Contributors

Jiri and Marie Lochman

are photographers and a husband-and-wife team. In 1986 they established a photographic agency and picture library specialising in nature and geographical imagery. They have co-authored several books, including Wildflowers of Western Australia and Portrait of Perth. Jiri’s first assignment for AG was in 1992. Together they shot this issue’s feature on the Stirling and Porongurup ranges on page 84.

Dr Lindsay Marshall

is a shark expert and scientific illustrator based in Sydney. Although Lindsay has never had formal artistic training, she has been drawing animals since childhood. She aims to portray species as accurately as possible so they can be identified. She created more than 650 images for Rays of the World (see page 32), the first conclusive guide for this group, with each drawing taking up to a week to complete.

Deborah Johnston

is a cognitive scientist at The University of Sydney. She is also a caver specialising in exploration ‘sump’ diving – where getting equipment to the dives within the caves often involves hours of climbing, crawling, squeezing and abseiling through mud. Deborah hopes that by sharing her caving experiences (see page 96), it will encourage people, particularly women, to pursue cave diving adventures.