Roo Play in the Kosciuszko Ranges Ed. 3 of 10

I travelled to the Kosciuszko National Park to capture images of the tragic and slow death of the snow gums. But I was soon captivated by the early morning activity of mobs of kangaroos as I set out for the day. I would sit for ages, observing from a distance their different behaviours, completely fascinated. Almost every mob I encountered had a number of young bucks sparring with each other as the sun rose. I would travel a few more km's and see the exact same behaviour, over and over again along the Alpine Way.

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I am a photographic artist from the Central Goldfields of Victoria, Australia.

In 2014, I relocated from Melbourne into regional Victoria, to a rural property outside of Castlemaine. I think that living in the country has changed the way I look at and connect with the natural environment. So many of us are disconnected from nature; and we are damaging the environment at a terrifying rate. At some level, many of us are grieving all this, and through my work, I am trying to honour that grief and to create a deeper connection with the natural world around me.

From a young age, I imagined a working future in the arts, but ended up being sidelined by an international career in law and social impact. Initially working as a lawyer in top-tier firms in Australia and Hong Kong, I went on to work in the offices of State and Federal members of parliament, founded an education not-for-profit, got involved in documentary film-making and set up a social impact consulting firm.

For me, the “gift” of COVID was to make the long-overdue decision to commit to developing a full-time art practice.

I haven’t looked back.