Australia
Surfing boards by the entrance to the beach in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
High-rise hotels, shopping malls and fast foods along the waterfront road in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
Entrance to the beach in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
Transsexual man in female bathing suit at the main waterfront promenade in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
Wide beach in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
Lazy River in Wet n Wild water park,Gold Coast, Queensland.
Lazy River with decoration of wooden colored houses at the background. Wet n Wild water park, Gold Coast, Queensland.
Center of Brisbane, Queensland.
Center of Brisbane, Queensland.
Old and new architecture in Brisbane, Queensland.
Close encounter of the third kind between kiwi bird and a man having his lunch on a lawn in central Brisbane, Queensland.
The Anglican cathedral of St. Stephan. Brisbane, Queensland.
The Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris) in Brisbane, Queensland.
A young couple in love embrace in Brisbane, Queensland.
Emu, the largest bird native to Australia seen from close distance in a small zoo on Philip Island, Victoria.
A kangaroo. Phillip Island, Victoria.
Kangaroos playing in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
Kangaroos in love. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
Goanna - a huge lizard in Dorrigo National Park, New South Wales.
Trees on a very foggy day in Blue Mountains National Park, Victoria.
One of the waterfalls on Waterfall Way, New South Wales.
Ebor waterfall. Waterfall Way, New South Wales.
Subtropical jungle. Dorrigo National Park, New South Wales.
Subtropical jungle. Dorrigo National Park, New South Wales.
Beach in Byron Bay, New South Wales.
Lighthouse. Byron Bay, New South Wales.
Lighthouse at dusk. Byron Bay, New South Wales.
Lighthouse at sunset. Byron Bay, New South Wales.
Mother kangaroo with a little one in her bag. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
Jumping kangaroo. Phillip Island, Victoria.
A kangaroo resting under a tree on a warm day. Phillip Island, Victoria.
A little kangaroo from a bag on his mommys tummy. Phillip Island, Victoria.
The ocean crashing furiously against rocks. The Nubbies, Phillip Island, Victoria.
A seashore near The Nubbies at the western end of Phillip Island, Victoria.
A look from the viewing point near The Nubbies on the western end of Phillip Island, Victoria.
A furious ocean brakes against rocks of The Nubbies. Phillip Island, Victoria.
Seals basking lazily in the sun. Phillip Bay, Victoria.
Australian Gannet (Morus serrator) posing for a photo. Phillip Bay, Victoria.
A colony of Australian Gannets (Morus serrator). Phillip Bay, Victoria.
Abandoned shop somewhere on the road to Kościuszko National Park (Snowy Mountains), New South Wales.
Peter from Sydney (as he introduced himself). Vicinity of the Kościuszko National Park (Snowy Mountains), New South Wales.
Sydney Opera. A view from the ferry to Manly Beach.
Lifeguards water scooter ready for action at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
The famous Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Elevated monorail in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
A spiral fountain in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
An IMAX cinema in Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Sydney Opera. A view from the ferry to Manly Beach.
Old warehouses in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney are being converted to loft apartments, fancy shops and restaurants.
Rows of the old warehouses in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney. The famous Harbour Bridge is in the background.
Old warehouses in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney are being converted to expensive restaurants.
George Street, the main street in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney.
Salamanca Market draws crowds of tourists every Sunday in Hobart - the capital of Tasmania.
Modern residential architecture near Salamanca Market in Hobart, Tasmania.
Victorian architecture of Hobart, Tasmania.
Wall of one of the houses in Arthur Circus. This picturesque clusters of houses was arranged on a circular plan and is one of the oldest in Hobart, Tasmania.
Entrance to one of the houses in Arthur Circus. Hobart, Tasmania.
Battery point. Hobart, Tasmania.
Road signs with native Australian animals are since many years symbols of Australia and a tourist attraction. Those two warn against kangaroos and wombats crossing the road.
A road among the golden hills of New South Wales, Australia.
A hilly scenery in evening sunlight somewhere in New South Wales, Australia.
Snowy Mountains with the highest peak of Australia - Mount Kościuszko (2228 m above sea level). New South Wales, Australia.
Cemeteries of pioneers - first Australian settlers from XVIII and XIX centuries are higly respected and well taken care of.
Sitting places along the promenade leading to the Sydney Opera. Sydney, Australia.
Shell-like roof of the Sydney Opera. Sydney, Australia.
Downtown Sydney seen from The Domain peninsula. Sydney, Australia.
Skyscrapers of downtown Sydney seen form under the rocks of The Domain peninsula. Sydney, Australia.
A view of Sydney Opera and Harbour Bridge from McQuaries Point. Sydney, Australia.
Driving through the famous Harbour Bridge. Sydney, Australia.
Downtown Sydney around the Museum of Sydney.
Edge of the Trees installation/sculpture at the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney.
A gravel road leading to some of the waterfalls on the Waterfall Way. New South Wales, Australia.
A viewpoint with the rock called The Balconies./ Grampians National Park, Victoria.
Scenery on the way to Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
Rocks surrounded by the ocean along Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
A lonely rock. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Rugged rocks and the ocean. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
One of the beautiful bays by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Rugged rocks guarding the ocean shore along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Scenery with a rainbow. New South Wales.
At the Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
Award winning architecture of Federation Square by Lab Architecture Studio and Bates Smart (competition 1997). Melbourne, Victoria.
Close up of the zinc and sandstone elevation of one of the buildings at the Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria.
Zinc, glass and sandstone elevation of the Federation Square buildings. Melbourne, Victoria.
Patterns of glazed openings in the zinc clad elevation of the Federation Square building. Melbourne, Victoria.
At the Federation Square visitors can see themselves on a giant screen and also be seen by friends or family through the website fedsquare.com.
Exoskeletal frame of the elevastion structure inside one of the buildings at the Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
A quiet corner among the buildings of the Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
Spectacular architecture of the Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
Inside the "atrium". Federation Square. Melbourne, Victoria.
A church in Melbourne, Victoria.
St. Patricks Cathedral. Melbourne, Victoria.
Parliament Building. Melbourne, Victoria.
A street in Chinatown in Melbourne, Victoria.
Partly dried lake somewhere in Victoria.
Freycinet National Park. Tasmania.
Rocky shore called Tesselated Pavement. Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Unusual geometric forms of the shore (called Tesselated Pavement). Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Tesselated Pavement - natural rocky shore in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Tesselated Pavement - natural rocky shore in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
A small wooden pier at a lake in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Sheds for boats at a lake in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
The main prison building in the infamous penal colony of Port Arthur. It was closed in 1877 and is currently one of the greatest tourist attractions of Tasmania.
A bench within the area of the former penal colony in Port Arthur, Tasmania. At the background is the former prison building.
A church built by the convicts of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Interior of the ruined church built by the convicts in Port Arthur, Tasmania.
The buildings of Port Arthur seen from a tourist ship sailing the nearby Carnarvon Bay.
You can do everything with water in the Wet n Wild water park in Gold Coast, Queensland.
Water slides in the Wet n Wild water park in Gold Coast, Queensland.
Parallel slides on which you can race against your friends. Wet n Wild water park in Gold Coast, Queensland.
Water slides in the Wet n Wild water park in Gold Coast, Queensland.
Bird trainer with an eagle in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
An eagle s profile. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
An owl s profile. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
Graffiti in in one of the backstreet corners in Melbourne, Victoria.
Pedestrian street in the downtown of Melbourne, Victoria.
Entrance to the Chinatown in Sydney, New South Wales.
Chinatown, Sydney, New South Wales.
Downtown of Brisbane, Queensland.
Covered shopping street in Melbourne, Victoria.
Railway and metro Central station. Melbourne, Victoria.
Sovereign Hill - a reconstructed town from the times of Gold Rush (around 1820). Ballarat, Victoria.
A street in Sovereign Hill - a reconstructed town from the times of Gold Rush (around 1820). Ballarat, Victoria.
Provincial city hall somewhere in Victoria.
Wollomombi waterfall on the Waterfall Road, New South Wales.
Artificial lake on the way to Kościuszko National Park, New South Wales.
A tower of St. David s cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania.
Renovated port warehouses surrounding the Hobart Harbour, Tasmania.
Hobart Harbour, Tasmania.
One of the old warehouse buildings in Hobart Harbour housing the famous seafood restaurant "Drunken Admiral". Hobart, Tasmania.
Modern residential architecture in the vicinity of Hobart Harbour, Tasmania.
Simple, but elegant facade of a warehouse building in Hobart Harbour, Tasmania.
Buildings around Salamanca Square. Hobart, Tasmania.
A window. Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania.
A semi-dry lake in Australia.
Tesselated Pavement - natural rocky shore in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Tesselated Pavement - natural rocky shore in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Stairs in front of the Sydney Opera House. Sydney, New South Wales.
There are always people sitting on the stairs in front of the Sydney Opera House. This time watching live the Australia Open tennis tournament on a huge telebim. Sydney, New South Wales.
The surface of the famous roofs of the Sydney Opera House is covered with ceramic tiles in two colors. Sydney, New South Wales.
Sydney Opera House. Sydney, New South Wales.
Waterfront promenade leading to the Sydney Opera House. Sydney, New South Wales.
A banner celebrating Australia Day (26th January) seen with Sydney Opera House in the background. Sydney, New South Wales.
Old houses in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney. New South Wales.
Old houses in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney. New South Wales.
Sydney Opera House after dusk. Sydney, New South Wales.
Sydney Opera House with the Harbour Bridge in the background. Sydney, New South Wales.
Panorama of downtown in Sydney, New South Wales.
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Sydney, New South Wales.
Scenery of Wineglass Bay from a viewing point in Freycinet National Park. Tasmania
Scenery of Wineglass Bay from a viewing point in Freycinet National Park. Tasmania.
Orange rocks in Freycinet National Park. Tasmania
Coastal rocks in Freycinet National Park. Tasmania
Scenery of Wineglass Bay from a viewing point in Freycinet National Park. Tasmania.
Old Spiky Bridge in Swansea, Tasmania built by convicts in 1843. For unknown reasons the builders stuck sharp stones in the cement structure of the bridge.
A reconstructed railway - Great Wilderness Railway runs between Queenstown and Strahan in Western Tasmania and is a major tourist attraction.
A scenery of pristine and impenetrable valleys and canyons on the route of the Queenstown - Strahan train in Western Tasmania.
Vintage steam engine of the Queenstown - Strahan train. Western Tasmania.
Dubbil Barril station - midpoint of the Queenstown - Strahan railway line in Western Tasmania. At this station the engine is changed from
Mole Creek Hotel. Central Tasmania.
Ocean coast along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Twelve Apostles - the most famous rock formation along the Great Ocean Road off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, Victoria.
Twelve Apostles - Great Ocean Road off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, Victoria.
A giant cliff near the Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Breathtaking scenery seen from the viewpoint near the Twelve Apostles. Victoria.
Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
General view of the Twelve Apostles - the greatest tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
View to the east from the viewpoint near the Twelve Apostles. Victoria.
Rugged rocks surrounded by the ocean. Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
Beautiful coastal scenery near the Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
Scenery along the Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
One of the Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
Koala sleeping on a tree. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
Koala doing what it does best - sleeping. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane, Queensland.
Black swan. They can be found only in Australia.
Scenery along the Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
A lonely rock lashed by the ocean since hundreds of thousands of years. Coast along the Great Ocean Road. Victoria.
In the jungle of southern Australia.
Scenery of Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
Freycinet National Park. Tasmania.
Surfers attack the waves in the beautiful coastal scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Breathtaking scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Natural rock arc at the ocean coast along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Harbour Bridge seen from a small streets in The Rocks - the oldest part of Sydney,
Edge of the Trees installation/sculpture at the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney.
Sydney Museum. Sydney, New South Wales.
Church of St. Mary.Sydney, New South Wales.
Architecture of the old part of Sydney.
Colorful facades of houses in the old part of Sydney.
Street graffiti. New South Wales.
Provincial church.
Parade on Australia Day (26th January).
Autralian bears decorate the bumper of a car during the parade on Australia Day (26th January).
Members of the parade celebrating the Australia Day (26th January) - Australias national holiday.
Letter box somewhere in central Australia.
One of the waterfalls on the Waterfall Way, New South Wales
Woolomombi waterfall - considered the highest in Australia. Waterfall Way, New South Wales.
Natural rock arc somewhere along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Two of the Twelve Apostles. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Cliffs and two of the Twelve Apostles along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Furious ocean lashing coastal rocks. The Nubbies, Philip Island, Victoria.
Withered trees in central New South Wales.
One of the waterfalls on Waterfall Way. New South Wales.
The Balconies - the famous viewing point in Grampians National Park, Victoria.
The Balconies - the famous viewing point in Grampians National Park, Victoria.
A rock. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
On the way to Kościuszko National Park in Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
Signpost on the Kościuszko Road in Kościuszko National Park. Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
A stream in Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
A cemetery of pioneers (first Australian settlers). New South Wales.
Two lonely trees. New South Wales.
A grassland in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.
Resting by the road in Snowy mountains, New South Wales.
Scenery of the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales.
Abandoned building of the Paragon Theatre in Queenstown - once a booming mining town in Western Tasmania.
The main street of Queenstown, Western Tasmania.
Fortescue Bay area, Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Rocky coast in Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Stony lake shore. Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
Fortescue Bay, Tasman National Park, Tasmania.
A tower of the church built by convicts of the infamous penal colony of Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Wide view of the scenery along the Great Ocean Road, VIctoria.
A picturesque cove by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
The natural arc at the background is dubbed the London Bridge. It was once a two-span rock structure, but the connection with the cliff collapsed in 1992. One of the attractions of the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
A beach somewhere along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
A beach somewhere along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Natural rock arc by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
A beach by a small cove by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
A picturesque cove by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Spectacular coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
A great variety of coastal shrubs and bushes adds to the beauty of the rugged coastal scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
One of many dramatic coastal rocks by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Natural rock arc by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Breathtaking coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
An angler and his fishing rod. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
An angler. Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Breathtaking coastal scenery by the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
Verdant shrubs, bushes and grasses enrich the rugged coastal scenery along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.