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Images of Places in Tasmania

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After an all-nighter on the Summit of Cradle Mountain I was privileged enough to witness a dawn like no other I had seen. It was a photographers heaven and I knew that it would be many climbs to come before I witnessed something like this again. This was a moment from my dreams.

But there was a problem... I was so overwhelmed by it all that I couldn't seem to steady myself long enough to take a decent photo. Knowing this may well be the only time I ever see a dawn like this from such an amazing place seemed to flood panic into my mind. It got worse with the threat of the moment going past and none of its glory being captured.

But amongst the adrenalin and rush of blood something stood me still and told me to breathe. I turned my back on it all and just tried to still my mind. Then something in my head said 'what stands out' and in this case it was the cloud around little horn. So after a little time spent calming myself and a little bit of climbing I found a place for my tripod at the edge of the mountain and set off a 30 second exposure. Then it came up on the screen on the back of my camera...

I don't think I took another shot for 30mins or so (after shooting non stop since 3pm the day before) I just sat there and enjoyed the moment.

I had taken an image that truly represented how I felt about what I was experiencing.

I feel as if the work of the great Peter Dombrovskis guides many photographers and certainly has me. He influences what we do and somehow he lives on through it all. He is gone but maybe what motivated Peter is still alive. Maybe in our quest for good light and exploration we all share a little bit of the Spirit of Dombrovskis.

I recently drove to Hobart to meet with Liz Dombrovskis the wife of Peter to ask her face to face for her permission/blessing for the use of the Family name in this image. She was happy for me to use it and was also happy to share a few wonderful stories about Peter. What an amazing man.

'Spirit of Dombrovskis'

2 Pandani in Cradle Mountain

Aaron Jones on top of Kings Run, Tarkine

Abalone fishing boat

Aboriginal midden, Tarkine coast

Aboriginal women expressing their ancestral culture at Kings Run on the Tarkine coast.

Aboriginal women, Tarkine coast

Bellerive with its marina, Rosny and Hobart in the background.

Aerial view of Bellerive

Aerial view of Blackmans Bay looking south

Aerial view of Blackmans Bay

Aerial view of Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania

Aerial view of Hadspen near Launceston

Sandy Bay and Battery Point in the foreground, followed by Hobart and kunanyi / Mt Wellington

Aerial view of Hobart

Aerial view of Hobart from Mount Nelson

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Aerial view of lower Sandy Bay

aerial view of Newtown, Hobart

Dawn over Hobart's northern suburbs (Lutana, Moonah, Glenorchy, etc.) and the Derwent River. The Zinc Works can be clearly seen in the foreground.

Aerial view of northern Hobart at dawn

Aerial view of Sandy Bay and the Derwent River, looking towards South Arm and Opossum Bay.

Aerial view of Sandy Bay

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Aerial view of Swanwick and Coles Bay

Aerial view of the Styx in the early morning

Albatross

Albatross at Maatsuyker Island

Albino wallabies near Adventure Bay

Albino wallaby on Bruny Island

Alpine reflections

The gorgeous vegetation of Tasmania's alpine environments.

Alpine wonderland

Ancient myrtle, Mt Lindsay, Tarkine

Ancient myrtle in the Tarkine rainforest in an area planned for logging.

Ancient myrtle, Tarkine rainforest

Anzac Day sunnrise at Mt Wellington

approaching Cradle Mountain

Armillaria novaezelandiae

Armillaria novaezelandiae and moss

Armillaria novaezelandiae forest

Arriving to Boat Harbour

Aurora and Milky Way at the Signal Station on Mount Nelson in Hobart. The Signal Station is a historic semaphore on one of the hills surrounding Hobart.

Aurora and Milky Way at the Signal Station

Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) and Milky Way over Hobart

Aurora Australis and Milky Way over Hobart

Aurora over Hobart harbour

Australia's southermost veggie patch on Maatsuyker Island

Australian Fur Seal diving

Australian Fur Seals diving

Autumn afternoon at Parliament Square

Late afternoon sun over Sandy Bay with kunanyi / Mount Wellington in the background. The image was shot from Nutgrove Beach.

Autumn light over Sandy Bay

Baby wombat with mummy

Bakery in Newtown

Bank of Tasmania, Derby

Probably the most famous view of Battery Point

Battery Point and Mt Wellington

Battery Point detail

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