By Margaret Maccoll
A picture tells a thousand words is an often used adage that couldn’t be more apt when it comes to the spectacular photography of Dave Anderson who has been rewarding the Noosa community with his images of nature on social media and now shares them with Noosa Today.Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, Dave Anderson developed a love nature encouraged by his father and had an interest in photographing it.
The carpenter/builder moved to Noosa, married and had children and put his interest in nature photography on the back burner.
But now, decades on his children have grown and his father, who encouraged his love of nature, has passed away.
“He always said when you have tough times go for a walk in nature,“ Dave said of his dad.
“As a tribute to him I started 10 to 15 years ago meddling with photography.“
Dave is a self-taught photographer. He said he doesn’t use high end equipment or get caught up with the jargon.
“To me it’s like telling a story to people,“ he said.
Before work early in the morning he often heads to the Noosa River with his camera to capture the wildlife in the area.
“It’s the best time of the day and people are still sleeping,“ he said.
“I’m not a night owl. In Noosa there’s not that much to do at night. I’ve just found this creative thing that I seem to have a talent for and I enjoy it.“
It isn’t money that attracted Dave to photography but the joy of sharing the images of nature and raising an awareness of the animals that live around us.
“We have a lot of older people living in Noosa and they can’t get out,“ he said. “It’s the joy of it.
