Welcome to Life Images by Jill

Welcome to Life Images by Jill.........Stepping into the light and bringing together the images and stories of our world. I am a photographer, writer and multi-media artist.
Focussing mainly on Western Australia and Australia, I am seeking to preserve images and memories of the beautiful world in which we live and the people in it.

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Published work

Below are some of my recent published works. You can click on the images to get a larger view. Clicking on the links will take you to my blog where you can read excerpts from the articles.  Enjoy!

Curious Australis - What's In a Name - Blossoms Beach and native Dog Beach - Bremer Bay - Western Australia - On The Road magazine - Spring 2023


Curious Australis - Seaforth McKenzie - Cave Dweller, Penguin Island, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - Winter 2023


Darwin Remembers, Northern Territory, Australia - On The Road magazine - Autumn 2023
Darwin Remembers



Remote Sunrise Reminders, Western Australia - On the Road magazine - Autumn 2023


Understorey Art and Nature Walk Trail, Northcliffe, Western Australia - On the Road magazine - Autumn 2023



400 year anniversary of the European mapping of Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - Summer 2022-2023
400 year Anniversary of the European mapping of Cape Leeuwin



December 2022 - My writer's group, South Side Quills, latest anthology - Aspects of Childhood - dips into childhood memoir - real, imagined or embellished - some heartwarming, some funny, some confronting - but all with a basis in truth somewhere. Cover photo by Jodie Deeley, Bunbury.


Escape to the Cape - Cape Leveque, Kimberley, Western Australia - On The Road magazine, Spring 2022 (cover photo from Tourism Western Australia - rest of the images in the article are mine) 
Cape Leveque-part-2




Old Onslow - Pilbara, Western Australia - On the Road magazine - Spring 2022



The Kimberley Tides and the Gumbanan Fish Trap, One Arm Pooint, Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia - Autumn 2022 - On the Road magazine
Gumbanan- Cape Leveque - Western Australia



The Giant Cricket Bat and Cricket bat fence, Narrikup, Western Australia - Autumn 2022 - On the Road magazine


Lake Towerrinning campground, Moodiarrup, Western Australian wheatbelt - On The Road magazine - Autumn 2022


Discovering Dinosaur Footprints - Broome, Western Australia - Summer 2021-22 - On the Road magazine. 


We of the Never-Never - Mataranka, Northern Territory - Summer 2021-22 - On the road magazine. 


A Stroke on The Wall - the Wellington Dam wall mega mural and the Collie mural art trial - RV Touring & Accessories Guide - On the Road magazine - Issue 1 - Summer 2021-22

World War 2 Military Hospital Site, Merredin, Western Australia -
Curious Australis - On the Road magazine - Spring 2021


A Stroke on The Wall - the Wellington Dam wall mega mural and the Collie mural art trial - On the Road magazine - Winter edition 2021



Exploring After the Fires - Stirling Ranges, Western Australia - Caravan World - June 2021. Read more at: Scarlet banksia, Stirling Ranges and Stirling Range National Park orchids


Curious Australis -Daly Waters Aerodrome, Northern Territory
- On The Road magazine - Autumn 2021


Cover photo - Australian Dragon Boat Federation - "Fast and Furious - a history of dragon boating in Australia"- summer 2020-21

Fitness Focus - Dragon Boating


Free camping, Bunbury, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - Summer 2020-21 



Wool Wagon Pathway, Western Australia - Caravan World magazine - October 2020



October 2020 - My image of Skull Springs near Nullagine in Western Australia's Pilbara is published on page 273 of Bill and Jenny Bunbury's new book "Many Maps" published by UWA Press. 



2020 - My image of an Australian quandong appeared on the front cover of Australia's Creative Native Cuisine cookbook by Andrew Fielke and produced by Brolly Books in Australia
read more about the quandong here - Quandong - delicious Australian bush food
Riding the Road to Discovery, Western Australia - Caravan World magazine - May 2020
Granite and Woodlines trail
Read more here - Granite and woodlines trail - Hyden to Norseman


 Penong Windmills, South Australia - Curious Australis, On the Road magazine, March/April 2020 edition



Free camp all the way from Augusta to Kununurra - On The Road magazine, January-February 2020



I created the cover for the South Side Quills writers group 10th Anniversary celebration book - Write On: Words and Faces - launched in November 2019


Curious Australis - Magnetic Termite Mounds, LItchfield National Park, Northern Territory - On The Road magazine, November-December 2019

We visited the Magnetic Termite Mounds on our "half lap of Australia" - Litchfield National Park 



Free Campsite Report - Jibberding Nature Reserve & White Wells Free camps overnight rest areas, mid west, Western Australia - On The Road magazine, November-December 2019

For more on our overnight stop at Jibberding - Jibberding Nature Reserve


Exploring Western Australia's Wildflower Hotspots - On The Road magazine, September-October edition 2019. 
There are lots of places to read about wildflowers on my blog - just go to the index and look under "Western Australian Travel" or "The Australian Bush, Wildflowers and Gardens" - or here Wildflower hunting and taking time out



Discovering the Northern Goldfields, Western Australia - On The Road magazine, July-August 2019 - you can read more on my blog post here - Cue - Queen of the Murchison



 The Gwalia Beer Strike, Western Australia - Curious Australis, On The Road magazine, March-April 2019


 Wooleen Station, Western Australia - low cost camping, On The Road magazine, March-April 2019 - you can read more on my blog post here - Murchison River camping at Wooleen Station


Bushwalking WA website - website cover photo - taken on the Bibbulmun Track near Grimwade hut in the south west of Western Australia



Town Hall without a Clock - Menzies, Western Australia - Curious Australis, On the Road magazine, November-December 2018 - you can read more on my blog post here - Menzies Town Hall without a Clock


Karalee Rock and Dam - Free Campsite report - On The Road magazines, November-December 2018. 
You can read more on my blog - Camping at Karalee Rock


How Rocks were Confused with Hay Stacks - Murphy's Haystacks, Eyre Peninsular, South Australia - Curious Australis, On the Road magazine, September-October 2018


 Kwolyin campground - central Western Australian wheatbelt - free campsite report - On The Road magazine - July/August 2018
You can read more here - Kwolyin - camping in the Western Australian wheatbelt


Curious Australis - On The Road magazine - July/August 2018 - Unsolved Mystery - What happened to the Navigator of the Vultee Vengeance? - 1944, Western Australia


  On The Road magazine - Free Campsites 2018-2019 - Carawine Gorge, Beringbooding Rock, Elachbutting Rock, SKull Springs, Yarla Kutjarra, Camel Soak & John Forrest Lookout, Cave Hill

In May 2018 I was thrilled to win the Emerging Artist award at the Dardanup Art Spectacular for my eco-printed eucalypt leaves printed on print-makers paper entitled - "Leaf Fall".


 The Footprints of the Meteorites, Northern Territory - On The Road magazine, May/June 2018



Surf's Up - Hyden to Norseman Road, Western Australia - On The Road magazine, March-April 2018
You can read more on my blog here - 
Free camping at McDermid Rock 
Hyden to Norseman discovery trail - 2013 

 

 






















 Curious Australis - Farm Gate Art Trail, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia - On The Road magazine, January-February 2018
You can read more here on my blog - Farm Gate Art Trail and Wildflowers

 
Photo Book of Bunbury - Loving Where we Love - Glimpses of Bunbury through the Eyes of the Locals. 

 A couple of weeks ago I went to the launch of the local photo book - Loving Where We Live. I was very proud to have several of my photos published in this book. You can see me in the bottom photo (me on the left) with my friend Catherine Curnow who put together the book, and one of my photos of Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Company. Many local photographers contributed to the book, which is a fabulous promotion for our town. The profits from the book are going to a local girl who became a quadriplegic in an accident a few years ago. 

More details and to purchase the book, please click here - Photo Book of Bunbury

 
Rock of Ages - exploring the granite outcrops of the Western Australian wheatbelt
Caravan and Motorhome on Tour magazine - #254 - November 2017

You can read more here -
Rock Building blocks 
Camping with heritage - Karalee and Boondi Rocks 
The need for water on the goldfields - Perth to Kalgoorlie pipeline 
Camp food - Western Australian wheatbelt

 
Ecotourism in the Outback - Wooleen Station, Murchison, Western Australia 
On the Road magazine - November/December 2017

You can read more about Wooleen on my blog post here - Murchison River camping at Wooleen Station



  Curious Australis - The Flooding of Lake Dumbleyung, wheatbelt, Western Australia 
On the Road magazine - November/December 2017

You can read more on my blog post here - Lake Dumbleyung - once in 20 year phenomenon


 Low Cost camping report - Potters Gorge campground, Wellington Dam, Collie, South-west Western Australia
On the Road magazine - November/December 2017

You can read more on my blog post here - Camping at Potters Gorge


Celapene Press - Short and Twisted Anthology 2017 -  

This is a yearly anthology featuring short stories and poems with a twist published by Celapene Press in Melbourne. Whilst my story wasn't accepted, two of my photos were (they had to be B&W images). There is no monetary gain, but it is nice to know that someone likes your images enough to print them in a book. You can see my two entries below. Celapene Press promotes Australian writers. You can find out more about them by clicking on the link - Celapene Press


 Curious Australis - the Disappearing Eucla Telegraph Station, Eyre Highway, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - September/October 2017

To read more about the Eyre Highway and the Nullarbor, please click to go to my blog post here - Crossing Australia - the Eyre Highway


Campsite Report - Sandy Cape, Jurien, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - September/October 2017

To read more about the Indian Ocean Drive and Jurien, please click to go to my blog post here - Return to Wedge, Indian Ocean Drive



 On the Road Magazine - Guide to Free Campsites 2017-2018 - Carawine Gorge, Baladjie Rock, The Breakaways, Burra Rock, Newman Rock, Thursday Rock, Peak Charles

Please go to my Index or search box for more information on these campsites. 



Tales of Pioneers, Graziers, Drovers, Religion and Settlers - the Wool Wagon Pathway, Western Australia - On the Road magazine - July/August 2017
You can read more here - Wool Wagon Pathway


 Rottnest Island - Western Australia - the longest continually occupied street in Western Australia - Curious Australis - On the Road magazine - July/August 2017

to read more go to my blog post here - Rottnest Island - short break



Lasseter's Cave - Northern Territory - and the legend of Lasseter's Lost Reef - for Curious Australis - On the Road magazine - May/June 2017


Sacred Heart Church, Beagle Bay, Western Australia - for Curious Australis - On the Road magazine - January-February 2017

You can read about the Sacred Heart Church in my blog post here - Sacred Heart Church, Beagle Bay


Windjana Gorge, Gibb River Road, Western Australia - campsite report for On the Road magazine - January-February 2017

You can read a little more about WIndjana Gorge in my blog post here - Smiling at Crocodiles
and on the On The Road website here - Windjana Gorge 

 
World Heritage Listed Purnululu - Go Camping, Fishing & 4WD Adventures - Summer - December-January 2016-2017 

You can read more about Purnululu on my blog post here - Cathedral Gorge - Purnululu

 
 Gibb River Road - Go Camping, Fishing & 4WD Adventures - October-November 2016

You can read a bit more about the Gibb River Road here - 
On the road through the Kimberley - 2016
On the road through the Kimberley - 2011


Kennedy Ranges campsite report - On The Road magazine September-October 2016

You can read more about the Kennedy Ranges here - Exploring the Kennedy Ranges
and on the On The Road website here - Kennedy Ranges 



 Curious Australis - Wreck of the Carbet Castle, Bunbury, WA - On the Road magazine - September-October 2016



I created the cover of the The Runaway Quill, which was launched in August 2016, is an anthology of writing from Bunbury's South Side Quills writers group, of which I am a member. Copies now available at a greatly reduced price of $10 each. Please let me know if you would like to purchase one.


Flower Power! Australian Photography magazine, June 2016
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Australian Photography journalist Rob Ditessa, as one of three wildflower photographers featured in his article Flower Power! about photographing wildflowers. 



 History in Granite and Timber, Cave Hill, Western Australia.  Go Camping, Fishing & 4WD Adventures magazine, April-May 2016



 Cave Hill, Free Camping. On the Road magazine, March 2016



Ballinyu Bridge, Murchison River, Western Australia. On The Road magazine, February 2016.



Surprising Connection - Anna Leonowens and the Lynton Convict Hring Station, Port Gregory, Western Australia. On the Road magazine, January 2016.


 Ferguson Valley Plated - October 2015
Jill and another local photographer, were invited by Kim Wesley from Peppermint Lane Lodge to be the photographers for her book - Ferguson Valley Plated. 
Below you can see the cover (not Jill's pic) and one of Jill's images from the book taken at Ferguson Hart Winery. 


 Caring for the Track, Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia - Go Camping magazine, October-November 2015


 Miners campground, Coalseam Conservation Park, Western Australia - Campsite report, On the Road magazine, November 2015


 Mannum Caravan Park, South Australia - Campsite report, On The Road magazine, November 2015


Murry River Ferry Crossings, South Australia - Curious Australis, On the Road magazine, September 2015
Please note the image below was incorrectly captioned by the magazine as the ferry crossing at Mannum, it is actually the crossing at Walker Flat. 



 Ship Loader crane without a jetty, Bunbury, Western Australia - Curious Australis, On the Road magazine, August 2015


 My images on the front and back cover and inside Edition 7, 2015, of Exploring Western Australia's Wildflower Country.
 
  

 Peter Gurache & Emperor Hamlet - Opening the Gates, Wool Wagon Pathway, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - June 2015



Mt Augustus Tourist Park, Mt Augustus National Park, Western Australia - Campsite Report - On The Road magazine - May 2015

To read more about Mt Augustus, please go to my blog posts here -
Mount Augustus walk trails 
Flowers that bloom in the red rock of Mt Augustus 




The Dog Fence, South Australia - Curious Australis, On The Road magazine - May 2015



Woomera, South Australia - Curious Australis, On The Road magazine - April 2015

You can read about Woomera on my blog post here - South Australia-Part 5-Woomera, Coober Pedy & The Painted Desert
 


The Cobbled Road, Gascoyne, Western Australia - Curious Australis, On The Road magazine - April 2015


Murchison Oasis Caravan Park, Western Australia - Campsite Report, On the Road magazine - April 2015



 Hunting for Hunt - Searching for the wells of Charles Cook Hunt, Western Australia - Go Camping & 4WD Adventures - April-May 2015

You can read more about Charles Cook Hunt on my blog here -  
Cave Hill, Burra Rock & Woodlines,
Exploring the Western Australian Wheatbelt



The Nullarbor Links - Eyre Highway, Western & South Australia - Curious Australis - On the Road magazine - February 2015

You can read more about the Nullarbor on my blog here - Crossing Australia - Eyre Highway & the Nullarbor




 Guide to Free Campsites - 2015-2016 - On The Road magazine -

Free campsites at Baladjie Rock & Lake, Weowanie Rock, The Breakaways, Burra Rock, Thursday Rock, Newman Rock

You can read more in my blog posts here -
Cave Hill, Burra Rock & Woodlines 
Camp Food, Western Australian wheatbelt granite outcrops 
Hyden to Norseman, Granite & Woodlands Discovery trail 
Holland Track & Thursday Rock 



Water On the Overland Stock Route - Well # 19, Wool Wagon Pathway, Western Australia - Curious Australis - On The Road magazine - January 2015


 Scrubby Peak Camp, Gawler Ranges, South Australia - Campsite report, On the Road magazine, January 2015

You can read more on my blog post here - Rock formations and wildflowers in the Gawler Ranges



Don't Get Bitten - Is there a snake in your camp? Go Camping & 4WD Adventures - December-January 2014-2015 - interview with Bob Cooper
You can read more on my blog post here - Is there a snake in your camp? Don't get bitten!


Paint the Desert - Arckaringa and the Painted Desert, South Australia - Go Camping Australia magazine - October-November 2014

You can read more by going to my blog post here - Woomera, Coober Pedy & The Painted Desert


 The Bubbler - Oodnadatta Track, South Australia - On the Road magazine - Sept 2014


You can read more about the Oodnadatta Track by reading my blog post here - Oodnadatta Track, South Australia



 Curious Australis - Boodalin Well, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - July 2014

One of Charles Cooke Hunt's wells on the old gold prospectors route between York and Kalgoorlie, you can read a bit more here -
Cave Hill, Burra Rock & Woodlines 
Exploring the Western Australian wheatbelt 



 Climbing the Granites, Western Australian wheatbelt - Go Camping Australia magazine - June-July 2014

Click here to see more pics -  Go Camping Australia -climbing-the-granites
and to read more - Camping & campfood in the north eastern WA wheatbelt
Camping with heritage - Karalee & Boondi rocks


  William Creek Caravan Park, South Australia - campsite report - On the Road magazine - June 2014

Click here to read more - Outback South Australia on the Oodnadatta Track


"Horse and War",  Westphalian Horse Museum exhibition, 25 June 2014-26 October 2014
Two of my images from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra appeared in this book.

You can see more from the Australian War Memorial by clicking here - On Anzac Day We Will Remember Them.



Beringbooding Rock tank, Western Australia - Curious Australis - On the Road magazine - May 2014

Click here to read more -  Rock building blocks - water catchments, sheep yards and bridges


  "Now I See" book project. Created by Carolyn McDiarmid &Angela Blakston. An anthology of stories by Australian and New Zealand parents for parents of children with Down Syndrome. My story about our son Mark "Inspiring Achievements" is on page 117. 

Now I See is a non-profit group. Book proceeds will be used to print more books to give free to new parents and health professionals.
If anyone wants to buy a copy - please go here - Now I See




Arckaringa Station, South Australia - campsite report - On The Road magazine - April 2014

Click here to read more - South Australia trip - Part 5 - Woomera, Coober Pedy, Arckaringa & the Painted Desert



 "The Kimberley Atlas & Guide" Western Australia, 5th Edition, 2014 - Hema Maps

Five images including this one taken near Parrys Lagoon, near Kununurra, WA

To read more about the Kimberley - please click here - On the Road in the Kimberley


 Curious Australis - Henbury Craters, Northern Territory - On The Road magazine - March 2014


 Curious Australis - Penong Windmills, South Australia - On The Road magazine - February 2014

To see more - please click on the link here - Crossing Australia - The Eyre Highway and the Nullarbor



Curious Australis - Perth to Kalgoorlie Pipeline, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - January 2014

You can read more by clicking here - The need for water on the goldfields - Perth to Kalgoorlie pipeline - Western Australia


Guide to Free campsites 2014-15 - On the Road Magazine's annual campsite review - (please click on the links to read more)

Kokerbin Rock Nature Reserve, Central Wheatbelt, WA
Beringbooding Rock, North Eastern Wheatbelt, WA - Beringbooding Rock water catchment
Elachbutting Rock, North Eastern Wheatbelt, WA
Baladjie Rock and Lake, Baladjie Lake Nature Reserve, North Eastern Wheatbelt, WA
Weowanie Rock, North Eastern Wheatbelt, WA
The Breakaways, Hyden to Norseman Rd, WA
McDermid Rock, Hyden to Norseman Rd, WA - Granite & Woodlands Discovery Trail - Hyden to Norseman
Burra Rock, southern goldfields, WA - Cave Hill, Burra Rock & the Woodlines
Thursday Rock, Holland Track, WA - Holland Track
Dundas Rock, Norseman, WA - Discover gold at Dundas
Newman Rock, Eyre Highway, WA - Crossing Australia - the Nullabor and Eyre Highway


 Indian Ocean Drive, Western Australia - Go Camping & 4WD Adventures - October-November 2013
who would have thought this old photo I took in the 70s would end up in a magazine! 
See more by clicking here - Go Camping Australia



Holland Track - Western Australia - Go Camping & 4WD Adventures - August-September 2013


Read more by clicking here -
 Following the path of John Holland and the Prospectors - Holland Track, Western Australia
and here-  
Getting that cover shot of the Holland Track


 Karalee Rock, Western Australia - Free campsite report - Go Camping & 4WD Adventures - August-September 2013

Read more by clicking here - Camping with Heritage - Karalee and Boondi Rocks



Thursday Rock, Holland Track - Free campsite report - On The Road magazine - September 2013

 Read more by clicking here -
 Following the path of John Holland and the Prospectors - Holland Track, Western Australia


 Curious Australia - Red Bridge, Campbell Town, Tasmania - On The Road magazine - July 2013


 Shire of Bruce Rock website - wheat stubble paddock image on website banner, and harvesting wheat image on banner in the Shire Offices - Bruce Rock Shire





 Campsite report - Dryandra, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - June 2013

Read more by clicking here - Dryandra - Woodland Wonderland
 and here - Dryandra in the early morning light



Curious Australia - Pergandes Sheep yard, Bencubbin, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - June 2013
You can read more by clicking here - Rock building blocks - bridges, water catchments and sheep yards


 Cover image - Go Camping Australia magazine - February-March 2013

Read more about my cover by clicking here - What makes a good magazine cover shot
Read more about the Great Central Road by clicking here - Free camping on the Great Central Road

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 Curious Australia - Heritage Grain Silo, Mukinbudin, Western Australia - On The Road magazine, March 2013

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Guide to Free Campsites - 2013-2014 - On the Road magazine - January 2013
 - Kokerbin Rock, Beringbooding Rock, Elachbutting Rock, Dundas and McDermid Rock

Free-Camping-On-The-Road-2013-2014-blog

You can read more about Beringbooding Rock by clicking here - Rock building blocks - water catchments, sheep yards and bridges, Australia


Curious Australia – Spiky Bridge, Tasmania – On The Road magazine – January 2013
Read more by clicking here – Spiky Bridge, Tasmania
You can read more by clicking here - Rock building blocks - water catchments, sheep yards and bridges, Australia

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Life is a Beach in Western Australia – Go Camping magazine – December 2102-January 2013.
Please click here to read more – Life is a Beach in Western Australia


On the Trail for Platypus and other Great Walks in Tasmania -  On The Road magazine - November 2012

Read more by clicking here - Searching for Platypus



 Western Australian Central Wheatbelt - On The Road magazine - November 2012

Read more by clicking here - Livin' & Workin' on the Land



 The Ten Lakes of Yalgorup National Park, Western Australia - Go Camping Australia magazine - October-November 2012

Read more by clicking here - A walk in Yalgorup
or here - Go Camping Australia



Bob Cooper - Australian Survival Expert - Go Camping Australia magazine - October-November 2012

Read more by clicking here - Bob Cooper



Wheatbelt Central - Bruce Rock Caravan Park - central Western Australian wheatbelt - On the Road magazine - October 2012

Read more by clicking here - Bruce Rock Caravan Park



 Coastal Palette of Colour, Hopetoun and the Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia - On the Road magazine, July 2012

Read more by clicking here - Coastal Palette of Colour


The Old Coach Road - Dundas Heritage Trail, Norseman, Western Australia - On The Road magazine June 2012

Read more by clicking here - Discover Gold at Dundas


Smiling at Crocodiles - Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek, Kimberley, Western Australia - Go Camping magazine April-May 2012

Read more by clicking here - Smiling at Crocodiles


 McDermid Rock campsite, Western Australia - On The Road magazine - May 2012


 Silent Grove Camp site report, Bell Gorge, King Leopold Range, Western Australia - On The Road Magazine - April 2012

To read more about touring and camping in the Kimberley click here to go to my blog - On The Road in the Kimberley


 Free Campsite Guide 2012 - published by On The Road magazine

Western Australia - Carawine Gorge, Skull Springs, Yarla Kutjarra, Camel Soak & John Forrest Lookout, Niagara Dam, Cave Hill, Peak Charles


Down the Centre - Free camping on the Great Central Road - Western Australia/Northern Territory - Go Camping magazine - February-March 2012

Read more  by clicking here - Free Camping on the Great Central Road - Kalgoorlie to Uluru - Australia


 Park Yourself - Camping in Western Australia's National Parks - On The Road magazine - February 2012

Read more by clicking here - Camping in WA's National Parks



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