1、1Blogging Australia Unit 5 Understanding ideas P50-51.mp3Who are you and what do you do?My name is Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath.Until a few years ago I was a chef,and a happy one at that,but I wanted more out of life.I wanted to TRAVEL.At that time I discovered blogging and found that I took pretty g
2、ood pictures.So I decided to post pictures on my blog.In less than 18 months,there were over 200,000 people reading my blog!At first,I only regarded it as a hobby,but companies started paying me to take photos and publish them.In 2013,I was determined to make my dream come true:I would become Austra
3、lias firstprofessional photo blogger.It was a challenging job,but I did it.Now I spend three weeks out of every month travelling and have over 464,00 fans following me online.Ive got to know more about this country and its people.What is your connection to Western Australia?I first visited Western A
4、ustralia for work in 2013.I fell in love with northern WA and have been back six times.Some of my favourite photographs were taken there.I have made over 140 work trips,but my best work trips ever was to Broome in the Kimberley region.What do you love most about Western Australia?It is extremely bea
5、utiful and you can experience the indigenous Australia there more than anywhere else.The Kimberley region,in particular,is unique and untouched.As a photographer,I love the bright light and amazing colours:red rocks,green plants,blue-green waters and blue skies.How does your love of nature influence
6、 your photography?To work full time in travel,you have to love nature.I try to take every opportunity to get outside and admire the natural world.I love to photograph the rising sun,so I force myself into the natural world by waking early each day.I also enjoy photographing animals,such as dolphins
7、and kangaroos.2Does your photography support environmental protection?I hope so.I use my photography to make an impact on people,especially when it comes to environmental issues.Today Ive been photographing a crocodile swimming close to our boat,the Kimberley Quest,all day.When I post the picture on
8、line,I will make a comment about how bad it is to feed wild crocodiles.This crocodile is used to passengers throwing food from boats and now she is becoming familiar with humans.Over time,this could make her a danger to people living in the area.If I can do something to make others aware of the prob
9、lem,then thats part of the solution.Blogging Australia My name is Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath.Until a few years ago I was a chef,and a happy one at that,but I wanted more out of life.I wanted to TRAVEL.At that time I discovered blogging and found that I took pretty good pictures.So I decided to post
10、 pictures on my blog.In less than 18 months,there were over 200,000 people reading my blog!At first,I only regarded it as a hobby,but companies started paying me to take photos and publish them.In 2013,I was determined to make my dream come true:I would become Australias firstprofessional photo blog
11、ger.It was a challenging job,but I did it.Now I spend three weeks out of every month travelling and have over 464,00 fans following me online.Ive got to know more about this country and its people.I first visited Western Australia for work in 2013.I fell in love with northern WA and have been back s
12、ix times.Some of my favourite photographs were taken there.I have made over 140 work trips,but my best work trips ever was to Broome in the Kimberley region.What do you love most about Western Australia?It is extremely beautiful and you can experience the indigenous Australia there more than anywher
13、e else.The Kimberley region,in particular,is unique and untouched.As a photographer,I love the bright light and amazing colours:red rocks,green plants,blue-green waters and blue skies.How does your love of nature influence your photography?To work full time in travel,you have to love nature.I try to
14、 take every opportunity to get outside and admire the natural world.I love to photograph the rising sun,so I force myself into the natural world by waking early each day.I also enjoyphotographing animals,such as dolphins and kangaroos.Does your photography support environmental protection?I hope so.
15、I use my photography to make an impact on people,especially when it comes to environmental issues.Today Ive been photographing a crocodile swimming close to our boat,the Kimberley Quest,all day.When I post the picture online,I will make a comment about how bad it is to feed wild crocodiles.This crocodile is used to passengers throwing food from boats and now she is becoming familiar with humans.Over time,this could make her a danger to people living in the area.If I can do something to make others aware of the problem,then thats part of the solution.