Welcome to the next installment of my “Best Tasmanian Photo Spots” series – this time join me as we head to the north east!

The Bay of Fires is a fantastic stretch of coast in north east Tasmania. Stretching from the Mt William National Park in the north, down to the Gardens and Binalong Bay. St Helens is a great place to base yourself for a few days in order to explore the area and my private three day tours utilise the Panorama Hotel which is a great place to stay.

The area is famous for its brilliant blue sea fringed by the lichen covered rocks. These lichens appear in brilliant orange, red and yellow hues, and are a great contrast to the deep blues of the sea and work well against dark grey storm clouds too.

What are the best photo spots in Tasmania’s Bay of Fires?

There are a multitude of beaches and rocky outcrops that make for stunning seascapes all across region. My favourite spots include Eddystone Point which is around 1 hour away from St Helens on an unsealed road. I also regularly take guests to the Gardens, Cosy Corner and Binalong Bay on my Bay of Fires photo tours.

The above image – “Sunrise Stillness”, is one of my favourites from the region. Captured at Grants Point, it was a very calm morning, and the portrait oriented shot included some prominent lichen patterns on the granite boulders and a nice bit of fire around the rising sun on the grey clouds.

Bay of Fires Photography Tours

I have been running small group photo tours to this area for almost 15 years now and every visit is always exciting. We shoot sunrise and sunset every day, and when the weather is clear we head out at night for some astrophotography.

I now run private 3 day tours to the Bay of Fires (and indeed other regions around Tasmania). View the details online, and contact me if you have any questions or would like to book!