G’Day!

My name is David Stowe, but everyone calls me Dave.

I’m a husband, father, bird nerd, and professional photographer based in Sydney, Australia.

Whilst photographing people through Society Photography is my main profession, I have a real passion for wildlife and the environment, with a special focus on birds.

Whilst I’ve been a full time photographer since the mid 1990’s, it wasn’t until the early 2000’s that I really got into bird photography. And I haven’t looked back!

It has been a real blessing to have travelled all over Australia and beyond, capturing images of wildlife. There are so many amazing places to visit and I always look forward to the next adventure, whether that be with my family, my friends, or leading a tour.

I’ve been a passionate member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography and have won the AIPP NSW Nature Photographer of the Year 3 times.
I’ve also had the immense honour and pleasure of being part of the judging panel at the state and national AIPP awards, as well as the BirdLife Australia Photography Awards.
A highlight of my photographic career was definitely being crowned the overall ANZANG Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year in 2015. It’s a competition that I have entered for many years and it’s always a thrill to have images in the shortlist.

In more recent years I’ve become focused on education and teaching others about photography and how to get better images of birds and wildlife. Along with my great mate Henry Cook, in 2017 we started Flock Wildlife Tours to further that vision. Check out www.flockwildlife.com for more info on our tours and workshops.

Thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoy my images and that they inspire you to get out and enjoy, and protect our wonderful wildlife.

Cheers,

Dave