Travel & destination coverage for Capella Lodge, on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia. A luxury lodge positioned on remote Lord Howe Island offering complete escapism.
Landscape, nature & interiors photographic work.
Above left: view from the window seat coming into Lord Howe / Above right: the QANTAS Link plane for regional flights at the Lord Howe airport
Above: looking through to the twin peaks of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower and Salmon Beach
Above: Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island, nestled in the frangipanis and palm trees
Above left: the entrance to Capella Lodge / Above right: an exterior view of the two story Lidgbird Pavilion
Above left: me, shooting from the infinity pool at Capella Lodge on the Gower Terrace / Above right: a detail of the fragrant frangipanis which are dotted around the island
Above left: fish scale wall tiles of the bar, all of the materials reflect the colour palette of the island landscape at Capella Lodge / Above right: the newly renovated bar at Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island
Above left: gentle tones of the linen sofas at Capella Lodge, reflecting the colours of the landscape / Above right: a view into the lounge and dining area at Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island
Above left: the plunge pool of the Lidgbird Pavilion / Above right: outdoor shower and bath of the Lidgbird Pavilion.
Above left: a map of Lord Howe Island and some of my travel essentials / Above right: my bag in the Lidgbird Pavilion
Above left: me, walking and shooting at Salmon Beach / Above right: roadside signs to protect the native Woodhens
Above: Salmon Beach, with Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower in the background.
Above left: BLT sandwich with Capella Lodge smoked bacon, local tomato, lettuce and aioli / Above right: dining interior at Capella Lodge
Above left: lush palm tree frond detail / Above right: Lord Howe Island kingfish, caper cream, hot leaves, peas and radish at Capella Lodge
Above: sunrise view from in bed, from the Lidgbird Pavilion, Capella Lodge
Above left: a Sooty Tern seabird / Above right: the nesting Sooty Tern seabirds at Blinky’s Beach, Lord Howe
Above: a shack along the beach fringes of Lord Howe
Above left: a young lad jumping off the jetty / Above right: the jetty at Lord Howe
Above left: always action happening at the jetty / Above right: local fresh fish
Above: the view at Ned’s Beach, Lord Howe Island
Above: the fish at Ned’s Beach at low tide in the crystal clear water
Above: Ned’s Beach, Lord Howe Island
Above left: me, at the shed at Ned’s Beach / Above right: the vista at Ned’s Beach
Above left: Ned’s Beach / Above right: A fresh fish from Capella Lodge, ready for barbecuing
Above left: one of the barbecues at Ned’s Beach, with a local fish / Above right: looking out to Ned’s Beach from the shed
Above left: barbecue lunch at Ned’s Shed / Above right: Lord Howe jetty, where all the charter and tour boats head out from
Above left: Dave Gardiner’s charter boat / Above right: getting up close to Mount Gower by boat.
Above left: the emotion of the sea / Above right: abundant bird life at sea
Above: the volcanic remnants are home to many seabird colonies
Above left: interesting volcanic remnants off Lord Howe Island
Above left: reflections in the ocean / Above right: colonies of seabirds. This image is also available as a photographic print
Above: the sunset vista from Capella Lodge looking at Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island. This image is also available as a photographic print
Above left: Mushroom arancini with truffle aioli on sunset at Capella Lodge/ Above right: Negroni, sundowners on the Gower Terrace at Capella Lodge, Lord Howe
Above: sunset from Capella Lodge, Lord Howe Island
