On a short trip to Australia in late 2010 we visited the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. I have mixed feelings about zoos in general having had some terrible experiences (watching patrons throwing water bottles at a sleeping lion at the Beijing Zoo as he was too ‘boring’ comes to mind). However, I have always been particularly intrigued by marsupials and the Australian wildlife in general. This experience offered some fantastic photography opportunities and sparked an interest in traveling to see and photograph wildlife in their natural habitat.