Talented photographers across the country have been inspired to create beautiful Australian landscape photography. There are so many unique and stunning landscape in Australia if you’re planning on expanding your portfolio it can be difficult to choose where to go.
Now, with new photographic equipment and platforms like Instagram, it’s so much easier to create stunning landscape photos. Here are some Australian landscape photography tips from talented self-taught Australian landscape photographers who are out there creating amazing photos on their Instagram accounts.
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Australian Landscape Photography
Featured Australian Landscape Photographers
Nathan White – Rockhampton Photographer
Lammermoor Beach by Nathan WhiteLiving in Rockhampton on the Capricorn Coast in Queensland has provided aspiring photographer Nathan White with a regional and coastal canvas to practice his craft.
Rockhampton is about an eight-hour drive north of Brisbane and is on the Tropic of Capricorn.
Rockhampton is considered to be Australia’s beef capital and while it’s not one of the most obvious places to visit in Queensland, for Nathan White, Rockhampton has always been home.
His interest in photography started in 2009 during a family holiday to New Zealand, using a Fujifilm FinePix point and shoot.
Several years later, the opportunity to assist on a professional travel shoot reignited his passion and he has been taking his photography seriously for the last four years.
His work as a destination marketer for the Capricorn Coast region has allowed him to capture some amazing photographs of the region, which he shows off on Instagram @nathanwhiteimages
Photography philosophy
The role that photography can play in our lives is different for everyone.
I find photography amazing in its ability to cause such a mixture of emotions all at the same time, not just when you are looking at an image but when you are actually outdoors creating it.
Whenever I am out shooting a sunset or sunrise, the type of image I create is subject to the available light around me.
Sometimes it can be a race to get to that one vantage point to give you the best composition for the image.
This race against the light not only gives a feeling of excitement and adrenaline, but I also find that this is when I am most relaxed and at peace.
It’s when I feel most alive.
As a Christian and a photographer, I also strive to pay tribute to the One that created the amazing scenes that unfold in front of my lens.
To capture these moments is a privilege and I feel very fortunate that I have the opportunity to share with others the natural beauty of this world.
Favourite Australian Landscapes
In Queensland, I have travelled the majority of the coastline via the Bruce Highway, from the southern border to as far north as Cooktown.
There is so much to see along this route and there are a number of areas on that drive that are photographically spectacular.
My inland travel has taken me to some amazing national parks but my all-time favourite would have to be Carnarvon Gorge.
With 21kms of walking tracks through creeks, mossy gorges and cool rainforests, there’s a lot to explore.
The one that stands out the most for me though, as a photographer, was a road trip I took last year with travel and landscape photographer, Elia Locardi and his wife Naomi.
Elia’s photos are well-known throughout the world and this trip was the perfect opportunity for me to learn from one of the best.
Elia and Naomi were travelling to Queensland as part of Tourism & Events Queensland’s ‘Room 753’ campaign (here is where the perks of my day job kick in).
As part of my role in the destination marketing of the Capricorn Region, I was tasked with hosting them and planning their itinerary.
This was only a short road trip lasting just one week.
Places we visited included Blackdown Tableland and Carnarvon Gorge.
The one experience that stands out the most for me was watching turtles come up onto the beach and lay their eggs at Mon Repos, approximately 14km east of Bundaberg.
The one we got to witness laid 143 eggs!
Favourite beach
Great Keppel Island by Nathan WhiteLong Beach on Great Keppel Island. The water is a really deep blue with pure white sand.
As the name suggests, it is a long straight beach with spectacular headlands at either end and the best part is 90% of the time you will have the entire stretch of coast to yourself.
Head north from Brisbane and you’ll find plenty of interest, here are some things to see in Hervey Bay and fun things to do in Townsviile and things to do at Magnetic Island.
Favourite Australian Landscape
I would have to say Maleny.
My wife and I spent our honeymoon up there in a secluded stone cabin on the edge of Obi Valley.
It’s the perfect spot for some romance.
Secret Australian landscape
Hedlow Creek by Nathan WhiteMy fortress of solitude is a place called Hedlow Creek.
It is located amongst cattle properties approximately 25kms northeast of Rockhampton.
It is an area surround by 12 trachyte plugs (internal remnants of extinct volcanos).
The vast areas in between these mountains are very flat and filled with grassy plains and wetlands.
There is only one dirt road through the middle of this area and for the majority of the time, you won’t see another car.
Sunrise has always been my favourite time to visit as the morning sun bathes the grassy fields in golden light.
It is also the perfect location for astrophotography as there is no light pollution from the neighbouring towns.
Reichlyn Aguilar – Brisbane Landscape Photographer
Raised in Sydney and based in Brisbane for the last 11 years, Reichlyn Aguilar has found her niche in the world, wowing fans on Instagram.
“I think of what I do as social media more so than pure photography which is why I don’t consider myself a professional photographer, but having said that, I do accept some commercial work if it suits,” she says.
Check out her photos and let us know what you think.
Favourite Australian Photography Landscape Spots
Oh gosh, where do I start?
Port Douglas, Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Fitzroy Island, Mt Isa, Lawn Hill, Julia Creek, Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Great Keppel Island, 1770, Agnes Waters, Bundaberg, Lady Elliott Island, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, Stanthorpe, Lockyer Valley, Brisbane, Moreton Island, South Stradbroke Island, all up and down the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
I’ve visited lots of places but not nearly enough!
Most memorable Australia Landscape Photography Spot
I couldn’t possibly pick one! They are all unique and offer something different. The last one was Outback Queensland.
We flew into Mt Isa, drove five hours northwest to Lawn Hill then from Lawn Hill another seven hours southeast to Julia Creek.
After that, there was a three-hour drive back from Julia Creek to Mt Isa.
The whole trip took five days with lots of stopping to take pictures.
Whale watching in Hervey Bay is always spectacular and a hot air balloon ride at sunrise is magic.
Jet skiing from Fraser Island to Pelican Banks was awesome too!
Currimundi Lake on the Sunshine Coast holds a lot of good memories for me, I love to go there. I think the fact I shot one of my favourite sunsets at Currimundi Lake also helps.
Colin Davis – Brisbane Photographer
