Archive: Photography
Photo Essay: Day 310
In early November, I attended the Government House Open Day in Hobart. I was blown away by the beauty of the grounds which included a variety of formal and informal gardens, an extensive vegetable pat...
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Photo Essay: Spring in the Garden
It was a sunny, warm spring afternoon yesterday so I took a walk through the garden with my macro lens. The little worlds that exist just out of our vision are astonishing. Stories of predator vs prey...
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A walk along the beach and salt marsh
Marion Bay, Tasmania/lutruwita Over the weekend I went for a walk around Long Spit. Like every beach in lutruwita (Tasmania), the scenery was spectacular. The walk starts along a sandy beach, where...
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Photo Essay: Sunrise
I'm most at peace either by the sea, or in the bush. Having lived in the city for the last seven years, a walk along the sand at sunrise is something that I haven't had a chance to do for a long time;...
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Photo Essay: World Bee Day
Happy World Bee Day! Bees are definitely my favourite animal. Not only do I think they are incredibly cute, but the function they play in our ecosystems makes them essential to our survival, as well a...
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Earth Day 2021: The biodiversity crisis
When I was a 16 year old watching An Inconvenient Truth, public awareness of climate change was barely existent. People didn’t know the extent of the problem, nor that human behaviour is the primary c...
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A morning walk and an evening snapshot
Everything is a breath of fresh air in Tasmania. The morning and the evening light are both golden, making it impossible to forget to pick up my camera on the way out the door. Blackberries are an in...
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Plant Feature: Pieris japonica
When I was studying landscape design, we needed to learn the scientific names of plants. Since then I've become rusty and need some practice, so thought I would start posting a photo every Saturday of...
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Place: Somerset Trail
A fire had burned through at some point in the last year, the ground was covered in a layer of charcoal dust. Every stage of the plant life-cycle was on display, with bright green shoots peaking throu...
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Place: Amalfi Coast
A place where the sea and sky are indistinguishable, and everyone's favourite colour must be blue, the Amalfi Coast is a Mediterranean dream full of citrus delights, opportunities for long, late meals...
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