Photojournalists are geared to keeping a camera close, even when not on assignment. (Photo, circa 2005.)
It paid off this day when, driving up the Hume Highway in Victoria, I was rewarded with a stunning skyline.
**This photograph is part of an IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
He has several published collections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley'. To see more from Bill, click here.

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