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Baby Roo

Jason Benz — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 02:55:07 +0000

Generally kangaroos are not as photogenic as their wallaby cousins, but this little grey joey was an exception. I would like to get a shot of a big adult red kangaroo as it is Australia’s largest native animal, but all our encounters so far have been too brief to get a good shot.

We are visiting Peak Hill Mine today before our final dash to Sydney to get our flight back to the UK.

Stubby Holder

Jason Benz — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:38:49 +0000

This is a composite of Fanny Cove, Roo Sign and Frame Heads. It is going to be used as a design for a Stubby Holder which is a neoprene sleeve which Australians use to keep their beer cold and hands warm. Although all the images are from Western Australia I have tried to make it as generic as possible so it can be sold all over Australia. Any comments are welcome before it goes into mass production this week.

This image has been accepted for Stock Photography at Shutterstock and is available for download here.

Roo Sign

Jason Benz — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:43:36 +0000

This was taken on the way to the Stirling Range. Since then we stopped at the micro town of Borden and met a very helpful fellow traveller called Alan and his pet chihuahua Kira in a very fine custom made ’85 kombi. On the other hand we have seen and met dozens of Harley Davidson riders on their way back from a 1000 strong Rally in Margaret River. One thing they all have in common is the genuine friendliness of Australians. We took another detour yesterday to Bremer Bay to capture some stock shots and bumped in to a group of professional photographers called 90 degrees 5 shooting the same beaches. After quizzing them about how survive as a Photographer in Australia we headed back inland to Ravensthorpe. The landscapes in Australia are full of colour. Even the roadside offers many possibilities of Red, Green and Blue. These signs warning of Kangaroo, Emu, Wombat, Camel and some which I have yet to identify are all over the highways. The only thing we have hit so far are countless insects. We saw our first Emu and Snake yesterday but each encounter was too brief to capture. We are looking forward to arriving in Esperance on Thursday.

This image was accepted for Stock Photography at Shutterstock and is available for download here.