a lush forest https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:55:15 GMT World Nomads Adventures I’ve spent the past 3 years based in Indonesia, working on - and passionately documenting – grass-roots conservation and forest restoration projects in Sumatra & Borneo. Back in 2011 I joined a team from around the world collaborating with a documentary film crew, a rainforest ecologist and an indigenous community in the heart of Borneo. I've since spent 12 months living in the Leuser Ecosystem of North Sumatra - the last place on Earth where tiger, elephant, rhino and orangutan roam the same forests. As an entirely self-taught photographer, I hope going on assignment with Jason will re-calibrate, upgrade and hone my technical and story-telling toolbox. I'm now focused on carving out a niche in Immersion-Based Conservation Photojournalism; so couldn’t be more ready to learn (and quite likely unlearn) - the art of connecting the world to these stories. My own personal lens has shifted focus. I used to be a strict 'nature' photographer – now I feel inspired to explore the bio-cultural interplay of forest-dependent people, their landscape ecology and their collectivist world-view. I can see my time with Jason will take everything to the next level and I'm so, sooo ready for that. Peru – April - 2015 https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/51222/Indonesia/My-Scholarship-entry-The-Leuser-Ecosystem-People-of-the-Forest Travel Indonesia pauldaley https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/51222/Indonesia/My-Scholarship-entry-The-Leuser-Ecosystem-People-of-the-Forest#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/51222/Indonesia/My-Scholarship-entry-The-Leuser-Ecosystem-People-of-the-Forest Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:36:00 GMT 0 This photographic series showcases the beautiful rainforest of Australia, Sumatra and Borneo. The sense of place felt within the rainforest eco-system has a grounding presence - ancient, primeval and very much alive. This series tells a story of community; ecological identity and the interdependency of all life on Earth. For me, the Journey began in 2008 when I rode my bicycle solo over 2000km into the wet-tropics of far north Queensland. I experienced the exciting combination of conservation field-work and documentary photography. My current work is focused on restoration ecology and I've always strived to integrate hands-on action with advocating awareness for positive sustainable change within human communities. https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/24781/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Travel Worldwide pauldaley https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/24781/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/24781/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:10:00 GMT 0 https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/24376/Australia/Profile Travel Australia pauldaley https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/24376/Australia/Profile#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/pauldaley/photos/24376/Australia/Profile Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:19:00 GMT 0