Cheryl Davis Photography

23/07/2026

I managed to do a new blog post👏🏻. First one for ages. It took a while, and I waffle a bit no doubt, but it covers a few of the surprises from the first 12months in my new role as a photo workshop assistant. Mostly good surprises. One not so much.

Surprises from a first year as a photography workshop assistant after making a career change.

22/07/2026

.Tiny Hero

When I took this one I was just trying to photograph a small jumping spider on a fence railing. On reviewing it though, it reminded me of a character in some sort of futuristic/ sci-fi type movie.

Here our hero, a small jumping spider, is moving through some abandoned industrial building, or creeping through the bowels of a deep space space-station, ever on the look out for the aliens/baddies 👀🎬

Maybe I should get out more 🤔

21/07/2026

Masquerade

Many spiders are very definitely spider-shaped. Many are not, including this cryptic little one pretending to be a twig, with the shape of its abdomen giving the impression of a broken bit of branch.

During the day they stay nestled up to the branch, usually blending in perfectly.

This one was spotted whilst out with and on a night stalk, with its eye shine giving it away I think.

🕷️ Poltys species

📸 OM System OM-1 / M. Zuiko 60mm / Godox v350o flash / Cygnustech diffuser
📷 Single shot
⏰ Night Stalk
📍 January 2026, Baldivis, Western Australia

11/07/2026

Bookings now live….. dare you take a risk on a magical mystery tour?

The Mystery is here tomorrow. Tickets on sale from 12pm AEST July 11th

The first ever “Mystery Photography” tour is in the works.

All will be revealed on July 11th, but for now, we have a date set - May 24th to 28th - 2027

- classified location 🤐
- Australia only location
- guests don’t know until we hit the airways ✈️
- Strictly limited to 6
- never been done before

Register tonight for your interest to get first access to the Mystery Tour - this will be a first come, first serve sale of places on this very unique tour and we already have over 35 people on the waitlist to get the chance to join us.

Email [email protected] before July 11th to put your name on the email list.

:)

28/06/2026

🤔🤔🤔🤫👇🏻

Can you keep a secret...? 🤫

Something extraordinary is coming soon to Cam Blake Photography... All will be revealed on July 11th 2026

Will you be brave enough..?

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07/06/2026

The Bugshelf has a new book review 😀👇🏻 A book that both delighted and frustrated.....

A book about bees. Beautiful, engaging, fun…..frustrating……

06/06/2026

I haven’t done a book review on my website for a little while, but that is about to be amended. There is one incoming, a book I both love and am frustrated with at the same time (but I could also be expecting too much 🤔). And then look what the nice postie dropped off yesterday! 👇🏻 Looking forward to getting stuck into these 😀

05/06/2026

Pest Control

A Braconid wasp, one of over 800 species found in Australia, all of who parasitise the larvae or adults of other insects.

Many species play an important role in the natural control of pests species such as aphids.

This one was happily sat on a tree trunk, seeming doing nothing much at all, though I am sure there were wasp-things a-play.

🐝 Braconidae (Genus: Callibracon)

📸 OM System OM-1 / M. Zuiko 60mm / Godox v480o flash / Cygnustech diffuser
📷 Single shot
⏰ Day Stalk
📍 17/05/2026, Baldivis, Western Australia

02/06/2026

One of the comb-footed spiders. Maybe.

Found hanging around looking very lovely whilst out on a night-stalk in the Daintree back in 2025. I've been meaning to share for a while, and here it is.

I just liked the part colourful, part translucent abdomen, and fine, delicate legs on this one.

* Comb-footed Spider species (happy to be corrected)

📸 OM System OM-1 / M. Zuiko 60mm / Godox v480o flash / Cygnustech diffuser
📷 Single shot
⏰ Day Stalk
📍 08/04/2025, Daintree, QLD, Australia

24/05/2026

Tiny Hopper

There's nothing like finding a species of one of your favourite insects that you haven't seen before, and this was one of those occasions.

So tiny I had to take a photograph just so I could zoom in and check what I was looking at, this little one is about 3.5-4mm long and was hiding in plain sight on a branch in the vegetation at the wonderful Daintree Discovery Centre.

Like many treehoppers, this one has an enlongated pronotum (hardened plate-like structure typically covering the first part of the thorax) which extends over the back, but also forward, forming a small horn at each side of the head.

🪲 Brown Horned Treehopper / Tiny Two-Spined Treehopper (Pogonella minutus)

📸 OM System OM-1 / M. Zuiko 60mm / Godox v480o flash / Cygnustech diffuser
📷 Single shot
⏰ Day Stalk
📍 11/04/2026 Daintree, Queensland, Australia