Australian Landscape Photography by Ricardo Da Cunha

Miners Beach is just one of a handful of beaches that circles the beautiful town of Port Macquarie located on the mid north coast of NSW. Captured after waiting patiently for a break in between showers on this rugged mid-north coast beach in Port Macquarie in NSW. Miners Beach is just one of a handful of beaches that circles the town. Well worth a visit. With stormy dark conditions overnight I envisaged this scene for the next morning however the new day awoke with fine blue skies... And so began the wait. Crescent Head is long known as the birthplace of longboard surfing in Australia and is still very popular with surfers today. A long exposure to capture the feeling one would have felt on this calm morning overlooking the peaceful waters of Bunker Bay in Western Australia's famous South-West region. One of my favourite regions in Australia, Yallingup is a coastal town in the south-west of Western Australia and is most commonly known for its surf breaks. What a morning it was during this sunrise with amazing clouds to compliment an amazing scene in front of me. Hancock Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia. For all those lucky enough to have visited this amazing place, this is the scene that greets you when precariously looking down into Regan's Pool so called in respect of the volunteer killed during a nigh rescue during flash flooding. North Beach Perth Western Australia. A perfect way to see out the last light of the day. Although a large capital city of Australia, it is not hard to find a small stretch of ocean to enjoy to yourself in Perth. Captured at first light after a sleepless night. A 14 hour drive then followed. Exmouth, Western Australia Captured at sunrise along the Kalbarri coast approximately 600km north of Perth in Western Australia. Kalbarri offers so much variety of amazing scenery to shoot when you combine an impressive and rugged coastline with the Kalbarri National Park boasting famous landmarks such as Natures Window. This narrow opening out to sea at the Loch Ard Gorge near the town of Port Campbell on Victorias west coast was the saviour for the only two survivors of the Loch Ard Shipwreck. The Loch Ard came to ground in 1878 on its way to Melbourne from London and claimed 52 victims searching for a new homeland The first rays of light fall on Flagstaff Hill guarding the famous 4 Mile Beach in Port Douglas North Queensland. Conto beach is a secluded beach located in the Margaret River region of South-West WA. For this reason it is easy to find yourself enjoying this beautiful beach to yourself as was the case on this last day of Autumn. The South-West is spoilt with scenes such as this one. Sheltered from the heavy swells that the west side of Cape Naturaliste is exposed to, Point Piquet is located to the north east side of the cape and therefore enjoys nice calm waters. Dolphins can be frequently spotted in these protected waters. I was fortunate on this particular sunrise with some beautiful subtle colours in the sky. Captured at Smith’s point in Yallingup in the south west corner of WA. Yallingup is a great little surf town that I could very easily call home. I find myself returning to this area so often and it is not hard to see why. With not much happening in the sky on this particular afternoon, I saw this rock with the swell hitting up against it and watched on witnessing the interaction between it and the water. I then captured and produced this image to reflect what I saw. After visiting this location earlier in the day as I typically do, I planned to revisit at sunset and in doing so I was treated to an amazing light show that unfolded in front of me. Captured on a freezing cold morning at sunrise, this is one of the very few places where wild grass trees are found in Victoria. The break between the two mountains in the distance was just low enough to allow a beam of light to cast beautiful soft light onto the valley below. This image was taken whilst the tail end of a cyclone passed thru the south west region of Western Australia and with it producing some dramatic cloud formations. The swell was also as big as I had seen it for this area and that is saying something with the Margaret River region known for producing some of the biggest waves in Australia. I watched the swell come in in this scene for a number of sets to judge the best position to capture the residing water being sucked back up into the ocean. I then thought that I had placed my gear from danger but whilst busy taking the shot a freak wave rolled in almost to the height of my camera and I could only watch on as the water filled-up my camera bag further ahead. This has taught me to always keep an eye out on the ocean. Walking away with this image certainly made up for it however. More often than not I travel for at least hundreds of KM’s to capture my images but on this occasion I only had to travel a few minutes from home. Captured on a chilly morning at North Cottesloe Beach in Perth Western Australia. Being in the water was actually warmer than out!
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