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    Friends in high places

    Nov 26, 2020 5 minutes
    By Steve Packer

    I first came across your photography when your shot of a black cockatoo with a gumnut in its claw was shared on Facebook. I found it especially beautiful and compelling.

    Thank you. That’s why I love taking shots of birds. Mainly because their personality comes through the photo. This is one of my most well-known and popular photos, and one of my own favourites too. I felt a connection that day like the cockatoo was posing for me. This photo is actually hanging in the Australian Embassy in the United States to remind them of back home.

    ‘Australian birds are especially intelligent, not only for hunting, but also communicating.’

    Do you consider yourself a professional bird photographer?

    By profession, I’m an architect with my own business in Perth. I always had

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