking like he's ready to prance down the beach at the 2014 Swell Sculpture Festival at Currumbin. This was definitely my favourite of all the sculptures scattered across the week for the three-week-long festival.

A small cloud spinning around the top of Castle Mountain, as seen from the shores of the Bow River at Castle Junction. That cloud spun around, always slightly in front of the peaks, for the entire 45 minutes that I was there. It looks cool as a photo but even better as a timelapse, which you can watch at https://vimeo.com/202296789.

The newest feature of Cave Creek Falls in Springbrook's Natural Bridge is this log, which wedged itself in the falls in late 2012 and has been there ever since. It adds an extra dimension to the falls, especially when there is less water in them during the winter months.

This was actually the OG edit! Go figure.

Stars lighting up the skies of the Gold Coast over Currumbin Rock, with the bright lights of Currumbin Surf Club in the distance.

Morning light lights up Hamnøya and Reine in brilliant pink around noon on a January morning in the Arctic.

Huntington Beach was certainly a busy place, even on the Tuesday morning we spent there. Beach volleyballers jumped around in the sand nearby as surfers clad in wetsuits braved the waves on both sides of the pier. I liked standing underneath the pier though, watching the waves crashing towards me as the noise of the world around me died away.

After shooting the sunrise in Reine, we had about an hour of sunset light before the sun disappeared below the horizon again. We decided to head towards Å at the very southern end of the islands to see what we could find. What we found was this amazing view in Sørvågen, a village a few kilometers away from Å. The snowfall from the night before was untouched and the light couldn't have been any better!

Cave Creek Falls at Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park. This is one of the more scenic waterfalls in the south east Queensland area, and it's been made even moreso by the addition of the log, which fell down the creek into the cave and wedged itself there nearly 2 years ago.

On this morning on the last day of 2016, it really did feel like the calm between the storms. Snow from the previous day had cleared, leaving us clear blue skies for sunrise; thirty minutes later, as the sun began to peek out from behind Mount Rundle, the snow clouds were beginning to set in again. On a larger scale, it was also the calm between the crazy year that was 2016 and the inevitable craziness that would follow in 2017.

What a sunrise! Just when we thought the colours had left the sky -- the clouds had already faded from pink back to a faint blue hue -- they exploded again. It was the last sunrise of 2016, and of all the sunrises I witnessed at this spot during the year, it was definitely the best.

A few years ago, I did the Story Bridge Climb in Brisbane when they still had special photographers' tours. Unlike on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, we were allowed to bring our SLRs, which were securely screwed in to our belts and had no detachable parts that could fall on the traffic below. It was a fantastic experience watching the sun set over the city as all of its lights turned on...and afterwards it was quite the photographic challenge to try to take night-time photos with the only tripod being the very shaky bridge!

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The morning of the winter solstice started with a heavy fog shrouding much of the city of Brisbane. It had slowly started lifting by the time I got this shot, taken from the Kangaroo Point cliffs with the aid of an ND400 filter.

While much of the rest of the Icefields Parkway felt more like autumn than winter, the Bow Summit didn't quite fall into that category. We had to plow through a bit of snow just to park and then were treated to a winter wonderland of frosted trees and snowy tracks on our way up to the Peyto Lake viewpoint. It was one of the highlights of our drive!

What a perfect night at Lake Somerset in south east Queensland. We could clearly see the Milky Way with the naked eye as we sat on the lake's muddy shores listening to the buzzing insects and the calls of birds. I love star season!

There are so many stunning places to hike in Banff in summer, but if you're looking for the most sweeping view with the least walking, the top of Sulphur Mountain is definitely your best option. A quick gondola ride and a kilometre of walking along the boardwalk gets you this amazing view up the Bow River!