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Maria Island: Painted Cliffs

Part I of my few days on Maria Island last week is a series of dusk shots at the islands most famous natural attraction – the Painted Cliffs. These cliffs are a natural formation of gently eroded sandstone which has created intricate patterns as the waves and weather shaped the cliffs over thousands of years....Read More

Island Hopping in Tasmania!

I have just come back from a week of “island-hopping” on two of Tasmania’s most well known island destinations – Maria Island and Bruny Island. As I mentioned in a previous post, the ferry to Maria Island was running free of charge this winter so I took advantage of that to spend two nights/three days...Read More

Important News from the Landscapes Gallery

As some of you may already know, we will be closing the Landscapes Gallery on August 21, 2013 after 4 years here on Melville St. The good news is that most of the same services will still be available, and it is only the full-time “bricks and mortar” aspect of my photography that we are...Read More

Maria Island Free Ferry Service this Winter!

For those who are planning a visit to the sunny east coast of Tasmania in the next few weeks, make sure to take advantage of the Maria Island free ferry service which has run all winter and will finish up on September 1 2013. Normally the trip would cost you $35 (which isn’t all that...Read More

Aurora Australis Photography Exhibition & Festival Hobart

Anyone interested in the night sky in general and Aurora Australis photography in particular should make time next month (August 2~22) to visit the Aurora Australis Festival at the Signal Station Cafe on Mt Nelson. The festival includes a 3 week exhibition of Aurora Australis photography, taken by over 20 local Tasmanian photographers. My image...Read More

Photography Workshops Tasmania

Photography Workshops Tasmania ~ Join Tasmanian landscape photographer Luke O’Brien for 1-day or multi-day trips around Australia’s Island State. For full details including itinerary and price, follow the links below. Mt Field & Styx Valley (1 day): Winter and spring are arguably the most spectacular time to photograph Tasmania. If you like lush green rainforest...Read More

Digital Photo Printing Hobart

Just a reminder that I offer a digital photo printing service for art photographers here in Hobart. I use Portfolio Rag by Museo Fine Art which is a cotton rag which will provides any photographer with a print of exceptional quality and longevity. Whether you plan to sell your work, display it in an exhibition...Read More

Images of Tasmania: Mist & Sunrise, Hamilton

The town of Hamilton is found amongst the dry and barren looking hills of Tasmania’s southern midlands. The midlands are characterised by wide open spaces, farmland and historic old towns amid the dry eucalypt woodlands. Most of the landscapes I shoot in Tasmania are inside national parks and other natural areas rather than in towns...Read More

Photo Essay: Japanese Tsunami Two Years Later

While in Japan this year we made time to re-visit the coastline which was devastated by the Japanese tsunami in March 2011. It was the first time we’d been back since taking photos in July 2011 for the fundraising exhibition we put on in Hobart in November 2011. The region has been cleared of a...Read More

Waterfalls in Japan: Mt Chokai Area

Waterfalls in Japan is the fourth and final instalment of my Mt Chokai trip. As well as the already covered Ninotaki and Nakajimadai Recreation Forest we visited numerous other waterfalls and gorges. One of the bigger falls was Hottai no taki. Located in the eastern foothills of Mt Chokai it is a great place to camp. There...Read More

Ninotaki Waterfall, Yamagata Japan

Part III of our Mt Chokai trip is the spectacular scenery along the walk to Ninotaki waterfall on the southwestern slopes of the mountain. The gorge is in fact the starting point of an alternate track to the summit of Mt Chokai but the waterfalls are an attraction in their own right and well worth...Read More
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