Elevate your photography skills on Scott Portelli’s aerial safari and experience the unparalleled beauty of the Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre from above. Capture breathtaking aerial shots of this vast landscape. Spanning 1.2 million km2. Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre) is a wonderland for anyone who wants to explore the Australian Outback. During the day, we soar above the largest salt lake in Australia, and at night, Scott will reveal his secrets in astrophotography under the Milky Way.

Scott Portelli has spent thousands of hours in remote locations across the globe filming and photographing nature, wildlife, the underwater environment and wild places.

Some of his recent accolades include:

Winner in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 and 2024

Highly commended at the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the year in London in both 2016 & 2022,

Winner of Diversity Portfolio in HIPA Awards 2023

1st  Place Winner as part of a team representing Australia at the World Photographic Cup 2021.

Winner at the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2021  in the Other Animals category.

Winner in the Human & Oceans category at the Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year awards 2021

Scott has spent a several years photographing the Mountain Gorilla’s in Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo and has an affinity with these amazing primates. His continued work to highlight the environmental issues in these regions and document the ongoing plight of climate change and human impacts on inhabitants of these regions is a key aspect of his work and various accolades.

During this expedition, Scott will share his behavioural understanding of wildlife and his photographic knowledge to help you capture those intimate moments with these unique creatures.

• Equipment – Camera, tripod, camera harness or straps for plane

• Clothing – warm clothes, wind proof, gloves, neck buff, beanie, sunglasses

• Fly nets, Mosquito repellent, water bottles