In pursuit of pollinators

With camera in hand, insect photographer James Dorey travelled the country capturing the diversity of our native bees up close.

Insect photographer James Dorey has travelled the country capturing the diversity of our native bees up close, resulting in some amazing portraits.

Leafcutter bee Austrothurgus rubricatus This gorgeous little Australian insect, covered in large grains of pollen, was braving a stiff breeze to forage in flowers so deep the bees needed to be flushed out into the open for collection.