There will be few Australians who don’t remember the shocking news of the sudden death in 2006 of the larger-than-life wildlife expert, conservationist, environmentalist, and TV presenter, Steve Irwin. The good news is that his life’s work in animal conservation has been carried on by the Irwin family at the Australia Zoo. Located on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Australia Zoo was established with the objective of becoming the best wildlife conservation facility in the world.
When he isn’t involved in the zoo’s many activities – it occupies over 700 acres – Rob Irwin is in pursuit of wildlife armed with his cameras. The winner of the People’s Choice Award in the 2021 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition, Rob has become an accomplished photographer and, while yet to hit 20 years of age, already has a lot of experience shooting all over the world.
“I first started photographing on a little point-and-shoot when I was six years old, but after I got my first Canon DSLR, an EOS 700D, at age 10 and discovered the artistic opportunities that photography afforded, my passion quickly grew. And the rest is history!”
Rob was exposed (no pun intended) to wildlife from an even earlier age. His father caused
