photography Archives

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania

The Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park area is one of the most popular natural areas in Tasmania. It’s not difficult to see why.

Photography

Smartphone photography tips

Make the most of the camera in your pocket with these tips from veteran AG photographer Frances Mocnik.

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Ray of light: East Kiewa River

It is thought that the name ‘Kiewa’ is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘sweet water’, which is certainly something that springs to mind when looking at this week’s reader photo.

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Tutorial: Photographing fireworks

How to take photos of fireworks that will do all those oohs and aahs justice.

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High and dry: Australasian darter

Unusually for a water bird, darter’s feathers are not water repellent and need to be dried out before taking flight to reduce weight and conserve energy.

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Photography tips: stitching for panoramas

There are many views in the world that can’t be captured with a single shot, so the trick is to pan around the scene and stitch the images together in a program like Lightroom or Photoshop. Peter Eastway explains how to get it right.

History & Culture

GALLERY: 30 years of AG photography

Even after 30 years, the cohort of photographers commissioned to shoot a major feature story for Australian Geographic remains a small one. It’s a rarified group of talent that has forged and maintained our reputation for excellence in photography. To mark our 30th anniversary, we asked some of our best-known contributors to share their most memorable assignments. This originally appeared in AG #130 (Jan-Feb 2016).

Destinations

Ngura – Central Australia aerial photography

These stunning aerial photos of Central Australia form part of a photographic exhibition called Ngura, which means ‘my country’ or ‘homeland’ in the Pitjantjatjara language.