I’m delighted to celebrate our beloved penguins with the 2026 ‘Penguin Pandemonium’ Desk Calendar. It’s been a twenty year adventure that’s taken me from Australia to New Zealand and all the way to Antarctica. Penguin populations across the world are being dramatically impacted by climate change, pollution, loss of habitat, over fishing, ocean plastics and […]
Whale Spotter acknowledges and pays our deepest respects to the Elders, past, present and future of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia and New Zealand. We thank our Indigenous brothers and sisters for all their care of our lands and oceans through countless generations. This land and ocean has always been and will always be theirs. People’s […]
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be lighted!” – Plutarch The early morning is cold, crisp but beautifully clear. The tiniest sliver of a present moon hangs in the eastern sky just above the deep orange of the coming dawn. I marvel at this glorious day thankful to […]
On the coldest day so far this year I joined teams from ORRCA and NSW Parks & Wildlife on a very windblown North Head at the entrance to Sydney Harbour to count the annual Humpback Migration. I also invited Nikon Australia to come along and enjoy some whale watching with us. Overnight temperatures had dropped to […]
I’m delighted to be able to share my love of whales and photography through my new Whale Watching Workshops, being held in the historic Barn in Mosman. The next whale watching workshop kicks off on 16th September, so please follow this link for full workshop details Workshops
August 1st, 2012 Dawn The huge seas that had crashed along the coast for days brought a large surprise for the early morning beach walkers at Sydney’s Newport Beach. A ten meter sub adult Humpback whales carcass had washed ashore overnight and in what can only be described as a tragic hole in one had […]
My ‘how too’ photograph whales article has been published in the winter addition of Better Photography. Its just a taste of the subjects I am covering in depth in my Whale Watching and Photography Workshops. Available in news agencies now.
Sunday the 24th June dawned clear and crisp at Bondi. A cold south westerly kept us all rugged up but apart from that it was perfect whale watching conditions. I joined Shona Lorigan from ORRCA and our first pod of Humpbacks were sighted at 7.30am a few kilometres out to sea. Over the next […]
ORRCA’s Annual Whale Census 24th June 2012 Dust off your binoculars, pick your favourite lookout and join in the fun of whale spotting on ORRCA’s Whale Census Day 2012. You can register your interest and find out more information on the ORRCA Facebook Event Page – ORRCA Whale Census Day Bondi Whale Festival Also if […]
A great time was had by all at a wet and soggy Manly Food & Wine Festival! hmmm this seems to becoming a tradition? The weather meant numbers were down but this didn’t dampen my spirits as I was able to share with many people my love of whales. Every conversation is an opportunity to educate […]