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Photographer Lisa Michele Burns chases the wonder in the wild and her

Olympus OM-D, designed for extreme conditions, is her chosen companion.

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Aitutaki, Cook Islands. Left: Skógafoss, Iceland.

Below: photographer Lisa Michele Burns.

“PHOTOGRAPHY IS A NEVER-ENDING JOURNEY

AND I LOVE THE THRILL OF CHASING

THE PERFECT SHOT AND DREAM LANDSCAPE.”

What’s the best photo you’ve taken?

I like to think my best photo is yet to

come. Photography is a never-ending

journey and I love the thrill of chasing

the perfect shot and dream landscape.

You’ve spent time shooting for

Olympus – how was that?

It has changed the way I work. With

the lightweight gear, I can carry more

lenses to change up perspectives and

pack my underwater housing when

hiking. The OM-D E-M1 Mark II’s ability

to handle extreme conditions makes it

a great companion for the outdoors.

You shoot great underwater photos

• how do you achieve such accuracy?
  One of the things I love most about
  shooting in the water is that the
  final result is usually left up to the
  elements. You can line everything up,
  ensure you have the correct settings
  and composition, then a wave comes
  along and creates the touch of magic.

What are your top three locations

to photograph and why?

I’ve fallen for arctic destinations

such as Norway’s Lofoten Islands

and Swedish Lapland as well as

Iceland. It’s like stepping into a giant

photogenic snow globe with wild

conditions and dancing skies of

aurora in the evenings.

What’s the key to the perfect shot?

Creative composition helps your

work to stand out and showcase

your unique view of the world.

What’s next for Lisa Michele Burns

and The Wandering Lens?

In the coming months I’ll publish

a number of photography location

guides to places in Japan, France

and Australia on my website, The

Wandering Lens, plus I’m developing

photo tours and workshops to

Iceland, New Zealand and hopefully a

lot more locally around Australia, too.

What’s your favourite feature on

the OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera?

I’ve got quite a few but it has to be a tie

between the tough exterior that can perform

in below-freezing conditions and withstand a

decent amount of rain and snow. Then there’s

the live-composition feature, making star trails

and light movement a breeze to capture.

LISA MICHELE BURNS

OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 MARK II.

RRP: $2, 799