HM Queen Elizabeth II, the Prime Minister of Australia and other Commonwealth Heads of States will display on their walls one of Richard Smyth's photographs as an official memento for attending CHOGM here in Perth. The framed picture selected for all delegates was taken at Lucky Bay in Esperance, Western Australia. Richard has been commissioned to provide pictures for all the delegates at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for their visit this year (2011).

The 2011 Kings Park Festival celebrating Trees of Life (supporting the UN International Year of Forests) features a selection of 50 significant trees captured on camera by Richard. They are displayed prominently in Kings Park's Special Trees Outdoor Photography Exhibit, chosen for their botanical, cultural and/or historical significance. They are also featured in the Tree Guide Booklet at the Visitor Centre. Also launched was the Boodja Gnaring Walk, a self guided walk that explores the traditional Nyoongar ways of living off the land. Check out http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/about-us/news/1-whats-new/1201-kings-park-festival-2011

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Richard has just returned from two trips away and the first photographs are now being displayed in the gallery and on the website. Keep checking the Online Gallery as new photos are added. These are from Esperance, Albany, Sydney and Victora. More trips are scheduled very soon....