{"id":228838,"date":"2026-01-09T09:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/228838\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:16:12","slug":"native-dom-west-acs-newsshooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/228838\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIVE\u2013 Dom West ACS &#8211; Newsshooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NATIVE\u00a0is an immersive short film exploring one of Australia\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-08-at-16.26.43-740x460.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 01 08 at 16 26 43\" class=\"wp-image-295412\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>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\u2013thin light windows, shaping every frame through a combination of patience and instinct. Dingoes sit at the center of a complex conservation debate in Australia. <\/p>\n<p>NATIVE offers a quiet, unfiltered look into their world, encouraging a deeper connection to a species often misunderstood or defined only by headlines. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-08-at-16.26.53-740x306.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026 01 08 at 16 26 53\" class=\"wp-image-295413\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Charles Davis is renowned for his wildlife photography of the Snowy Mountains. His gallery is located in Cooma, NSW.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to find out morere head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.red.com\/stories\/native\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"RED (opens in a new tab)\">RED<\/a> where they have a long interview with the team behind NATIVE. <\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image ofMatthewAllard ACS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/09033040ce29bedfb0306dbffaba1408.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-128 photo is-rounded\" height=\"128\" width=\"128\"\/><\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"entry--author-box--name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsshooter.com\/author\/matthew-allard\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        By Matthew Allard ACS<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 years&#8217; of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"\" aria-label=\"Link to author\u2019s Twitter profile\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@mattallardacs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>          <\/a><br \/>\n                          <a class=\"\" aria-label=\"Link to author\u2019s Instagram profile\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/matthewallardacs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>          <\/a><br \/>\n                                  <a class=\"\" aria-label=\"Link to author\u2019s Vimeo channel\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2932471\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NATIVE\u00a0is an immersive short film exploring one of Australia\u2019s most complex and controversial ecological relationships: humans and dingoes.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-228838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}