Wayne Gerlach

Travelling Light On Safari with a Panasonic FZ1000: Photographing ‘The Big Five’

Photography on safari called for a lightweight camera with a great focal-length range. Enter the 10-year-old Lumix FZ1000 bridge camera.

Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase?

Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the term an oxymoron? Many believe that a classic is, by...

Quick fire lens changes or the smart solution?

Smart phones are taking over the world of photography by means of convenience, flattering results and clever marketing. But is it more satisfying to carry a “proper” camera and a bagful of lenses? Wayne dithers…

Photographic archaeology on a rainy day

The heavens have opened over Sydney. Confined to barracks. So what better to do with the time that start an archaeological dig in the camera cupboard?

World Heritage with a splash of colour

The world is beginning to open up again. Thoughts turn to travel. Where to next? Well, for some it will be South East Asia, and the absolute must-visit World Heritage site of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Leica V Lux 114: A fish out of water

Leica's V Lux has always been known as a sort of Swiss Army knife of cameras. With its 360 mm reach, it is extremely versatile. But is it a fish out of water at the Australian MotoGP?
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Hot shoe travel photography

Travel photography can also include project work, and it’s handy to have something in reserve for the more boring or rainy days. Wayne steps out on the right foot…

Leica C Lux: A compact travel camera for our time

Leica's C Lux could well be the ideal travel companion. It's light, chunkily handleable and possessed of the longest snout since Pinochio exercised his curiosity...

New South Wales: Lockdown walkie talkie and no-sit coffee

Lockdown comes to the NSW coast, so there's nothing for it but a walk, a talk and a stand-up coffee. But the little Sony RX100 puts a bit of spice into a dull day on the coast...

Always Choose Three: A novel approach to art

Wayne encourages us all to visit art exhibitions, and his maxim is always to choose three outstanding images for discussion...

Decisive moments in wildlife photography Down Under

What would Cartier-Bresson have made of modern scatter-gun burst-mode photography? Is it easier now to get that spot-on shot or is the skill of the photographer still paramount. Wayne takes a look at some impressive wildlife photography.

Barn finds in the Australian Outback: Land Rover and a British bus defy the red dust

Social distancing at its finest in the Australian Outback. Wayne stumbles upon a LandRover, abandoned in mid-service decades ago, and the incongruous sight of a British double-decker bus...