Who are you and what do you do?
請介紹一下你自己和你從事的工作吧。
My name is Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath, Until a few years ago I was a chef, and a happy one at that, but I wanted more out of life. I wanted to TRAVEL. At that time I discovered blogging and found that I took pretty good pictures. So I decided to post pictures on my blog. In less than 18 months, there were over 200,000 people reading my blog! At first, I only regarded it as a hobby, but companies started paying me to take photos and publish them. In 2013, I was determined to make my dream come true: I would become Australia’s first professional photo blogger. It was a challenging job, but I did it. Now I spend three weeks out of every month travelling and have over 464,000 fans following me online. I』ve got to know more about this country and its people.
我叫勞倫·伊莉莎白·皮裡·巴思。幾年前我還是一名廚師，我也很喜歡那份工作，但我希望能夠獲得更多的生活體驗：我想去旅行。就在那時我接觸到了博客，並且我發現自己拍的照片很不錯。所以我決定把照片發布在我的博客上。在不到18個月的時間裡就有超過20萬人看了我的博客！起初，我只是把這件事當作愛好，但逐漸開始有公司願意付費請我拍照並出版我拍的照片。 2013年，我決定實現自己的夢想：成為澳大利亞第一位職業攝影博主。這是一份具有挑戰性的工作，但我做到了。現在我每個月花三周時間旅行，在線關注我的粉絲超過46.4萬人，而我對這個國家的風土人情也有了更多了解。
What is your connection to Western Australia?
你與西澳大利亞州的淵源是怎樣的？
I first visited Western Australia for work in 2013. I fell in love with northern WA and have been back six times. Some of my favourite photographs were taken there. I have made over 140 work trips, but my best work trip ever was to Broome in the Kimberley region.
因工作原因，我於2013年第一次來到西澳大利亞州。我對西澳北部一見鍾情，之後又去了那裡六次。我最喜歡的一些照片就是在那兒拍的。我的工作旅行超過140次，但那些最棒的經歷都是來自金伯利地區的布魯姆鎮。
What do you love most about Western Australia?
西澳最吸引你的是什麼？
It is extremely beautiful and you can experience the indigenous Australia there more than anywhere else. The Kimberley region, in particular, is unique and untouched. As a photographer, I love the bright light and amazing colours: red rocks, green plants, blue-green waters and blue skies.
那裡風景極其優美，在那裡你可以體驗最本土的澳大利亞風情。尤其是金伯利地區有著獨一無二的原生態景觀。作為一名攝影師，我鍾愛那裡明亮的光線和絢麗的色彩：紅巖綠樹，碧水藍天。
How does your love of nature influence your photography?
你對大自然的熱愛如何體現在攝影中？
To work full time in travel, you have to love nature. I try to take every opportunity to get outside and admire the natural world. I love to photograph the rising sun, so I force myself into the natural world by waking early each day. I also enjoy photographing animals, such as dolphins and kangaroos.
要把旅行當做全職工作，你必須熱愛自然。我儘量把握每一個機會到戶外感受大自然。我喜歡拍攝日出，所以我每天早起，讓自己融入自然。我也喜歡拍攝動物，比如海豚和袋鼠。
Does your photography support environmental protection?
你的攝影對環保有幫助嗎？
I hope so. I use my photography to make an impact on people, especially when it comes to environmental issues. Today I』ve been photographing a crocodile swimming close to our boat, the Kimberley Quest, all day. When I post the picture online, I will make a comment about how bad it is to feed wild crocodiles. This crocodile is used to passengers throwing food from boats and now she is becoming familiar with humans. Over time, this could make her a danger to people living in the area. If I can do something to make others aware of the problem, then that’s part of the solution.
我希望能夠有所幫助。我通過拍照影響他人，尤其是涉及環境問題的時候。今天我一直在拍攝一條鱷魚，它一整天都在我們乘坐的「金伯利探秘號」附近徘徊。我在網上發布圖片時會附上評論，告訴人們投餵野生鱷魚是多麼糟糕的行為。這條鱷魚已經習慣了船上遊人們的投食，並且正在不斷熟悉人類。時間長了，它就會成為附近居民的威脅。如果我能做點事情讓別人意識到這個問題，那就能在一定程度上促進問題的解決。