Denis ParslowDenis Parslow worked as an aerial photographer for the South Australian Department of Lands (now the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources) from the 1970s until 2003, when the Aerial Survey Unit was outsourced. He then worked as a frelance aerial photographer for several different private companies. Denis has always had a fascination with geography, photography and aviation. After completing his education, he qualified as a cartographer, held a private pilot's licence and studied commercial air navigation. He has remained a dedicated amateur photographer since retiring and has pursued his life-long interests in aviation and photography by purchasing a drone with the capacity to take high resolution moving and still photographs.

Over the years many people helped the Atkins family manage the precious D. Darian Smith collection of photographs that Darian Smith had trusted them with. The biggest contributor was Denis, who digitised much of the collection using a rudimentary copy process with an early digital camera the Atkins devised, opening a significant portion of the archive. Read More Read Less