Nature photography – National Parks Association of NSW

Resisting Fascist Ducktators

Posted by NPA NSWon August 31, 2025August 26, 2025in Spring 20251 Comment

Gary Dunnett, CEO NPA NSW

The piece started in a dark place, a study into the implications of political authoritarianism for National Parks and the environment. I began by looking at the changes that 2025 brought to staffing, finances and even educational programs in the US National Parks Service. There were moments of inspiration, notably the leadership of former (and probably existing) parks staff in opposing the new policies- I’d recommend having a look at ‘Alt National Parks Service’ on Facebook or the ‘Our Parks’ website. However, it quickly and predictably became very clear, the rise of authoritarian politics is just as disastrous for nature as it is for aid, medicine, trade and peace.

Decisive spot, decisive moments

Posted by NPA NSWon November 28, 2024November 28, 2024in Summer 2024Leave a comment

Gary Dunnett, Chief Executive Office

Photographing wildlife, flora and landscapes always makes me happy, irrespective of whether I’m walking in an alpine wilderness, diving an offshore reef or strolling through a botanic garden. Despite enjoying the remote and spectacular, my favourite photography locations are those where I feel a deep connection. The places you visit again and again, where you slowly come to appreciate the occupants and their habits.

Photographing the Annual Humpback Migration

Posted by NPA NSWon August 26, 2024August 26, 2024in Spring 2024Leave a comment

Gary Dunnett, CEO NPA NSW

I started working at Kamay Botany Bay National Park in the late 1990’s, just as the annual migration of Humpback Whales was becoming one of the highlights of the Sydney calendar. My kids grew up enduring winter mornings spotting whales and each year I’d head out to get a bit of salt crust on the telephoto lens. A quarter century later, the Humpback migration is very much entrenched as part of my year.

Through a lens smartly

Posted by NPA NSWon May 30, 2024May 30, 2024in Winter 2024Leave a comment

Gary Dunnett, CEO NPANSW

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those who care about nature crave connection with natural places. Or something to that effect.

NPA is far from the only conservation organisation that traces its roots back to bushwalking clubs. Experiencing the best of natural landscapes and their inhabitants was, and remains, a powerful motivation for advocating for their protection.

Seeing the Wild Light

Posted by NPA NSWon June 1, 2018May 31, 2018in Nature NSW, Winter 2018Leave a comment

^{Janine Kitson, Vice President Colong Foundation for Wilderness}

For over fifty years Henry Gold has been the NSW environment movement’s most eminent landscape photographer, providing spectacular images to support protection of threatened wilderness and natural areas across NSW and beyond.

Mungo National Park

Posted by NPA NSWon December 1, 2017April 12, 2018in Summer 2017Leave a comment

^{David Noble, Nature photographer}

Mungo National Park, located within the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area, features stunning, often stark, landscapes. It is the land of the Ngyiampaa, Mutthi Mutthi and Southern Paakantyi Aboriginal people who have lived here for millennia. In August 2016, NPA member David Noble visited Mungo NP with friend David Hufton and recorded their experiences on his blog.