NATIVE is an immersive short film exploring one of Australia’s most complex and controversial ecological relationships: humans and dingoes. Set deep within a vast dune landscape, the film follows photographer Charles Davis as he tracks an elusive pack, blending observational storytelling with cinematic restraint.
Captured with a skeleton crew camping out for a week in the dunes, the project demanded long hikes through shifting sand, searing heat, relentless wind, and razor–thin light windows, shaping every frame through a combination of patience and instinct. Dingoes sit at the center of a complex conservation debate in Australia.
NATIVE offers a quiet, unfiltered look into their world, encouraging a deeper connection to a species often misunderstood or defined only by headlines.
NATIVE was shot on the RED V-RAPTOR VV for scale and detail across the dunes, with the KOMODO used for lightweight, fast-moving work in the field.
Charles Davis is renowned for his wildlife photography of the Snowy Mountains. His gallery is located in Cooma, NSW.
If you want to find out morere head over to RED where they have a long interview with the team behind NATIVE.
Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 years’ of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.
He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.
Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.
Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.