Last week I spent a few days in the Victorian snow fields for Getty Images, covering the search and rescue of Tim Holding, a Victorian Minister and Member of State Parliament, who’d failed to return from a solo hike on Mt. Feathertop.

SES rescuers return from the mountain.

A team of rescuers leave for the ascent up the mountain.

Conditions at the top of Mt. Hotham were similar to that at the top of Mt. Feathertop.

Revealed. This missing MP is found at last.

Strapped into the helicopter ambulance for the ride back to Melbourne.

Happy to be back in Melbourne the day after being found.

Six months ago on February 7, 2009, Australia’s worst natural disaster occurred, with the black Saturday Bushfires claiming the lives of 173 people. Last weekend, I returned to the Kinglake area to cover some events for Getty Images that focused on the physical rebuilding of the area.

Temporary housing at Kinglake.

Residents at the Remake Kinglake, community consultation event.

Land for sale at Kinglake.

At a few days shy of eight months, Atticus makes an amazing portrait.