Fiona Lake
Right now the time in Queensland (Australia) is 10:52:50 am .
'Life as an Australian Horseman' & 'A Million Acre Masterpiece' contain hundreds of fascinating photos of Australian outback cattle stations.
Authentically Australian, these unique coffee-table books are enjoyed by every age and people from all walks of life. These books are especially appreciated by people who are hard to buy gifts for. The first edition of 'A Million Acre Masterpiece' sold out but it has been reprinted due to popular demand, and the sequel 'Life as an Australian Horseman' was only published a few months ago. But there's no need to take my word for it - read what other people have said about books in Testimonials.
Order your memorable gifts for someone special today. Orders for 2 or more books receive a good discount plus a free carrybag screen printed with photographs taken in the NT & WA. All orders mailed overseas receive a free carrybag also.
Hi, thanks for visiting my website. My name is Fiona Lake and for more than 20 years I have specialised in photographing and writing about the Australian bush and agriculture. In particular, Australia's largest cattle stations - the largest in the world. This website contains details of the books, cards and photographic art which I produce and sell by mail order. To date two coffee-table style books have been self-published, 'Life as an Australian Horseman' and 'A Million Acre Masterpiece'; plus Australian Christmas and outback greeting cards, and limited edition photographs printed on photographic paper, canvas or metal. When time permits, magazine articles are produced, and commercial image use is sold for high-end marketing and editorial purposes.
Because Australia is the most urbanised country in the world, there is a shortage of specific, reliable, first-hand information about living, working and visiting outback Australia. So I have included a lot of this information in a special outback information part of the website and blog pages, as well as some special rural word translation pages. The website now runs to more than 200 pages so please use the Sitemap & view the Blog categories if you are having trouble finding something. Unfortunately I do not have the administrative resources to respond to general public enquiries (and most queries are answered somewhere on the website anyway). However I put extra effort into trying to find the time to help all who have generously supported the ongoing recording of life in Australia's remote regions, by purchasing. So if you are an existing customer and have some general queries, please email them to me along with a mention of what you bought and when, and I'll do my best to help you.
Over the last two decades outback cattle stations (ranches) have been visited across a vast area covering the top half of Australia, measuring more than 3,000km north to south and more than 3,500 from east to west. Regions include: Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, Gulf and Channel Country, through the Northern Territory's Barkly Tableland, northern Alice Springs Region, Victoria River District and marine plains to cattle stations in Western Australia’s East and West Kimberley Regions. I only visit districts where cattle stations commonly still use stockhorses, which means I do not visit central Australia (around Alice Springs) and south of the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where almost all cattle stations now use motorbikes and aircraft exclusively (no horses) for mustering. Quite a few of the northern cattle stations measure 10,000 square kilometres or more. Properties this size usually run between 20,000 and 60,000 head of cattle each, depending on the carrying capacity of the land and seasonal conditions. Station visiting occurs only during the dry season when work is in full swing, and the specific properties visited depend on local seasonal conditions.
Current News
Office closure times in 2010:
I will be away for short periods from August to November (photography, events, training etc) so if you are ordering and have a deadline please check office closure dates on this Blog 'News' page. Orders are packed and sent in the order received, as soon as I return. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
If you are planning to purchase a gift for an upcoming event please order in plenty of time and take note of the dates when I will be away, to ensure timely delivery. All parcels are sent by Express Post (Australian delivery) and airmail (overseas delivery).
EQUITANA MELBOURNE, 18-21 November 2010
One of the events I will be travelling away for is the biennial Equitana, at Royal Melbourne Showgrounds in November. I will have a stand there so call in to say hello if you can. Equitana Melbourne is the Southern Hemisphere's largest horse event - not to be missed by horselovers. See exhibitions & events for more information.
WEBSITE NEWS:
Right now we are in the throes of a major website redesign - the new version will be online later this year. There will also be a slight rise in the price of books.
Minor updates and additions occur on a weekly basis - add this website to your list of favourites to make revisiting easier. Complete website proofreads take weeks to complete so occur infrequently - if you discover any problems or errors please let me know.
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