James "of Bright" Davidson
@jamesdavidson.bsky.social
Photographer and social media guy living in Bright, Vic, Australia. There will be butts... because we all have them! (he/him)
Aurora moments, captured last night from The Horn at Mount Buffalo, on Taungurung country.
She was a big one! Often easily visible to the naked-eye. It was all so magical.
📷 Sony a7RIV with 14mm f1.8 GM lens.
She was a big one! Often easily visible to the naked-eye. It was all so magical.
📷 Sony a7RIV with 14mm f1.8 GM lens.
January 21, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Aurora moments, captured last night from The Horn at Mount Buffalo, on Taungurung country.
She was a big one! Often easily visible to the naked-eye. It was all so magical.
📷 Sony a7RIV with 14mm f1.8 GM lens.
She was a big one! Often easily visible to the naked-eye. It was all so magical.
📷 Sony a7RIV with 14mm f1.8 GM lens.
Rise. Hear the Siren's song.
Featuring Lilybeth on Taungurung country. Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo, Feb 2024.
Featuring Lilybeth on Taungurung country. Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo, Feb 2024.
January 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Rise. Hear the Siren's song.
Featuring Lilybeth on Taungurung country. Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo, Feb 2024.
Featuring Lilybeth on Taungurung country. Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo, Feb 2024.
Not feeling very colourful at the moment... so here are fresh black and white edits of @fernfairygoeswild.bsky.social in the High Country, captured in March last year.
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Not feeling very colourful at the moment... so here are fresh black and white edits of @fernfairygoeswild.bsky.social in the High Country, captured in March last year.
Leaning on Nature. She's never violent. She exists to be quiet and balanced. Why do we all seem to want to change that?
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong country.
#landscapeportrait #artphotography #artinnature
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong country.
#landscapeportrait #artphotography #artinnature
January 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Leaning on Nature. She's never violent. She exists to be quiet and balanced. Why do we all seem to want to change that?
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong country.
#landscapeportrait #artphotography #artinnature
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong country.
#landscapeportrait #artphotography #artinnature
Reposted by James "of Bright" Davidson
There's a lot of bad shit happening in the world.
I just want to offer up an escape to somewhere peaceful and beautiful. Even if only for a moment.
I just want to offer up an escape to somewhere peaceful and beautiful. Even if only for a moment.
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
There's a lot of bad shit happening in the world.
I just want to offer up an escape to somewhere peaceful and beautiful. Even if only for a moment.
I just want to offer up an escape to somewhere peaceful and beautiful. Even if only for a moment.
Today, making art with Jess. Before I dropped my camera in the river (it wasn't properly secured to the tripod).
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Today, making art with Jess. Before I dropped my camera in the river (it wasn't properly secured to the tripod).
How nice of the orange man to wait until the third day of 2026 to start a new war that is not inconsequential.
He must have nothing else on his plate at the moment...
"Oh look, over there!"
He must have nothing else on his plate at the moment...
"Oh look, over there!"
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
How nice of the orange man to wait until the third day of 2026 to start a new war that is not inconsequential.
He must have nothing else on his plate at the moment...
"Oh look, over there!"
He must have nothing else on his plate at the moment...
"Oh look, over there!"
My art: How to finish off a year like 2025...
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My art: How to finish off a year like 2025...
The final climb to finish another year. These final days have been a tough scramble, and surely no one wants to hold onto 2025.
Thankfully, these two have the strength and skill to make it to the top.
#blackandwhitephotography #bouldering #artphotography
Thankfully, these two have the strength and skill to make it to the top.
#blackandwhitephotography #bouldering #artphotography
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The final climb to finish another year. These final days have been a tough scramble, and surely no one wants to hold onto 2025.
Thankfully, these two have the strength and skill to make it to the top.
#blackandwhitephotography #bouldering #artphotography
Thankfully, these two have the strength and skill to make it to the top.
#blackandwhitephotography #bouldering #artphotography
Tis the season to return to the river, in whichever way or shape suits you.
Featuring IG/fern_the_forest_nymph on Taungurung country. December 2024.
Featuring IG/fern_the_forest_nymph on Taungurung country. December 2024.
December 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Tis the season to return to the river, in whichever way or shape suits you.
Featuring IG/fern_the_forest_nymph on Taungurung country. December 2024.
Featuring IG/fern_the_forest_nymph on Taungurung country. December 2024.
Summer in the High Country... find a river, take your top off, enjoy.
Featuring Reena on Taungurung country.
Featuring Reena on Taungurung country.
December 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Summer in the High Country... find a river, take your top off, enjoy.
Featuring Reena on Taungurung country.
Featuring Reena on Taungurung country.
Many thanks to my wonderful wife for framing this beautiful self portrait art by @trashbinnart.bsky.social for me for Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Many thanks to my wonderful wife for framing this beautiful self portrait art by @trashbinnart.bsky.social for me for Christmas
Resting. Preparing for the new year to rebirth us.
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong, December 2025.
(After a short walk near a familiar location during my recent visit to Naarm, we found this fantastic natural cradle of fallen branches. And so was born a photographic story about the year's end.)
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong, December 2025.
(After a short walk near a familiar location during my recent visit to Naarm, we found this fantastic natural cradle of fallen branches. And so was born a photographic story about the year's end.)
December 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Resting. Preparing for the new year to rebirth us.
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong, December 2025.
(After a short walk near a familiar location during my recent visit to Naarm, we found this fantastic natural cradle of fallen branches. And so was born a photographic story about the year's end.)
Featuring IG/elsathorp on Bunurong, December 2025.
(After a short walk near a familiar location during my recent visit to Naarm, we found this fantastic natural cradle of fallen branches. And so was born a photographic story about the year's end.)
Celebrating Summer Solstice the old way.
Litha has brought us everything, this season in the High Country... snow, extreme heat, torrential rain. What will the coming new year hold for us?
With @evieplusaxel.com.au on unceded First Nations land, now known as Bright.
Litha has brought us everything, this season in the High Country... snow, extreme heat, torrential rain. What will the coming new year hold for us?
With @evieplusaxel.com.au on unceded First Nations land, now known as Bright.
December 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Celebrating Summer Solstice the old way.
Litha has brought us everything, this season in the High Country... snow, extreme heat, torrential rain. What will the coming new year hold for us?
With @evieplusaxel.com.au on unceded First Nations land, now known as Bright.
Litha has brought us everything, this season in the High Country... snow, extreme heat, torrential rain. What will the coming new year hold for us?
With @evieplusaxel.com.au on unceded First Nations land, now known as Bright.
Reposted by James "of Bright" Davidson
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Exhausted by this year, but rest in nature will heal us.
(First time working with Elsa. Bunurong country, Dec 2025.)
(First time working with Elsa. Bunurong country, Dec 2025.)
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Exhausted by this year, but rest in nature will heal us.
(First time working with Elsa. Bunurong country, Dec 2025.)
(First time working with Elsa. Bunurong country, Dec 2025.)
The moment of common contemplation... as we all search for a new way up.
December 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The moment of common contemplation... as we all search for a new way up.
It's always an honour when a notable favourite band comes to play a pub or tiny venue in a small regional town beyond the 90min reach of cities. An uncommon occurrence.
So it was a thrill & privilege to rock out with Magic Dirt at Tanswells in Beechworth yesterday.
Awesome set of hits & deep cuts
So it was a thrill & privilege to rock out with Magic Dirt at Tanswells in Beechworth yesterday.
Awesome set of hits & deep cuts
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It's always an honour when a notable favourite band comes to play a pub or tiny venue in a small regional town beyond the 90min reach of cities. An uncommon occurrence.
So it was a thrill & privilege to rock out with Magic Dirt at Tanswells in Beechworth yesterday.
Awesome set of hits & deep cuts
So it was a thrill & privilege to rock out with Magic Dirt at Tanswells in Beechworth yesterday.
Awesome set of hits & deep cuts
Reposted by James "of Bright" Davidson
KMZ Horizon + expired Ilford PANF 50
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
KMZ Horizon + expired Ilford PANF 50
Thank you @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social for a minimum 3hrs every week of deep american political analysis.
Did not expect this to be how I would spend my mid 40s...
Did not expect this to be how I would spend my mid 40s...
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thank you @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social for a minimum 3hrs every week of deep american political analysis.
Did not expect this to be how I would spend my mid 40s...
Did not expect this to be how I would spend my mid 40s...
Climbers and climbing-curious, come make shapes at Buffalo Boulders in Myrtleford!
It's an indoor bouldering gym for anyone 5 years or over, welcoming all ability levels, including first timers. Tia and Rijan recently acquired it and are injecting new vibes into the only bouldering gym near Bright
It's an indoor bouldering gym for anyone 5 years or over, welcoming all ability levels, including first timers. Tia and Rijan recently acquired it and are injecting new vibes into the only bouldering gym near Bright
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Climbers and climbing-curious, come make shapes at Buffalo Boulders in Myrtleford!
It's an indoor bouldering gym for anyone 5 years or over, welcoming all ability levels, including first timers. Tia and Rijan recently acquired it and are injecting new vibes into the only bouldering gym near Bright
It's an indoor bouldering gym for anyone 5 years or over, welcoming all ability levels, including first timers. Tia and Rijan recently acquired it and are injecting new vibes into the only bouldering gym near Bright
Everyone's favourite view when you arrive at Falls Creek.
This is the stunning valley scene, seen from the main Falls Creek carpark, looking down through Howmans Gap towards Mount Beauty.
The layers were looking super smooth yet defined in the overcast conditions last week.
This is the stunning valley scene, seen from the main Falls Creek carpark, looking down through Howmans Gap towards Mount Beauty.
The layers were looking super smooth yet defined in the overcast conditions last week.
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Everyone's favourite view when you arrive at Falls Creek.
This is the stunning valley scene, seen from the main Falls Creek carpark, looking down through Howmans Gap towards Mount Beauty.
The layers were looking super smooth yet defined in the overcast conditions last week.
This is the stunning valley scene, seen from the main Falls Creek carpark, looking down through Howmans Gap towards Mount Beauty.
The layers were looking super smooth yet defined in the overcast conditions last week.
Reposted by James "of Bright" Davidson
Dryad among the tall gumtrees. @ellybellyyyy.bsky.social emerging as new growth. #artnude #fineart #blackandwhitenude #artisticnude
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Dryad among the tall gumtrees. @ellybellyyyy.bsky.social emerging as new growth. #artnude #fineart #blackandwhitenude #artisticnude
Leaning her way, as nature bends with her.
Featuring @cheyannigans-xx.bsky.social in Bright, Oct 2023.
Featuring @cheyannigans-xx.bsky.social in Bright, Oct 2023.
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Leaning her way, as nature bends with her.
Featuring @cheyannigans-xx.bsky.social in Bright, Oct 2023.
Featuring @cheyannigans-xx.bsky.social in Bright, Oct 2023.
This photo doesn't belong on a mobile phone screen. It deserves a large format print. But here I am, sharing it for viewing on small screens. Am I wrong? Is it ok? Should I not?
Will art survive these regressive digital times?
Featuring Trish on Taungurung country. Photographed in November 2023.
Will art survive these regressive digital times?
Featuring Trish on Taungurung country. Photographed in November 2023.
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This photo doesn't belong on a mobile phone screen. It deserves a large format print. But here I am, sharing it for viewing on small screens. Am I wrong? Is it ok? Should I not?
Will art survive these regressive digital times?
Featuring Trish on Taungurung country. Photographed in November 2023.
Will art survive these regressive digital times?
Featuring Trish on Taungurung country. Photographed in November 2023.