The Shoalhaven in all its stunning grandeur has been showcased in a superb calendar for 2020.
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Award-winning author, teacher, monster fundraiser and professional photographer Michael Davey has produced the 2020 Shoalhaven Calendar and it's raising money for Kids With Cancer Foundation.
In 2014 Davey transformed himself into an ultra-endurance cyclist, riding a pushbike 14,000 kilometres around Australia, including Tasmania.
That led to his book Journey of Charity where he tells the experience of that ride, which also raised money for the foundation.
Along that ride Mr Davey took thousands of landscape photographs, the best of which he published in his book, Journey of Charity; The Photographic Odyssey.
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And that lit a spark - in the past few years he has focused more on the Shoalhaven producing a number of calendars.
Again this year it contains some iconic photographs from across the region.
The 2020 Shoalhaven Calendar is proving a hit with customers, with Sturgiss Newsagent in Junction Street, Nowra store manager Tara saying "It is so popular it is walking out the door."
The January image is one of a sunrise in a dust storm at Shoalhaven Heads.
"I was up early for a week, setting up my gear before sunrise to capture the perfect sunrise," Mr Davey said.
"On the last day I was stunned at the sight before me. I could look at the sun for well over half-an-hour after sunrise owing to the dust on the horizon."
Nearby is a bird sanctuary which has feathered creatures, including the Bar-tailed Godwit, from as far away as Alaska and Siberia.
They make the 20,000 kilometre round trip every year in order to avoid the harsh winter of the northern hemisphere.
"Just one of many tourists who enjoy what the Shoalhaven has to offer in summer," Mr Davey said.
The cover photograph is a beautiful image of Cudmirrah Beach near Sussex Inlet.
I couldn't produce a calendar of our region and not include the snow-white beaches of Jervis Bay.
- Photographer Michael Davey
In the background, Pigeon House Mountain can be seen.
"The first European to discover Pigeon House Mountain was Captain James Cook on April 21, 1770, as he sailed up the east coast of NSW," Mr Davey said.
"Apparently, it reminded him of a dove house back home in England, hence the name."
At more than 700 metres in height, Pigeon House can be seen from the coast.
The historic Nowra bridge also makes an appearance, it is the image for November, which includes some jacaranda blossom.
"Nowra could easily be the home of the jacaranda," Mr Davey said.
"They are always in bloom at this time of year and that is why I included this photograph for the month of November.
"They create wonderful scenery in and around Nowra with their striking purple blossoms."
Of course, there are also photographs of Jervis Bay.
"I couldn't produce a calendar of our region and not include the snow-white beaches of Jervis Bay," Mr Davey said.
"Chinamans Beach, like Hyams Beach, has the whitest sand of any beach, not only in Australia but in the world."
There are a number of beaches throughout the calendar.
"I wanted to contrast the many and varied coastal environments," Mr Davey said.
"Even in the one region such as ours, some beaches have snow-white sand, while others such as Mollymook Beach have golden-yellow sand, and some are in between.
"The 2020 calendar shows this remarkable, vivid contrast."
The 2020 calendar is available in stores throughout the Shoalhaven, including Sturgiss and Dymocks and online at www.jmichaeldavey.com.au