Doug is a conservation and wildlife photojournalist, with a focus on Australian issues. He holds a Bachelor of Science with majors in zoology and microbiology, a Masters of Environment and a Masters of Bioethics. His work has been published by National Geographic, Australian Geographic, WWF, the Australian Conservation Foundation and in papers such as the NY Times, The Australian and various NewsCorp mastheads.
His recent work has focused on highlighting the issue of speed limits and wildlife road drama on Kangaroo Island, the conservation and animal welfare issues that face the platypus, the Grey-headed Flying-fox and the little blue penguins of Melbourne, as well as a series of images to highlight the important conservationists and wildlife rescuers do, entitled 'Wildlife Warrior’ portraits.
An Associate Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), Doug is also governor of the World Wide Fund for Nature (Australia). In 2017 he co-established the Victorian Alliance for Platypus-Safe Yabby Traps to help facilitate a ban on the use and possession of platypus-drowning fishing traps.
A contributing photographer to National Geographic Creative, he has been a finalist in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and the Big Picture Natural World competition, has won the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year ‘Our Impact’ and ‘Monochrome’ categories, and most recently was a finalist in the Australian National Portrait Photographic Prize competition.
His hope is that the images and information he shares will inspire people to stop, think, and treat the world a little more kindly.