Feature Journalism
Feature Journalism
“It should never have come to this…” – The Weekend Australian newspaper
Photo credit: Sean Davey
As many as 17,000 wild horses are destined for the knackery or to be shot in trap yards as the feral...
Rapid descent into rafting – The Weekend Australian T&I
I’m sitting in an eight-person inflatable raft in the middle of the Nile River in Uganda, near the town of Jinja, two hours east...
“The reel deal at Kimberley Coastal Camp” – The Australian T&I
Tub remembers the date of the last rain as clearly as he remembers the size and shape of every snag in the Lawley River,...
Bright prospects – The Australian newspaper T&I
Photo credit: Greg Scott
John Pooley could be a walking, talking advertisement for the virtues of taking on a project to stave off retirement. The...
Samaritans lost in mission to help wildlife – The Australian newspaper
Photo credit: Ricky French
The last heroic act of the crew of the C-130 Hercules water-bombing aircraft that crashed near Cooma on Thursday, killing three...
Take a bow – The Australian newspaper T&I
A barrage of bewildering but urgent-sounding nautical commands is flying across the deck. Slack away forward. Trail a long line aft. Fenders up. Slack...
Vintage Pearl – The Australian newspaper T&I
Football commentators are fond of the expression “lowering the eyes”. It describes an astute decision by a player to forgo trying to kick a...
“Horses for Causes” – feature article for Inquirer, The Australian newspaper
Photo credit: Ricky French
Richard Swain stands near a small mountain spring that is the source of the Murray River, and has two words to...
2020 Tramping Horoscopes – Wilderness Magazine
What does your tramping year have in store for you? Ricky French consulted the stars to find out...
Aries
You’re one of life’s great plodders. You take perverse...
After the Flames – The Weekend Australian ‘Review’
Photo credit: Remi Chauvin
It was right on dusk, in the middle of winter this year, when three cavers emerged from a day of exploring...