
About


Red-necked Avocet (Good Worm Hunting)

Common Bronzewing Pigeon (Wings of Desire)

Australian Pied Oystercatcher (When Pipi's Go Bad)

Orange-bellied Parrot (Incoming Orange)
I am a wildlife, nature and bird photographer based in the Shoalhaven region near Nowra on the south coast of NSW. My niche interest is photographing behaviour and portraits of wild animals, particularly birds. I have been very fortunate to have had images featured in the finals of the prestigious Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year catalogue (ANZANG) for three consecutive years (2015-2017). The catalogue includes a collection of the years best wildlife and landscape images encompassing Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
My background to wildlife photography is ecology and protected area management and I enjoy travel and nature guiding. I offer image sales and guided one-on-one and small group nature-based and photography services (temporarily closed) and can be contacted here for further information.
My first wildlife camera set up back in the day was a Minolta XG1 coupled with a Cosina 28-210 mm (sponsored by mum & dad) upgraded to a Minolta 5xi and Tokina 400 mm f 5.6 which went with me on my first trip to Africa in 1997. Subsequent primary purchases include:
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Sony Alpha A-100 DSLR
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Nikon DSLR D300
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Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM - for Nikon
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Panasonic Lumix FZ 200
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Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG HSM - for Nikon
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Nikon DSLR D4
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Nikon 500mm f/4 ED VR II
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Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 - for Canon
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Canon DSLR EOS 7d Mark II
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Canon 400 mm f/5.6 L prime lens
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Canon 580 EX Speedlight Flash
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Canon EF 100-400mm L series Mark II USM Lens
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Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS - for Canon
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Canon extenders 1.4x III & 2x III
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Canon DSLR EOS 1DX
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Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens
Omitted for now are the various essential accessories such as tripods, gimbal heads, hides, blinds, skimmers, cards, batteries and so on.
My Canon family

Canon EOS-1DX II

Canon EF 600mm f/4 IS II

Canon 580EX Speedlight

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II

Canon extender 2x III

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm
f/4-5.6 IS II

Canon extender 1.4x III
Biota of the Shoalhaven region of NSW...
![]() Varied Sitella © Matthew Jones |
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![]() Powerful Owl © Matthew Jones |
![]() Pygmy Possum © Matthew Jones |
![]() Little Tern © Matthew Jones |
![]() Illawarra Greenhood © Matthew Jones |
![]() Pied Oystercatcher © Matthew Jones |
![]() Hooded Plover © Matthew Jones |
![]() Masked Owl © Matthew Jones |
![]() Glossy Black-Cockatoo© Matthew Jone |
![]() Biconvex Paperbark © Matthew Jones |
![]() Humpback Whale © Matthew Jones |
![]() BT Rock-wallaby © Matthew Jones |
![]() Brittle Midge-orchid © Matthew Jones |
![]() Koala © Matthew Jones |
![]() Ground Parrot © Matthew Jones |
![]() G&G Bell-frog © Matthew Jones |
![]() Eastern-Bristlebird © Matthew Jones |
![]() GH Flying-fox © Matthew Jones |
![]() Sooty Oystercatcher © Matthew Jones |
![]() LeaflessTongueorchid © Matthew Jones |