a single bikini-clad woman silhouetted against a spectacular sunset , a tiny figure facing a swirl of stars , a hot spring whose improbably lurid hues seem like something from another planet - these stunning images combine colour and light to capture the wonders of the natural world . last year hawaiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . inspired by ancient hawaiian beliefs in the sacredness of the landscape , dustin wong , 31 , has journeyed from the arctic circle to australia , capturing moments where men and women are alone with the power and splendour of the natural world . curtis stone 's image has always been of the affable aussie who loves to cook , but when it comes to his kids there 's some food that he just wo n't allow them to eat no matter what . the celebrity chef , who lives in los angeles with his actress wife lindsay price and their two boys , hudson aged three and seven-month-old emerson , is not about to let junk food pass their mouths . ` someone said to me on a tv show in america `' but how do you stop your kid from eating hot dogs ? '' i 'm like that 's pretty easy , my kid has never eaten a hot dog because it 's full of s *** , ' he says . scroll down for video . healthy living : curtis stone and his actress wife lindsay price have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . the celebrity chef -lrb- pictured with his wife lindsay and son hudson -rrb- is adamant that his children should eat healthily . ` i do n't want him to have all the nitrates and c *** that 's in a hot dog . this single bikini-clad woman stretches her curvaceous body while silhouetted against a spectacular hawaiian sunset . faced with the rapid destruction of habitats through pollution and overpopulation , the photographer hopes his images will inspire the viewer with awe at the intricate and diverse world we live in and encourage them to protect the planet . he writes on his website : ' i have a desire to experience the natural world and to let those feelings inspire me . life on this planet is older than any of us can comprehend , and there is a beauty in that history and power . however , these days our natural spaces are being encroached upon by human development . a man gazes upon a whirl of stars in the bonneville salt flats in utah , where the salt-covered land cracks into spectacular patterns . last year hawiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . ` of course one day he will be invited to a party at a fast food restaurant and i 'm not going to say no , you can live a life of course , but you are in charge of his day to day . ' stone says his biggest priority is to feed his children healthy food . he also does n't hold back about giving his opinion when parents say their kids would rather eat junk food and not fruit and vegetables -- it 's because the parents let them do it . ` through my images i try to convey a sense of awe of the incredibly intricate and diverse world we share . i want to encourage people to interact and experience nature for themselves . i think this way more people will care about protecting and preserving natural environments . ' the one thing you 'll not find in the stone household is this - a hot dog with all the trimmings . stone 's new cookbook , good food , good life contains photos of him cooking and gardening with wife lindsay throughout the book . he started taking photographs 15 years ago before taking it up full time last year . he traveled all over the west coast of the us living out of a van for five months and visited as many national parks as he could . in queensland australia , he follows a woman as she ventures into the dark depths of a natural cavern . his journeying in america took in the bonneville salt flats in utah , where the land cracks into spectacular patterns , the grand prismatic spring in yellowstone national park in wyoming , the third largest hot spring in the world whose bright colours are caused by bacteria , to the burning man festival in nevada , which culminates in the burning of a wooden effigy . other pictures show a spectacular hawaiian sunset reflected in the sand in improbable bright oranges and reds , or a single solitary figure dwarfed by the waterfall surging above him at at latourell falls in oregan . revellers climb on top of a massive sculpture of the words ` believe ' at the burning man festival in nevada . ` your kid is going to embrace whatever you expose them to , right , that 's just a fact of life , ' he says . ` people tell you , `` no , no my kid likes this or my kid likes that '' . my opinion is ; that 's just not accurate . ' the 39-year-old is back in australia to visit family and promote his new cookbook , good food , good life . photos of stone cooking and gardening with hudson feature throughout the book , which the chef has dedicated to his eldest son . originally from melbourne , stone made a name for himself outside his homeland by hosting us television series take home chef . when he returns to la stone will be back in the kitchen at his 25-seat restaurant maude , named after his grandmother , which focuses on one key ingredient each month . since the eatery opened in february last year , it has been named la weekly 's best new restaurant and eater la 's restaurant of the year . for these photographs he also ventured to australia , following a woman as she explores a cavern in queensland , and to norway , where he captures the stunning greens of the northern lights , or a firework exploding against a frosty night-time pine forest . mr wong takes his photographs using a dslr camera before transforming them into high dynamic range to bring out colour and detail . he then blends the hdr image with the original exposures , creating an image that is ` slightly fantastical yet still rooted in reality ' . the grand prismatic spring in yellowstone national park in wyoming , is the third largest hot spring in the world . its bright colours are caused by pigmented bacteria . his images depict people interacting with the environment and enjoying themselves in the outdoors . at first he shunned using people in his images , which he wanted to capture nature at its pristine best , but he later realised a single figure - either a stranger or himself - provides a sense of scale and helps viewers relate more viscerally to the image in front of them . although he now lives in seattle in the usa , he credits his hawaiian upbringing as the driving force behind his vision of the world . a single figure on a norwegian beach is bathed in green light as he admires the spectacular northern light . he adds : ` born and raised in hawaii , i learned about the hawaiian culture , specifically the way the ancient hawaiians held the land in reverence . those teachings instilled in me an understanding that human beings have an intrinsic relationship with the land that should be held in high respect . ' i aim to create a sense of wonder in each of my pieces . i want to recapture the sense of awe and childhood imagination that often gets abandoned along the way to adulthood . i create art where the viewer is free to wallow in the mysteries and unknown of a beautiful landscape . ' originally from melbourne , stone made a name for himself outside his homeland by hosting take home chef , which originally was broadcast on tlc in the united states , and went on to become an international success . he and wife lindsay have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . standing in the middle of a snow-covered norwegian pine forest , a couple release a firework , sending orange blazing into the sky . he uses a single figure like this man dwarfed by the water at latourell falls , oregan , usa , to engourage a visceral response in viewers .
stone 's biggest priority is to nourish his children with healthy food . he and wife lindsay have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . ` i do n't want him to have the nitrates and c *** that 's in a hot dog , ' he says . he wants parents to expose their children to a range of healthy food . stone is in australia to promote his cookbook , good food , good life . photos of stone cooking and gardening with his wife feature in the book .
a single bikini-clad woman silhouetted against a spectacular sunset , a tiny figure facing a swirl of stars , a hot spring whose improbably lurid hues seem like something from another planet - these stunning images combine colour and light to capture the wonders of the natural world . last year hawaiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . inspired by ancient hawaiian beliefs in the sacredness of the landscape , dustin wong , 31 , has journeyed from the arctic circle to australia , capturing moments where men and women are alone with the power and splendour of the natural world . curtis stone 's image has always been of the affable aussie who loves to cook , but when it comes to his kids there 's some food that he just wo n't allow them to eat no matter what . the celebrity chef , who lives in los angeles with his actress wife lindsay price and their two boys , hudson aged three and seven-month-old emerson , is not about to let junk food pass their mouths . ` someone said to me on a tv show in america `' but how do you stop your kid from eating hot dogs ? '' i 'm like that 's pretty easy , my kid has never eaten a hot dog because it 's full of s *** , ' he says . scroll down for video . healthy living : curtis stone and his actress wife lindsay price have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . the celebrity chef -lrb- pictured with his wife lindsay and son hudson -rrb- is adamant that his children should eat healthily . ` i do n't want him to have all the nitrates and c *** that 's in a hot dog . this single bikini-clad woman stretches her curvaceous body while silhouetted against a spectacular hawaiian sunset . faced with the rapid destruction of habitats through pollution and overpopulation , the photographer hopes his images will inspire the viewer with awe at the intricate and diverse world we live in and encourage them to protect the planet . he writes on his website : ' i have a desire to experience the natural world and to let those feelings inspire me . life on this planet is older than any of us can comprehend , and there is a beauty in that history and power . however , these days our natural spaces are being encroached upon by human development . a man gazes upon a whirl of stars in the bonneville salt flats in utah , where the salt-covered land cracks into spectacular patterns . last year hawiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . ` of course one day he will be invited to a party at a fast food restaurant and i one key ingredient each month . since the eatery opened in february last year , it has been named la weekly 's best new restaurant and eater la 's restaurant of the year . for these photographs he also ventured to australia , following a woman as she explores a cavern in queensland , and to norway , where he captures the stunning greens of the northern lights , or a firework exploding against a frosty night-time pine forest . mr wong takes his photographs using a dslr camera before transforming them into high dynamic range to bring out colour and detail . he then blends the hdr image with the original exposures , creating an image that is ` slightly fantastical yet still rooted in reality ' . the grand prismatic spring in yellowstone national park in wyoming , is the third largest hot spring in the world . its bright colours are caused by pigmented bacteria . his images depict people interacting with the environment and enjoying themselves in the outdoors . at first he shunned using people in his images , which he wanted to capture nature at its pristine best , but he later realised a single figure - either a stranger or himself - provides a sense of scale and helps viewers relate more viscerally to the image in front of them . although he now lives in seattle in the usa , he credits his hawaiian upbringing as the driving force behind his vision of the world . a single figure on a norwegian beach is bathed in green light as he admires the spectacular northern light . he adds : ` born and raised in hawaii , i learned about the hawaiian culture , specifically the way the ancient hawaiians held the land in reverence . those teachings instilled in me an understanding that human beings have an intrinsic relationship with the land that should be held in high respect . ' i aim to create a sense of wonder in each of my pieces . i want to recapture the sense of awe and childhood imagination that often gets abandoned along the way to adulthood . i create art where the viewer is free to wallow in the mysteries and unknown of a beautiful landscape . ' originally from melbourne , stone made a name for himself outside his homeland by hosting take home chef , which originally was broadcast on tlc in the united states , and went on to become an international success . he and wife lindsay have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . standing in the middle of a snow-covered norwegian pine forest , a couple release a firework , sending orange blazing into the sky . he uses a single figure like this man dwarfed by the water at latourell falls , oregan , usa , to engourage a visceral response in viewers .
a single bikini-clad woman silhouetted against a spectacular sunset , a tiny figure facing a swirl of stars , a hot spring whose improbably lurid hues seem like something from another planet - these stunning images combine colour and light to capture the wonders of the natural world . last year hawaiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . inspired by ancient hawaiian beliefs in the sacredness of the landscape , dustin wong , 31 , has journeyed from the arctic circle to australia , capturing moments where men and women are alone with the power and splendour of the natural world . curtis stone 's image has always been of the living : curtis stone and his actress wife lindsay price have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . the celebrity chef -lrb- pictured with his wife lindsay and son hudson -rrb- is adamant that his children should eat healthily . ` i do n't want him to have all the nitrates and c *** that 's in a hot dog . this single bikini-clad woman stretches her curvaceous body while silhouetted against a spectacular hawaiian sunset . faced with the rapid destruction of habitats through pollution and overpopulation , the photographer hopes his images will inspire the viewer with awe at the intricate and diverse world we live in and encourage them to protect the planet . he writes on his website : ' i have a desire to experience the natural world and to let those feelings inspire me . life on this planet is older than any of us can comprehend , and there is a beauty in that history and power . however , these days our natural spaces are being encroached upon by human development . a man gazes upon a whirl of stars in the bonneville salt flats in utah , where the salt-covered land cracks into spectacular patterns . last year hawiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . ` of course one day he will be invited to a party at a fast food restaurant and i 'm not going to say no , you can live a life of course , but you are in charge of his day to day . ' stone says his biggest priority is to feed his children healthy food . he also does n't hold back about giving his opinion when parents say their kids would rather eat junk food and not fruit and vegetables -- it 's because the parents let them do it . ` through my images i try to convey a sense of awe of the incredibly intricate and diverse world we share . i want to encourage people to interact and experience nature for themselves . i think this way more people will care about protecting and preserving natural environments . ' the one thing you 'll not find in the stone household is this - a hot dog with all the trimmings . stone 's new cookbook , good food , good life contains photos of him cooking and gardening with wife lindsay throughout the book . he started taking photographs 15 years ago before taking it up full time last year . he traveled all over the west coast of the us living out of a van for five months and visited as many national parks as he could . in queensland australia , he follows a woman as she ventures into the dark depths of a natural cavern . his journeying in america took in the bonneville salt flats in utah , where the land cracks into spectacular patterns , the grand prismatic spring in yellowstone national park in wyoming , the third largest hot spring in the world whose bright colours are caused by bacteria , to the burning man festival in nevada , which culminates in the burning of a wooden effigy . other pictures show a spectacular hawaiian sunset reflected in the sand in improbable bright oranges and reds , or a single solitary figure dwarfed by the waterfall surging above him at at latourell falls in oregan . revellers climb on top of a massive sculpture of the words ` believe ' at the burning man festival in nevada . ` your kid is going to embrace whatever you expose them to , right , that 's just a fact of life one key ingredient each month . since the eatery opened in february last year , it has been named la weekly 's best new restaurant and eater la 's restaurant of the year . for these photographs he also ventured to australia , following a woman as she explores a cavern in queensland , and to norway , where he captures the stunning greens of the northern lights , or a firework exploding against a frosty night-time pine forest . mr wong takes his photographs using a dslr camera before transforming them into high dynamic range to bring out colour and detail . he then blends the hdr image with the original exposures , creating an image that is ` slightly fantastical yet still rooted in reality ' figure on a norwegian beach is bathed in green light as he admires the spectacular northern light . he adds : ` born and raised in hawaii , i learned about the hawaiian culture , specifically the way the ancient hawaiians held the land in reverence . those teachings instilled in me an understanding that human beings have an intrinsic relationship with the land that should be held in high respect . ' i aim to create a sense of wonder in each of my pieces . i want to recapture the sense of awe and childhood imagination that often gets abandoned along the way to adulthood . i create art where the viewer is free to wallow in the mysteries and unknown of a beautiful landscape .
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' the 39 is back australia visit promote, good food, good life photos stone cooking and gardening with hudson feature throughout, which the chef dedicated his eldest son. originally from melbourne, stone made a name outside his homeland by hosting us television series take home chef. when he returns la stone will back the kitchen at his 25-seat restaurant maude, named, focuses one key ingredient each. since the eatery february last, named la weekly 's best new restaurant eater la 's restaurant. for these photographs he also ventured australia, following a woman as explores a cavern queensland to norway captures the stunning greens the northern lights or a firework exploding against a frosty night-time pine forest mr wong takes his photographs using a dslr camera before transforming high dynamic range to bring colour. he then blends the hdr image the original exposures, creating ` slightly fantastical yet still rooted ' the grand prismatic spring in yellowstone national park wyoming, is the third largest hot spring its bright colours caused pigmented bacteria. his images depict people interacting the environment enjoying the outdoors. at first he shunned using people in his images, which wanted capture nature at pristine best, later realised a single figure - either a stranger himself provides scale helps viewers relate more viscerally in front although he now lives seattle in the usa, credits his hawaiian upbringing his vision. a single figure on a norwegian beach is bathed as he admires the spectacular northern light. he adds : ` born and hawaii learned, specifically the way held reverence those teachings instilled an understanding human beings an intrinsic relationship the land that should held. ' i aim create a sense wonder each my pieces. i want recapture awe childhood imagination often gets abandoned along adulthood. i create art where the viewer free wallow the mysteries unknown a beautiful landscape. ' originally melbourne, stone made a name outside his homeland by hosting take home chef, which originally broadcast tlc in the united states went he and wife lindsay two boys, hudson 3 emerson 7 months standing a snow-covered norwegian pine forest, a couple release a firework, sending orange blazing into he uses a single figure like this man dwarfed the water at latourell falls, oregan, usa to engourage a visceral response viewers.
living : curtis stone and his actress wife lindsay price have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . the celebrity chef -lrb- pictured with his wife lindsay and son hudson -rrb- is adamant that his children should eat healthily . ` i do n't want him to have all the nitrates and c *** that 's in a hot dog . this single bikini-clad woman stretches her curvaceous body while silhouetted against a spectacular hawaiian sunset . faced with the rapid destruction of habitats through pollution and overpopulation , the photographer hopes his images will inspire the viewer with awe at the intricate and diverse world we live in and encourage them to protect the planet . he writes on his website : ' i have a desire to experience the natural world and to let those feelings inspire me . life on this planet is older than any of us can comprehend , and there is a beauty in that history and power . however , these days our natural spaces are being encroached upon by human development . a man gazes upon a whirl of stars in the bonneville salt flats in utah , where the salt-covered land cracks into spectacular patterns . last year hawiian-born photographer dustin wong , 31 , abandoned his job as an engineer to travel the world with only his camera for company . ` of course one day he will be invited to a party at a fast food restaurant and i one key ingredient each month . since the eatery opened in february last year , it has been named la weekly 's best new restaurant and eater la 's restaurant of the year . for these photographs he also ventured to australia , following a woman as she explores a cavern in queensland , and to norway , where he captures the stunning greens of the northern lights , or a firework exploding against a frosty night-time pine forest . mr wong takes his photographs using a dslr camera before transforming them into high dynamic range to bring out colour and detail . he then blends the hdr image with the original exposures , creating an image that is ` slightly fantastical yet still rooted in reality ' . the grand prismatic spring in yellowstone national park in wyoming , is the third largest hot spring in the world . its bright colours are caused by pigmented bacteria . his images depict people interacting with the environment and enjoying themselves in the outdoors . at first he shunned using people in his images , which he wanted to capture nature at its pristine best , but he later realised a single figure - either a stranger or himself - provides a sense of scale and helps viewers relate more viscerally to the image in front of them . although he now lives in seattle in the usa , he credits his hawaiian upbringing as the driving force behind his vision of the world . a single figure on a norwegian beach is bathed in green light as he admires the spectacular northern light . he adds : ` born and raised in hawaii , i learned about the hawaiian culture , specifically the way the ancient hawaiians held the land in reverence . those teachings instilled in me an understanding that human beings have an intrinsic relationship with the land that should be held in high respect . ' i aim to create a sense of wonder in each of my pieces . i want to recapture the sense of awe and childhood imagination that often gets abandoned along the way to adulthood . i create art where the viewer is free to wallow in the mysteries and unknown of a beautiful landscape . ' originally from melbourne , stone made a name for himself outside his homeland by hosting take home chef , which originally was broadcast on tlc in the united states , and went on to become an international success . he and wife lindsay have two boys , hudson , 3 , and emerson , 7 months . standing in the middle of a snow-covered norwegian pine forest , a couple release a firework , sending orange blazing into the sky . he uses a single figure like this man dwarfed by the water at latourell falls , oregan , usa , to engourage a visceral response in viewers .
 Curtis Stone, a celebrity chef, and his wife, Lindsay, have two boys, Hudson (3) and Emerson (7 months). He wants his children to eat healthily and not be influenced by unhealthy food options. He hopes to inspire others through his photography and cooking.