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Chapter 2 Choosing and using photographic equipment
Close-up lenses & accessories
Having used close-up lens attachments, macro tubes, and macro lenses over the years, I can say with some certainty that, if I shot close-up every day for the rest of my life, magnifying small insects, frogs, reptiles and flowers, I would not even begin to run out of subjects. If you want more adventure, there is a whole other world beneath the sea that offers three lifetimes of challenge to a close-up photographer.

Chapter 3 Working with natural and artificial light
Storms
I love the time, just after a violent storm, when the sky is spectacular and light gleams through breaks in the clouds. Australia has some marvellous storms, especially in the tropics at the end of the dry season. And in southern Australia, I have seen some of the most spectacular skies, usually as a storm builds or just after it has passed.

Chapter 4 Designing photographs
Picture composition - an introduction
My artist friends describe me as an "intuitive" photographer relying on instinct in designing a picture rather than on traditional formulas. Many people don't need rules: their results have a natural balance and order. I endorse the philosophy of Peter Emerson, the 19th century photographer who was the first to promote photography as an art in its own right. He advocated that each photograph requires its own composition free from the restrictions of formulas.

Chapter 5 Developing technique and style
Bush kids - working to a theme; the comfort zone; children and animals
Photographing bush kids does not pose quite the same problems as photographing children in urban built-up areas. The reason is that both adults and children in the bush are more trusting than in urban areas where people have, justifiably, become very cautious about having their children photographed. While I have worked with children in both environments, it's the kids of the bush that appeal to me as subjects for photography. The reason for this appeal lies in the children's often astounding sense of connection to where they are. In indigenous kids, this surely stems from their culture, but all kids in the country have the ability to accept whatever they have and make the most of it. While the adults outback know how to work and play hard, the kids just play.