AUSTRALIA A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

Reading through Scott Leggo’s resume, you’d be forgiven for concluding he deserved a rest after a life spent in the Air Force, and then as an Australian diplomat and advisor on strategies to the government — both of those sound like a full career in and of themselves.

But instead, Leggo set out to establish himself as a professional photographer presenting the Australian landscape in a new light. Along the way he has won numerous awards and has become an Australian Institute of Professional Photographers Master of Photography.

Finding a new way to view Australia’s landscape isn’t all that easy. Hundreds of pros and thousands of weekend photographers crisscross the countryside every year, and there have been many books trying to capture the essence of country. But, not many succeed in the way Leggo has done with his new and stunningly beautiful, large format hardback publication, Australia: A Photographic Journey released