Luke O'Brien Photography

The Ghost Mushroom – Omphalotus nidiformis

October 21, 2020

Photographing the ghost mushroom – Omphalotus nidiformis – has been a goal of mine for ages, and last night I finally ticked that box 🙂 During the coronavirus lockdowns across Tasmania in autumn, my eyes glowed green with envy as dozens of ghost mushroom photos filled the “Tasmanian Fungi” group on Facebook. It...Read More

Table Cape Tulip Farm

October 19, 2020

The Table Cape tulip farm comes alive with colour every spring on Tasmania’s north west coast. The blooming is usually accompanied by busloads of tourists and a festival atmosphere with multiple events over a few weeks in late September and early October. 2020 and the coronavirus have thrown all the usual plans out...Read More

Upcoming Tasmanian Photography Workshops

October 18, 2020

** UPDATE OCTOBER 2020: My next round of small group tours will be in autumn 2021, and I have started setting dates. For summer I will be offering an expanded range of private 3 day tours ** Contact me with any questions or to book a place. Mt Field & Styx Valley: ** Runs on...Read More

Florentine Valley Tall Trees

October 16, 2020

The Florentine Valley stretches north from Maydena, passing to the west of Mount Field National Park and contains beautiful old forest, including rainforest and glorious tall trees. Given most of the valley itself is not National Park (indeed there is quite a lot of logging in the area) it is a great place to send...Read More

Sassafras flowers

September 24, 2020

Fallen sassafras flowers on beds of moss are one of my favourite spring things and recently during one of my Mt Field & Styx Valley day tours we had a great time shooting the flowers. The Tasmanian sassafras, or Atherosperma moschatum, is an early bloomer, with flowers appearing in late winter/very early spring. They...Read More

Rinadena Falls

September 17, 2020

Rinadena Falls is a stunning waterfall in Tasmania’s Walls of Jerusalem National Park. I visited here many years ago, and after a rather tragic end to that trip – dropping my camera in the river 🙁 – I had always planned to come back for a re-shoot and it has taken a global pandemic and...Read More

Make Yourself at Home Travel Voucher

September 4, 2020

The Tasmanian Government has released details of the Make Yourself At Home travel voucher scheme designed to get Tasmanians out and about in our own backyards this spring. Click here for all the details. Essentially the scheme will allow Tasmanians to claim cash back on accommodation and attractions (including my photography tours) undertaken in September,...Read More

Regnans Falls in Tasmania's Styx Valley of the giants

Regnans Falls, Styx Valley

September 3, 2020

Regnans Falls in the Styx Valley has been on my radar for a long while now, and I finally made the time to go find it last weekend. It is right beside the Big Tree reserve/walk, around 200 metres past the main visitor area. If you look closely on the right hand side of the...Read More

Mt Wellington’s Disappearing Tarn

August 19, 2020

I made my first visit to the Disappearing Tarn on Mt Wellington yesterday. The Disappearing Tarn, as it’s name might suggest, is not a permanent water feature on the mountain, and only appears after very heavy rainfall then slowly drains away. Over the past few days there was around 110mm of rain on Mt Wellington...Read More

Tasman Bridge in Blue Hour

August 11, 2020

This shot has been a little goal of mine for a while now – just a nice, calm shot of the city lights including the Tasman Bridge under the imposing backdrop of Mt Wellington. I wasn’t after a flashy sunset, and I wanted calm weather and clear skies, which we have had in abundance recently...Read More

Purchase Prints Online!

August 7, 2020

I am very excited to announce I have a brand new online store for purchasing my photographic prints! The new store contains multiple galleries, based on location/region and will be regularly updated with new images. Prints can be purchased in a variety of sizes as photographic prints or as canvas prints with just a couple...Read More

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