Collected works across subject, theme and series

While on expedition in Northern Tasmania in early 2026, I identified a very curious property in the Brushtail Possums of the area that I'd seen traces of over the years: biofluorescence that was different from all of the others science acknowledges – they glow under visible light. Where most terrestrial biofluorescence uses UV for excitation, this specimen is clearly glowing under blue light, displaying significant glow on the nose and ears not normally present. A curious find indeed!

After dark, the world around is gets a little bit... unusual. Where what our eyes perceive may be drab and dull, how the universe at large sees itself is something altogether more impressive. Under UV, lichens draping the rocks exhibit strong biofluorescence, shining in oranges and reds - counter to the strong blue response of the grasses.

The Long-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) isn't a species you would've seen in Tasmania up until relatively recently. Not native to the region, but exceptional at seizing on human agriculture as with most of their Cockatoo counterparts, they have fully integrated into a changing modern world in ways endemic species simply cannot.

Every afternoon, several hundred of them traverse the skies above my house - moving from tall eucalypts which give them comfortable roosting space, and the nearby orchards which see the ready availability of stonefruits and apples.

As they fly past, they are often thick enough to totally eclipse the Moon - something they failed here, but they certainly could've if they'd tried!

The Long-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) isn't a species you would've seen in Tasmania up until relatively recently. Not native to the region, but exceptional at seizing on human agriculture as with most of their Cockatoo counterparts, they have fully integrated into a changing modern world in ways endemic species simply cannot.

Every afternoon, several hundred of them traverse the skies above my house - moving from tall eucalypts which give them comfortable roosting space, and the nearby orchards which see the ready availability of stonefruits and apples.

As they fly past, they are often thick enough to totally eclipse the Moon - something they failed here, but they certainly could've if they'd tried!

A significant supercell outbreak sweeping over farmland on the Tamar Valley at sunset, delivering bright orange skies set with mammatus clouds and rainbows over flocking sheep below.

Atop lutruwita/Tasmania's highest easily accessible road, Ben Lomond's village is respite for those hitting the slopes for the island's brief and often unpredictable ski season. During the nights, high altitude and isolation give one of the darkest skies on the planet - perfect for taking in the rising Milky Way and airglow engulfing the chalets below. The fresh snow even served as a mirror in the field, reflecting starlight as we moved.

As an astrophotographer, only a few things remain evergreen fixtures in what I get to image. One of those is airglow – something that Tasmanian skies are (in)famous for. Hanging above the skies like an earthbound aurora, the two are often correlated events, scintillating in hues of reds, and greens, and intense yellows. But even their glow is nothing to match the immense core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, setting behind it and the infamous Jacob's Ladder draped atop Ben Lomond.