Hi, I'm Jarryd Salem, a professional travel photographer, journalist and content creator from Magnetic Island in North Queensland. I've been fortunate enough to travel to some of the planet's most captivating places for more than a decade, both for work and pleasure, and have developed a deep passion for capturing this world's natural beauty, curious wildlife and fascinating cultures through storytelling and visual media.
I spend the majority of my time in remote and offbeat destinations, and no matter the assignment, whether it's photographing the glaciers of Antarctica or the bazaars of Turkmenistan, it's sharing the journey with others that gives me the greatest pleasure.
My work has been published by some of the world's largest media, including National Geographic, Lonely Planet, CNN, BBC, and Conde Nast, and I've been commissioned by dozens of tour operators and tourism boards both in Australia and internationally. Besides my commercial photography and writing endeavours, I also run adventure and photography workshops in Antarctica, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia with my wife, Alesha.
I am best known for my landscapes and astrophotography, but my portfolio extends to streetscapes, portraits, architecture and tourism.
More of my work can be found on my award-winning travel blog, NOMADasaurus.
What is in your camera bag?
Besides countless spare batteries, SD cards, muesli bars and hand warmers, my camera bag is always full with the following gear:
- Sony A7iv
- Sony A7Riii
- Sony A7iii
- Sony ZV-1
- 70-200 f/2.8 GMii
- 16-35 f/2.8 GM
- 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM
- 24-105mm f/4
- 55mm f/1.8
- NiSi Filter Kit
- Manfrotto 190GO carbon fibre tripod
- Joby GorillaPod
- DJI Mavic 2 Pro
- GoPro HERO10
- Cleaning kit
- Leatherman
- Ziplock bags
What is your go to in your Alpha kit and why?
For the majority of my shooting, whether it is landscapes, tourism or street, my go-to kit is the Sony A7Riii with the 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens. But I'll let you in on a little secret - my favourite lens is actually the 100-400 GM! This lens is an obvious winner for wildlife and action sports, however I personally love the compression you get for landscapes when shooting at 400mm.