I’ve
just returned from the amazing Kimberley region where I spent the best
part of the last month. Seeing Gouldian Finches (like the gorgeous
black-headed male pictured above) was one of the highlights for me, as
well as the hundreds of other unique species of wildlife I was lucky
enough to encounter.
This
region really is a jewel in Australia’s rich diversity of natural
history. You can’t visit without feeling a unique sense of ancient
history, evoked by a place where the world’s oldest indigenous tribe of
people originated, tens of thousands of years ago. Looking over a vast
landscape with boab trees, glistening flood plains and glowing red rock
formations stretching to the horizon in every direction, scarcely a sign
of human occupation, makes you have a soothing sense that wilderness
largely free from Western humans’ economic destruction can exist. At
least for the moment.
My
photos from three recent experiences in the Kimberley can be viewed by
clicking the links below: 2 weeks at El Questro Wilderness Park on a
filming stint with Australian Geographic; a 3-day canoeing adventure on
the Ord River from Lake Argyle to Kununurra; and a few days exploring
the local surrounds of Kununurra and Lake Argyle itself. I hope my
photos of the Kimberley’s natural environment can inspire you to visit
the area. To see it for yourself. And ultimately to take ownership of
this area and feel the want to preserve it as a unique wilderness.
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