Part II of my “Timeless Tasmania – In words” series of blog posts is a little about the wonderful word “curiosity”.

There is one line in the books introduction I’d like to elaborate on, as it may shed a little light on what has motivated me to spend so much of my time in the outdoors taking photos all these years 🙂

That line is all about the selection of images for the book and the line is “I have chosen many shots captured in these moments of wonder as I believe photography is an extension of the natural curiosity that all of us are born with”.

I first picked up a camera at a very young age and simply enjoyed seeing the world around me – which in those days was pretty much parks and gardens around my neighborhood. Composition was the part I liked the most. Spotting something nice, lining it up and framing it nicely within the 4 corners I could see through the viewfinder.

Everyone, especially as kids, is full of curiosity. As the years go by its not that we lose our sense of curiosity, but it becomes more difficult to entertain it. All our duties and responsibilities take over and compete for our time. But we certainly never lose it.

Curiosity is certainly something to be encouraged when out taking photos! Whatever it is that catches your eye is worth exploring further. Whether its the way certain rocks on the beach look in the sunlight, or something unexpected you’ve found on the forest floor – slow down, take a closer look and spend some quality time on it is the advice I often give 🙂

One thing I enjoy greatly running workshops is sharing this inspiration and enjoyment with guests as we search through the forests for tiny little fungi and gnarled, ancient trees; or marvel at the Milky Way and southern lights together; or enjoy a sunrise or sunset somewhere remote and scenic. I can see it is such a refreshing change of pace for guests to be enjoying this time in nature and it is wonderful to be able to share this experience with people on a regular basis.

So my new book, Timeless Tasmania – I hope – shares some of that sense of wonder that I have felt over the years in the great outdoors. Curiosity is a powerful force – one that moved me to Tasmania 20 years ago and has now, after all that time, resulted in this book.

I hope you enjoy taking a look!

Part I of Timeless Tasmania – In Words