So I was working in the yards with a number of people including members of my family and a contract mustering crew. I was bringing goats from one yard to the next and my sister Essie was ahead of me. It was so dusty you could hardly see anything. I turned around and saw Essie silhouetted through the dust haze so I whipped my phone out and took the shot.

I am an amateur photographer. I don’t own any photography equipment except for the iPhone version of Photoshop and Snapseed, which I have on my phone. This shot was taken with an iPhone 15 Pro, and I now have an iPhone 16 Pro Max. I have been taking photos for about five years, but only at the beginning of this year did I start posting them on social media. This was partly because, very sadly, my dad passed away last Christmas. He loved photography himself, so at the beginning of the new year, I thought, why don’t I just post a few on fb and showcase the land where I live (my dad’s other big love).

My dream subject is anything to do with where I live - I especially love showcasing people working. I’m not a professional photographer, so I don’t pose people or ‘set up’ shots. My photos are almost always taken in the moment. So, a raw glimpse into the life of the people who live here. 

What I’m working on depends on what we are working on at the station. So if we are shearing, then I’m working on a shearing portfolio. If we are mustering cattle, I’m working on a cattle mustering portfolio, etc.

This is very embarrassing, but I am not very familiar with the names of renowned photographers. I usually just look through a competition, for example, and take note of the photos that I like the best.