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Fungi photography event at Corinna

September 30, 2025
After a very successful outing in autumn this year, I am teaming up with the fine folk at Corinna for another fungi photography event in May 2026! I will be offering fungi photography tuition sessions on the tracks around Corinna during a three night stay, arriving May 27. All the bookings etc are available through...Read More

Best Photography Locations in the Tarkine

September 9, 2025
Part 2 of my best photography locations in Tasmania series covers Tasmania’s takayna/Tarkine. The word “Tarkine” does for me what few others can – conjures up images of a land wild and remote, as old as time itself yet at the same time new and fresh and waiting to be discovered. To take a few steps off track...Read More
takayna | Tarkine book now available

Tarkine Book

February 4, 2025
There is a brand new Tarkine Book out now that includes multiple essays by a variety of authors, and photos contributed by many Tasmanian photographers. Titled simply “takayna | Tarkine” the book outlines many compelling reasons the area deserves secure protection as a National Park and on the World Heritage list. I am very proud...Read More
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Pink Robin

August 17, 2023
This little pink robin put on a delightful little show on the Whyte River in Tasmania’s Tarkine for one of my groups a couple of years ago. I don’t post a lot of bird shots so I thought it might be nice to share these. Conveniently he was in a nice sunny spot so shooting...Read More
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takayna mist and light

July 31, 2023
takayna mist and light. This stunning scene was a big highlight of this autumn’s Tarkine photography workshop, which is scheduled again next autumn. The light was very beautiful, radiating out over the Norfolk Range from a break in the dark storm clouds. This is exactly the kind of moment that makes landscape photography a very...Read More
Warra Falls on the Arthur River Cruise in Tasmania's Tarkine

Warra Falls

June 29, 2023
Warra Falls is a great little series of cascades on Warra Creek, which is a small tributary of the Arthur River in the Tarkine. It is only accessible by joining the wonderful half day Arthur River Cruise, and is one of the highlights of my Tarkine Photography Workshops. Warra Falls is a short 10-15 minute...Read More
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Macleays swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus)

December 30, 2022
Macleays swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus) on Mt Donaldson in Tasmania’s Tarkine region. Tasmania’s only swallowtail butterfly apparently.   When I first visited the Tarkine many years ago I remember a nice little green butterfly flitting around and even spending some time on my hat as we camped in some random spot off the road. I don’t...Read More
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Logging and the Election

April 26, 2021
At the risk of sounding political – well, there is an election this weekend here in Tasmania – I am sharing these photos of magnificent rainforest in the Tarkine. This particular area, along the Que River, contains massive old myrtle trees, giant ferns and fabulous fungi. There is no question of the forests age, beauty...Read More

Sundown Point Petroglyphs

July 11, 2020
The Sundown Point petroglyphs are a very significant aboriginal cultural site on Tasmania’s west coast. We visited the north west including Arthur River recently and dropped in on the Parks and Wildlife office where we got some incredibly helpful directions on finding them and headed out for sunset at Sundown Point over the petroglyphs. The...Read More
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Tarkine drone photos

January 2, 2020
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am now the proud owner of a drone, and last year I spent a bit of time getting to know it and would like to share these Tarkine drone photos with you. It is fascinating getting to know the drone and the potential for new images it...Read More
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