Hello, my name is Kathie. I’ve enjoyed photography since my teen years but didn’t take it seriously until a few years ago.
A photo of a blue banded bee I took led me to a path of discovery. I began researching to find out what kind of bee it was. I’ve actually learnt lots of things since that day and can now name almost every bird in this region and identify it by its call too. Apart from improving my skills in photography and learning more about my camera, lighting, settings, etc, I’ve learnt so much more about the environment in which I live. I’ve explored it more and walked and driven to many places simply for the pleasure of photographing it and get excited when I’ve discovered a ‘new’ bird or something I’d not seen before.
Photography has allowed me to capture a moment in time and then explore it in its greatest detail on my computer. It’s allowed me to bring home a piece of what I’ve seen and experienced when out and about in this beautiful country of ours – and other countries when I go travelling. Photography isn’t just about taking photos, it’s about building experiences and reliving those experiences over and again.
Today my photography focuses on the things of nature, wildlife, birdlife, landscapes, etc but I also do occasional sporting events including rugby, football, horse events and MTB (Mountain Biking) races. The latter because my husband is a mountain biker and participates in races and rides at Lysterfield Lake Park regularly. I enjoy the challenge of fast-paced action photography.
I was a winner in the Bendigo Bank’s Calendar Competition for 2011 with a photo of the famous Puffing Billy Steam train, have been profiled in the local paper in the Dandenong Ranges region and have participated in photography club challenges. I’ve also had an exhibition and currently have some of my work on display in Kallista.
The photographers who most inpsire me are Ken Duncan and Steve Parish with their wonderful Australian landscape photos. I remember walking into newsagents and post offices and seeing Steve’s work on display in calendars, notebooks, colouring in books and so on for many years. Ken I became aware of much later and admired his combination of faith and photography. Both of these men do the type of photography I enjoy and want to emulate.
My husband and I live in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia and many photos you find on this site have been taken in my own backyard or nearby. How can I not be inspired with so much beauty surrounding me? However I’ve been fortunate to do some travel and the most recent overseas photos were taken in Canada and Alaska in June 2009.
You can contact me via the Contact form to order copies of photos in print or digital format or book me for a job.
I enjoy the company of other photographers who are always inspiring me in my development as a photographer. I can be found at the Australian Photography Forum but also on my Facebook page where I share information, photos and also link to several other photographers’ sites.
Other sites I own: A Clayton’s Secretary, VATrainer, KathieThomas, Worth More Than Rubies, ACS Webhosting
Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. . .
it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything – Aaron Sussman
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