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photography

Photographers are the most enthusiastic of all visitors to Lord Howe. There are more 'L series' lenses than most destinations in Australia, and it's easy to understand why – the landscape, wildlife and underwater photography is dazzling.

Everywhere you look on Lord Howe there are amazing colours and textures. The lines in the landscape are strong and the subjects are endless. The light can be bright to showcase the range of blues in the water, it can be soft to provide subtle tonal contrast in the landscape, and it can be saturated. Best of all, you get to see the sunrise and sunset over water every day.

Bird photographers take enthusiasm to a new level. They're everywhere – in the tops of trees, hidden in the grass, at the most remote locations at dawn - and they're all looking for the perfect photo. They may already have a good frame of a Red-tailed tropic bird, but there's always a better one. Sound familiar?

It's not just the professional and passionate amateur photographers that love Lord Howe. Anyone with a digital camera and a bit of inspiration can take amazing photos. Where else can you see your husband in knee deep water with hundreds a fish, or your partner climbing a rope up the final ridge of Mt Gower, or your teenage daughter with a 15kg kingfish on the line, or your mother on a push bike for the first time in 30 years? It's not all action photography, though, there are plenty of daily 'snapshots' of beautiful beaches and spectacular sunsets. Have a look at our photo gallery.

Make sure you bring your camera and accessories.