Hi there! Thanks for stopping to check out my website.
My name is Craig Boase and I live in beautiful Gippsland, Victoria. Growing up on a farm in Western Australia I always had a deep fascination and appreciation of nature, particularly wildlife. This in turn led me to take up photography and art as a child which over the years has developed, albeit a brief hiatus in my 20’s.
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For over 15 years I have worked in the environmental/conservation field and get to visit some fantastic sites and meet some amazing people dedicated to this type of work.
Through current and previous employment/volunteering I’ve been privileged to be involved with hands on conservation work such as habitat restoration, flora and fauna surveys
and threatened species monitoring / management which has taken me around Australia from Kakadu in the NT and far north QLD to S/W Western Australia and now Gippsland.
My photography has mostly been focussed on wildlife, particularly birds and reptiles, but includes a vast array of natural subjects. Only in recent years have I bitten
the bullet and upgraded to professional gear. Many of my photos have been published in various formats, even one incorporated into a major botany textbook in the UK! One
thing that I enjoy above all else is sharing with other people our amazing diversity of flora and fauna in Australia and often highlighting the plight and struggle of some
of these species.
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My art has also taken a similar trajectory to my photography but it took years of ‘pestering’ by family and friends for me to get motivated and take it up seriously. I tend to enjoy working in gouache paint or pencil but also use pen, acrylic, watercolour and digital, amongst others. Often my photography goes hand-in-hand with art as I tend to reference a lot of my photos when producing my work.
Please enjoy viewing my art and photography. I am constantly updating this website with new images and artworks so stay tuned for more. If there are any you wish to purchase and/or use, please contact me.
Thanks again,
Craig Boase.
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