The Kosciuszko Collection

The Kosciuszko National Park means a lot to me.

I visited for the first time back in the Spring of 2020 with a group of friends & it sparked an obsession. It’s a place where I find mental clarity, calm & focused creativity. I’ve revisited multiple times each year since that first trip, capturing scenes from different seasons – here is a growing collection of those images.

Winter Tor (2022)

Waiting (2023)

Two overlapping mountains covered in snow under a dark sky

Breathe (2022)

This was the calm between storms; waiting and watching for the right moment. I wanted to capture the dual simplicity and complexity of the shadows across a snowy landscape.

Sunset in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Exosphere (2022)

The exosphere is the last layer of Earth’s atmosphere. As the sun set over the snow covered valley, it felt like another world. One of the things drawing me back to Kosciusko is this sense of otherworldliness – in the harsh winter landscape, it couldn’t feel more different to my usual coastal surrounds.

Milkyway and nght sky in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Galactic Volcano (2021)

Let me set the scene for you: it was freezing cold, I’d lost my gloves, stepped in a puddle so my feet were slowly losing all sense of feeling. My camera battery was dying. I’d managed to get this composition so I wasn’t going to stop there. I’m glad I persisted and captured this galaxy above the rocks.

A moody sun shining through the fog in the middle of winter Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Desolation (2023)

A river flowing through snow with a rock structure & sun shining through the dark clouds

Citadel (2023)

Grassy mountain looking through a cave,Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Rohirrim (2022)

While making my way though through a mountain range, I suddenly fell through a cave roof, after checking everything wasn’t broken (camera & self) I took advantage this fortunate accidental composition. While the sunset, a herd of wild brumbies cantered through the valley and I managed to capture them. I felt like I was looking through a window into a secret world.

A mountain peaking through the fog in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia during winter

Mystic (2022)

Snow and icicles over a rocky tor in the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Frostbite (2023)

Light hitting a rock in snow within the Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Leviathan Waits (2022)

In some ways, the snow reminds me of the ocean. We can see the surface, but we don’t really know what lurks underneath. There is a certain eeriness. The snow is so transformative to the landscape: it hides everything beneath it.

Angel (2021)

An image of a rocky tor in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Summer Tor (2021)

This is the first image I captured in Kosciusko and it sparked an obsession to get back in winter. Aries Tor is captivating. The rocks reflected in this natural pool, set against an ethereal sky.

Layers of mountains going into the distance Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Dark Calm (2022)

Slowburn (2022)

This image captured a tor structure with this beautiful sunbeam shining down on it. The composition is only possible after an immense snowfall like we had this year as I was elevated up by a couple of meters. (2022).

Sunset and wildflowers over Mount Sentinel - Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Frontier (2023)

Tor Sunstar (2020)

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I’d like to acknowledge that the area in which these pictures were taken is in Ngarigo country.

I’d like to pick out these paintings (below) & their painter Eugene von Guérard (1811 – 1901) as one of the reasons for wanting to get up on the mountain. He brought the ideas of Romanticism and realism (spending time in nature to accurately depict it) along with the Düsseldorf school art style to landscape paintings in Australia.

I’d like to thank Luke Hasaart a local photographer for being at the right place & the right time to accidentally capture an image of myself & my group hiking into the area for the first time back in 2020.

Finally, I’d like to thank those who have & continue to trust me with their safety as a guide in this area. It takes a lot of logistics to get in & out safely.

If you’d like to learn more about camping & hiking in the park I have an article about doing that here