I am a documentary travel photographer who has had the privilege of travelling
the world over the past 38 years amassing a substantial and I hope, compelling collection of images of people and places in more than 100 countries and on all seven continents, building a career based on my twin passions for travel and photography.
My images are published worldwide in books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, calendars, posters, cards and websites. They have been reproduced from the size of a stamp (literally) to the size of a tarpaulin protecting the contents of a 53-foot truck trailer. I’ve published thirteen books including the best-selling Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography and the large format pictorials Australia: 42 great landscape experiences, Nepal and India: essential encounters.
I’ve won several awards over the years but am most proud of gaining a Master of Photography and one gold bar from the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), and being judged Australia’s top travel photographer by leading commercial clients and industry experts in the 2007 Capture Magazine Australia’s Top Photographers Awards. In 2014 I was honoured to be one of five photographers selected for the first series of National Geographic Channel’s television documentary Tales by Light, which you can now watch on Netflix documentaries.
I represent Canon Australia as a Canon Master Photographer and the Australian Himalayan Foundation as an Ambassador.
See below for photos from the road.
My photography is represented by Getty Images and AWL.
Salisbury Plain, South Geogia. Photo by Clara Davies 2016
Bhutan. Photo by Clara Davies 2023
Studio portrait by Hugh Stewart. Sydney 2023
Kasaka Lodge Photo Workshop, Zambia. Photo by Dana Patel 2023
Rwanda. Photo by Meg Redwin. 2023
Melbourne Airport Installation. 2023
Melbourne Airport Installation. 2023
Melbourne Airport Installation. 2023
Antarctica. Photo by Peter Burt 2016
In Sapporo, Japan for Masters Apprentice. Photo by Kayle Gordon 2018
Filming Tales by Light, Holi festival, Vrindavan, India. Photo by Abraham Joffe 2015
Filming Tales by Light, Nepal, Photo by Abraham Joffe 2014
In Nepal for World Nomads. Photo by Chris Potter 2016
Editing slides, Sydney, Australia. 2017
Negroni making, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo by Dan McDonnell 2019
Shooting from rooftop bar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Photo by Dan McDonnell 2019
Chameleon close-up, Madagascar. Photo by Ignacio Palacio 2018
Full house at Libreria L'Angolo dell'Avventura for launch of Travel Photography in Italian, Rome Italy. 2017
Goreme, Turkey. Photo by Scott Buttigieg 2013
Likir monastery, Ladakh, India. Photo by Clara Davies 2019
On Turkemenistan TV. Photo by Leane Aust 2019
Minus 38 degrees celcius, Kuusamo, Finland. Photo by Olli Lamminsalo 2019
Labrang, China. Photo by Dan McDonnell 2018
Filming Tales by Light, Holi festival, Mathura, India. Photo by Dom West 2015
Filming Tales by Light, Ladakh, India. Photo by Abraham Joffe 2014
Filming Tales by Light, Ladakh, India. Photo by Abraham Joffe 2014
Labrang, China. Photo by Dan McDonnell 2018
Holi girl as street art by @juliancla, Melbourne, Australia 2016
Antarctica. Photo by Peter Burt 2016
Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan. Photo by Anton Tomazic 2019
Tales by Light on the big screen, Sydney, Australia. Photo by Rita Kluge 2016
Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India. Photo by Clara Davies 2017
Arnhem Land, Australia. Photo by Scott Stramyk 2018
On the Trans-Mongolian railway, Russia. Photo by Alice I'Anson 2006
Filming Tales by Light, Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Abraham Joffe 2014
Canon 'Shine Campaign' launch, Sydney, Australia 2014
Filming Tales by Light, Holi festival, Vrindavan, India. Photo by Abraham Joffe 2015
Yangykala Canyon, Turkmenistan. Photo by Photo by Dan McDonnell 2019
Filming Online Course, Sydney, Australia. Photo by Alana Stocks 2017
Working on Chasing Rickshaws, Kolkata, India. Photo by Tony Wheeler 1998
Photography tour, Trongsa, Bhutan. Photo by Wendy Lee 2013
Antarctica with Clara Davies & Peter Burt. Photo by Sappho Jean 2016
Filming Tales by Light with Abraham Joffe, Tengboche, Nepal. Photo by Matthew Vandeputte 2014
Filming Tales by Light, Jakar, Bhutan. Photo by Toby de Jong 2014
Kangaroo Island Photo Safari, Australia. Photo by Malcolm Gibson 2019
In Macao for Masters Apprentice, China. Photo by Luke McKenzie 2019
Deception Island, Antarctica. Photo by Susan Portnoy 2019
Filming Canon Masters profile, Sydney, Australia. Photo by Abraham Joffe 2013
Welcome to Country, Nhulunbuy, Australia. Photo by Carolyn Sutton 2016
Tea estate, Kazaringa, India. Photo by Doljit Pangging 2008
Tea at Khaju Bridge, Esfahan, Iran. 2016
Mosquito repellent, Kamchatka, Russia. 2017
Repacking in airport carpark, Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Carolyn Sutton 2011
Temples of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Photo by Alice I'Anson 2009
On Gokyo Ri with Tony Wheeler, Nepal. 2003
Presenting at National Gallery, Canberra, Australia. Photo by Peter Cocklin 2006
Presenting at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Peter Cocklin 2006
First photography tour with World Expeditions, Ladakh, India. 2006