"Hi there, I'm Julie. I'm a passionate nature photographer challenging myself to change the world with my camera and the stories we uncover. Step into the water with me or take a wildlife safari somewhere incredible and you'll be blown away by the amazing creatures we see..."

As a scuba diver and underwater photographer, I love to explore what lies beneath the ocean. 

And taking photos above the water… until recently, I've always felt like I’m a bit of a beginner.

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The perfect opportunity arose to challenge myself and learn a heap more about shooting photos above water when I was invited to visit South Africa for a week of safari! My portfolio images (see gallery) shows a typical day on safari, from dawn until dusk, across all the golden hours.

It was challenging on so many fronts: low, beautiful golden light at both ends of the day, the speed of movement of the animals and safari vehicles. And mastering a new, very heavy zoom lens! But what came out of the camera truly blew me away and it changed my thinking on what I can do with my equipment and what kind of photography I want to do moving forward…

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It also opened my eyes to many more conservation issues and challenges.

 

And how beautiful and very precious every part of our planet is, not just under the ocean...

 

My photography adventure is taking me on a journey to expand my perspectives and I want to use my images to hopefully ignite everyone’s desire to protect the beautiful creatures and habitats of our world, both above and below the water…