About Kevin Explores

I explore landscapes from the air to deepen my understanding about how they work — and to help others see the stories hidden within them.

From an aerial perspective, patterns emerge that are impossible to recognise on the ground: how geology shapes rivers and catchments, how ecosystems connect across landscapes, how human activity adapts to terrain, and how places continue to change over time.

Through aircraft and drone based photography, video, and research, I create interpretive visual stories that go beyond scenic imagery. My work focuses on why landscapes look the way they do, how they function, and what they are becoming — particularly across North Queensland and the tropical north.

What I Do

I don’t just capture aerial images — I interpret landscapes.

Using aerial exploration supported by research and collaboration with subject-matter experts, I produce photographs, videos, and written stories that explain landscape processes, relationships, and change. This work supports natural resource management, conservation, tourism interpretation, education, and broader public understanding of place.

The Aerial Interpretation Method

Aerial photography shows what landscapes look like. Aerial interpretation explains why.

I interpret landscapes through five interconnected perspectives:

Geological Foundations - The bedrock and landforms that create the physical template of the landscape.
Active Processes - Erosion, deposition, flooding, and sediment movement shaping the land today.
Living Ecosystems - How geology and processes underpin habitats, biodiversity, and connectivity.
Cultural Knowledge - Traditional Owner relationships with Country, interpreted respectfully and only where appropriate.
Historical Development - How settlement, infrastructure, and land use have adapted to terrain over time.

Together, these perspectives explain landscape function, not just appearance.

Why Aerial Perspective Matters

From the air, it becomes possible to see:

geological controls on rivers and catchments
erosion and sediment pathways across whole landscapes
ecosystem connectivity and fragmentation
infrastructure responses to terrain
cumulative change invisible at ground level

This perspective is especially powerful in large, remote, or inaccessible areas.

Why I Do This

My curiosity about landscapes began early through outdoor exploration across North Queensland. Moving to Cairns as a teenager opened access to an extraordinary range of environments and sparked a lasting interest in how these places connect and function.

Throughout a continuing legal career, I stayed closely connected to the outdoors through sailing, paddling, cycling, and flying. Early flights in light aircraft revealed something that never left me: landscapes make far more sense from above.

That perspective deepened during charter flights across Far North Queensland and Cape York Peninsula while working in my legal profession. Flying over vast, remote terrain, I found myself constantly interpreting what I was seeing — river patterns, landform boundaries, infrastructure routes, and evidence of change.

Becoming a pilot and aircraft owner allowed me to explore this deliberately. What began as sharing aerial images with family and friends evolved into a deeper pursuit: learning how to read landscapes, research their stories, and communicate them in ways that are accurate, respectful, and meaningful.

Kevin Explores grew from that journey — combining aviation, research, and interpretation to help others understand North Queensland’s landscapes in ways they otherwise never could.

Who I Work With

NRM and Conservation - Organisations Aerial documentation and interpretive insight to support planning, monitoring, and communication.
Eco-Tourism and Education - Providers Interpretive content that goes beyond scenic imagery to deepen visitor understanding.
Curious Explorers and Enthusiasts - Landscape stories for people fascinated by geology, ecosystems, and deep time.

Kevin Explores sits at the intersection of aviation, landscape interpretation, and curiosity — revealing patterns, connections, and stories written across the land.