Feature Journalism
Feature Journalism
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...
Road trip guide to Tasmania’s north-west – Broadsheet
Photo credit: Ricky French
The wild north-west of Tasmania is one of Australia’s great road-trip routes. Home to coastal towns, sailing clubs and sandy beaches,...
Wildlife Champion – feature story for Outback magazine
James Fitzgerald has established a wildlife refuge on the Monaro that’s helping to boost the local koala population.
Photo credit: Ricky French
James Fitzgerald stands among...
Emirates boss unhappy at climate change response – The Australian newspaper
Crowds at the Dubai Airshow this week were shocked to see something quite remarkable fall from the sky: rain.
It was a fitting climatic anomaly...