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Timeless Tasmania hardcover book by Luke O'Brien Photography
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“Timeless Tasmania” New Book

Now Available! I am very excited to announce my brand new book “Timeless Tasmania” is now available! The book is 144 pages, hardcover and 21cm high by 29cm wide, opening out into a wide panorama and features images from all over this wonderful little island. How to Purchase Timeless Tasmania is $65, and postage (within...Read More

Upcoming Tasmanian Photography Workshops

Small group tours for you to experience and photograph the best of Tasmania. See the FAQ page for some general information on these workshops, and follow the links below for all the specifics. Contact me if you need any more information! 2026 & 2027 Tasmanian Photography Workshops Tarkine – rainforest, river cruises and west coast...Read More
callington mill oatlands tasmania

Callington Mill Oatlands at Night

The Callington Mill Oatlands is the most eye catching of many lovely old sandstone buildings sprinkled all through the town. Built in 1837 as a flour mill it has had an on-again, off-again history. Its current incarnation sees it as an integral part of the Callington Mill distillery which took over the site in 2021....Read More
oatlands artist in residence program

AIRspace Oatlands Artist in Residence

Exciting news – for the month of September I will be based in Oatlands in Tasmania’s midlands as part of the towns Artist in Residence program! Where? The Artist in Residence space – AIRspace – is at 79 High Street. When: Open Thursday to Sunday each week from September 3-27 from 10:00 to 4:00. What:...Read More
devils@cradle Tasmania

Devils@Cradle – Tasmanian Devil Park

The Devils@Cradle Wildlife Park up at Cradle Mountain is a great place to visit and learn about Tasmania’s unique “carnivorous marsupials” – the well known Tasmanian Devil and the slightly less well known quoll species. The Tasmanian Devil needs no introduction and spotting one is usually very high on a visitors list of things to...Read More
autumn in japan photo tour 2027

Japan Photo Tour

Last October and November, Midori and I ran our first ever Japan photo tour, and we are getting ready to run it again in 2026 and 2027! Our destination is the north east (Tohoku) region, and the timing is autumn ie late October and early November. We will visit beautiful scenic locations such as the...Read More

Airglow – the other night lights

Often when out chasing the aurora I notice a weakish glow on the back of the camera which at first glance kind of sort of looks a little aurora-ey, but at the same time sort of kind of doesn’t. It is completely invisible to the naked eye, but can be a reasonably strong orange in...Read More

Tarkine fungi season 2026

All of a sudden autumn fungi season 2026 has come and gone. This year resulted in some great finds. I’ve already posted about the mycelium which I acquainted myself with during a couple of trips to the Styx and Tarkine in particular. This post is about some of those colourful autumn denizens of the Tasmanian...Read More

White Bellied Sea Eagle

On a recent trip to the Bay of Fires, my guests and I were extremely fortunate to witness this majestic White Bellied Sea Eagle fishing off the coast. There was in fact a pair of eagles, fishing together and returning to their nest which – fortunately for us – was in the bush not far...Read More

Magical Mycelium

This autumn while visiting Tasmania’s Styx Valley I came across an unusual growth on a broken branch. It sort of looked like a lichen, but not quite. It didn’t really look like fungi either. I took a few shots, and checked in with the fine folk on the Tasmanian fungi group on facebook to discover...Read More
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