A thank you to World Nomads and National Geographic

jodieheasman33 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:01:00 GMT

I love that moment when a camera captures an image that would otherwise only ever be seen by your eye. When I see a photo that makes my heart stop I can always imagine being there taking that photo myself and the sense of pride, fear, animosity, joy that the photographer felt at that moment, maybe that's my imagination running away with me but I have always believed that if you have a camera and you genuinely enjoy taking photos then you are in fact a photographer. I travelled extensively around the world after moving to London from Australia in 2005 and I took many photos with whatever camera I could afford at the time, I have never used high tech gear and have always envied those who did nor have I ever been a professional photographer, apart from perhaps in my dreams, I do however have the utmost respect and passion for photography and its purpose in our world and therefore am so utterly grateful for this amazing opportunity to not only put my own work on display but witness other people's astounding talents. There is no place like home which is why I decided to display my home town of Jervis Bay in NSW Australia as this summer brought a lot of surprises, I hope you enjoy.

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited - 'I love a sunburnt country'

jodieheasman33 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:29:00 GMT

Summer in the Southern Hemisphere is unique, vibrant and extreme from weird and wonderful creatures to mother natures wrath Australia is a diverse and surprising continent at the best of times but in the summertime, I just wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Growing up in Australia as a child I loved the outdoors and all its wonders from the garden to the beach to the dirt bike tracks that lay hidden to unsuspecting eyes, so after spending five years travelling the globe I decided that there is in fact 'no place like home' and have based my photo gallery on my home town of Jervis Bay in New South Wales Australia it is one of the most visited marine parks in Australia and is home to a unique mix of tropical and temperate species including the weedy sea-dragon, eastern blue devil fish, whale, bottlenose dolphin, little penguin, fur seal and the endangered grey nurse shark. Jervis Bay is also subject to severe fires being surrounded by bush land and national parks and this summer was no exception, while experiencing our hottest summer day on record a fire in a rural area just west of Jervis Bay broke out threatening people, homes and livestock. Unfortunately this is an all too common sight in this area and locals have now become accustomed to packing all their worldly belongings into their car, trailers or campers ready to flee in the event of evacuation, just another day in the Australian summer.