Husband. Dad. Travel & Landscape Photographer & Videographer. Seeker of the extraordinary, telling untold stories of wilderness, wildlife & humanity.https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3m2vlhdwsm223Each year I produce a few wall calendars with my photography in them. I do a pre-order special to help fund the printing and shipping costs. I have three options for calendars this year, you can check them out here: https://paulpichugin.com/calendar-launch/ #Photography #WesternAustralia #Australia11 Oct 2025 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vlhdwsm223https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lzigsmiu2s2pReworking some of my old Iceland photos using some presets I've created... pretty happy with the results :)23 Sep 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzigsmiu2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lnxfjxnhos2sSpent some time photographing my local Whistling Kites, there were about 20 of them in this little bay. #birds #wildlifephotography #photography29 Apr 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxfjxnhos2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3llo4uvluls2bAny experts on #Bandicoot / Quenda on here? Our little friend was looking all healthy only a few weeks ago, but has now lost all his fur and isn't moving as well as he used to. Ideas?31 Mar 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3llo4uvluls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lkwzksgesc2nI'm not sure there are many places that are more appropriately named than Peaceful Bay on the South Coast of Western Australia.22 Mar 2025 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwzksgesc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lkjxo2i3ys2gGood Monday Morning!17 Mar 2025 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjxo2i3ys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lkaovy3qvs2iBit of a foggy start to the day today...13 Mar 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkaovy3qvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3ljthtdvatk2mHappy that my friends in Queensland are all ok, hope any of you in SE Qld & Northern NSW are weathering the storm ok! I grew up mostly in Brisbane & Qld, I do not miss the cyclones and hectic storms. #Queensland #Brisbane #Photography08 Mar 2025 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljthtdvatk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3ljrawtdgjc2rHello! How has everyone's week been? Mine has been pretty productive.07 Mar 2025 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrawtdgjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3ljkrufabgs2iHello Quenda... #wildlife #photography04 Mar 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkrufabgs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lj6fg4gafc2sOver 1 year of trying to photograph the bandicoot / quenda in my yard... today I was sitting out there and he (yes, this one is a male) came within 40cms of me! #Wildlife #Photography #Australia27 Feb 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6fg4gafc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lie63jdl2224A throwback to photographing a storm rolling in over the Great Pyramids of Egypt at sunrise.17 Feb 2025 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lie63jdl2224https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3libbfvnlqk2yA Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) launching into flight. These raptors are named for their distinctive, high-pitched whistling call. Whistling Kites are opportunistic hunters and scavengers, feeding on small mammals, birds, reptiles, and carrion. #Wildlife #Australia #Birds16 Feb 2025 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3libbfvnlqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lhsc473yjc26We've been on the farm for one year today... I would find it incredibly difficult to move back into the suburbs after this. We're even more determined to get our own small farm. #farm #nature #australia10 Feb 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhsc473yjc26https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lhs5u6q2gs2hGood morning!10 Feb 2025 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhs5u6q2gs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lgcgcmoz722eI've been teaching my girls how to snorkel and dive down to explore... they are growing in competence and that is building their confidence! I really need to get another proper underwater camera rig, rather than just using my Gopro.22 Jan 2025 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgcgcmoz722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lfz25le7gk2dA bit of a stormy start to the day yesterday... Ocean Beach, Denmark, Western Australia18 Jan 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfz25le7gk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lfrgkdq4dk26Beautiful morning on the south coast of Western Australia. Ocean Beach, Denmark, Western Australia15 Jan 2025 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrgkdq4dk26https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lfbyfhones2iHopefully getting back to Antarctica in 2026!09 Jan 2025 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbyfhones2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lf2hwptvxk2wI think it is high time that I revisited some of my old favourites... I photographed this particular creek for the first time in 2004 while doing some very off track hiking in the Otway Ranges. The Otways are an incredible part of Victoria, easily one of my favourite places on mainland Australia.06 Jan 2025 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf2hwptvxk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lesdjrnrf22hLast year we had some incredible Aurora Australis activity over the South West of Western Australia, this night was easily one of the best.03 Jan 2025 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lesdjrnrf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3leqo3nlvtk23A quick dip at the beach today to cool off...02 Jan 2025 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqo3nlvtk23https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3leopfqfcrc2qAurora Australis activity over the skies south of Busselton tonight. I need a wider astro lens, I've just cropped out the Magellanic Clouds in this photo. Sony A7RIV + Sigma 16mm f/1.4 (crop lens, so it is closer to 24mm in reality) ISO3200, f/1.4, 4 seconds #WesternAustralia #AstroPhotography01 Jan 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3leopfqfcrc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3ledmqjy35s25Nothing really went to plan this year, but it has reminded me of what an amazing community I'm part of. I'm super grateful for my family that are supportive & beyond grateful for my wife. As I get older I'm more & more aware of the importance of a great partner in life, not everyone gets so lucky.28 Dec 2024 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ledmqjy35s25https://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3le43bvc74c2kMerry Christmas everyone!25 Dec 2024 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3le43bvc74c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3ldi4xpgtzk2rA throwback to when I lived in Queensland and was lucky enough to photograph Purlingbrook Falls in full flow!17 Dec 2024 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldi4xpgtzk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lcu6trs3ok2xThis is the final week to get any prints ordered in time for Christmas! Any orders that come in this week will get a bonus wall calendar as well, at least until I run out, I'm not too far from being completely out of stock this year! #photography #westernaustralia09 Dec 2024 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcu6trs3ok2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulmp.bsky.social/post/3lcu2g4qgxc2jI love photographing wildlife in the snow... This sneaky fox was in the snow in Hokkaido, Japan, I photographed it early last year. #wildlife #photography #japan09 Dec 2024 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:5dgpobrlwlmtmqfmsusyrdbw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcu2g4qgxc2j