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Mark Ritson: Marketing Guru, and why you need to do his Mini MBA

Why the Mini MBA is a sound investment (of both time and money) If you are a business leader, you can’t afford not to have a solid grasp of the foundations of marketing and brand management. As a marketing consultant, I constantly lament that my clients cannot see the value in research, strategy, and long–term…

A reflection of the present and past

Tasmanian architect Rosa Douramanis has called Hobart home almost her entire life. Growing up and commencing her studies in Sydney, Rosa arrived at the island state and set down permanent roots. Now, having practiced architecture for over 25 years, Rosa is a veteran in the industry and prides herself on homing in on sense of…

The Tasmanian Nursery that’s helping grow the future for Tasmanian farmers

Tasmanian farmers and landowners are steadily seeing the benefits of having trees on their farms and property. From increasing farm productivity to improving water efficiency and water quality to growing high value timber products that are absorbing and then storing carbon, there’s no doubt planting trees is a win–win for landowners and the environment. Tree…

Could loving your gut microbiota be the start of something beautiful?

The start of something beautiful is the heading to the introduction of a new book ‘Eat yourself Healthy’ by Dr Megan Rossi. The book title suggests at first glance that it is simply a diet or cookbook. It is far more than that. The book is focussed on the trillions of microbes that live within…

Going green with stone and wood

John Wardle Architects’ Limestone House is a home unlike any other in Australia. Staying within the confines of two environmental agendas, the Living Building Challenge and Passivhaus, the contemporary home is brimming with robust natural materials and designed to ensure the house will generate more energy than it will consume, making it one of the…

Tree Alliance Expert Q&A Series

With decades of experience working with a range of farm owners, landowners and managers, Technical Forest Services has been a leading provider in forest industry assessment, management, supervision, and contracting needs for Tasmania and beyond. With a range of staff from operational, academic, economic and technical forestry backgrounds, the Launceston based office are industry leaders…

Tasmanian Oak delivers the wow factor in fitzpatrick+partners new Sydney CBD office

Playing a role in the development of a city’s skyline is no easy task. But with decades of experience, knowledge and expertise, that’s just what the bustling office of Sydney based architecture studio Fitzpatrick + Partners have been doing. From high rise office buildings to ingenious health infrastructure to bespoke residential projects, Partner James Fitzpatrick…

From bay views to beer taps, JAWS Architects uses Tasmanian Oak to tell a local story

With a commitment to design excellence, the team at Jaws Architects have taken on a diverse range of projects around Tasmania and beyond in their 90 plus years of existence. Now, the team of twelve including Director Scott Verdouw, are highly respected for their professionalism, creative innovation and exceptional design. Discussing two of their latest…

Tried, trusted and true, Tasmanian Oak is a natural fit for Hobart’s Studio ilk

Working as an architect for 15 years, and in the profession for 18, Kate Symons’ focus has always been on one thing: the client. Customising and creating bespoke residential homes has been her specialty. After 5 years of co–directing architectural practice MGA.I, in the midst of 2020, Symons established her very own Hobart based practice,…

Rustic but refined, Tasmanian Timber brings a bushy luxury to these Queensland homes

Four years ago Architect Damian Goode founded his own firm, Hive Architecture, following a number of years at several well–known architecture firms in Brisbane. He now splits his time on projects between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. The sunny skies and laid–back attitude of Queensland’s coastline is a striking contrast from the wet and wild…

Au naturale. Tasmanian Oak stuns in its organic form in these Melbourne homes

Health. Balance. Harmony. Melbourne architect and interior designer, Melanie Beynon has grounded her practice in these principles, creating designs that bring a positive effect on her client’s health and wellbeing. Practicing as an interior designer in the UK and Melbourne for 20 years and as an architect for 10 years, Melanie Beynon’s designs encapsulate a…

From log to LOGR, new technology allows Tasmania’s harvested timber to be tracked in real-time

The evolution of forestry practices has greatly evolved over the last decade. From investing in research and technology to building sustainable communities, to harvesting reclaimed timber from the bottom of a remote lake, to studying the density of plantation grown timber for potential new uses, innovation has exploded across Tasmania’s forestry sector. The state’s forestry…

Tasmanian Architect Series: Daniel Lane, Preston Lane

For Preston Lane Architects, balance and simplicity is everything. Old and new. Dark and light. Bold and neutral. The small team split between Hobart and Melbourne have mastered the art of mixing just the right amount of textures, tones and materials to come up with a design aesthetic that so clearly identifies them but also…

A beacon of tranquility, Tasmanian Oak shines in the Lantern House by Timmins + Whyte

Setting up shop in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood 13 years ago, architecture studio Timmins + Whyte have established themselves in the Melbourne architecture scene, creating contextual designs and bespoke buildings that solve problems for their clients. But Melbourne hasn’t always been home for half of the Timmins + Whyte duo. Having been born and…

Concrete and Blonde Bombshell– Tasmanian Oak helps transform this Sydney heritage home

Originally built at the turn of the 20th century, a classic heritage home along the tree lined streets of Sydney’s inner west suburb of Annandale, has just undergone a major makeover by the team from Sydney based architecture studio, Carter Williamson. Brought to life to meet this century’s demands but highlighting some of the home’s…

Tasmanian Oak? Andrew Simpson Architects say Y not

Having trained as an architect and interior designer with over 20 years of practice and a strong connection to academia, Andrew Simpson is the founding director at his own practice, Andrew Simpson Architects. Spending time studying, teaching and working in cities around the world, Andrew now calls Melbourne home but the learnings from his time…

Tasmania’s Native Special Species Timber – available for specification

Tasmania, with its unique geography and environment, has some of the finest cool temperate native forests in the world and an expanding hardwood and softwood plantation estate. Using only the soil, sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide from the air, these forests produce a diverse and premium range of beautiful timbers in substantial quantities. Renowned for…

Planet Ark’s Make It Wood Campaign backs Tasmanian Timber

Planet Ark’s Make It Wood Campaign joined Tasmanian Timber Expert Michael Lee from the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (UTAS) to deliver webinar presentations to 21 Australian architectural firms encouraging the use of Tasmanian Timber. Over 80 architects from Melbourne and Sydney attended the sessions that concluded yesterday with some calling the presentations ‘inspirational’….

Market for Plantation Grown Wood: Where we’re at and where we’re going

As we continue to see the impacts of COVID–19 across the forestry sector, many aspects of our lives and jobs are put on pause as we take a considered approach on the best path forward. Despite this global pandemic, it is crucial that our industry continues during this time to help deliver the products our…

Rob Smith offers his expertise to advance Tasmania and help the planet at the same time

Originally from the UK, Rob Smith has been a Private Forest Advisor with PFT for the last 15 years. Bringing his passion for forests and the outdoors to PFT, Rob was in similar roles in Northern New South Wales and before that, across the UK. Combining his extensive knowledge in forestry, his love for nature…

Matching corporate investment with potential growers, Tasmania’s customised approach to help grow the future

Private forests are the dominant source of forest products, providing more than half of Tasmania’s annual wood harvest. The bulk of that supply comes from private plantations, managed largely for wood fibre production and export. The future growth potential for wood resource in Tasmania is likely limited to rural private properties but is nevertheless significant….

There has never been a better time to plant trees

There is a global shortage of timber, and farmers are the key to delivering the commercially viable resource of the future. In fact, the global demand for timber is expected to quadruple by 2050 (The World Bank, 2016). Within Australia demand is being driven by the home building market and the desire to replace carbon…

Tasmanian Blackwood heats things up at London Restaurant, Mama Fuego

Mama Fuego is a 700sqm restaurant outside of London’s North Greenwich Pier. With a playful nod to the 60’s and 70’s throughout the interior’s luxe fit–out, the theme of the restaurant is brought to life through the use of the warm tones utilizing 50 cubic meters of sustainably sourced Tasmanian Blackwood found throughout the space….

Custom for a Cause

Self–sufficiency is a shared family value amongst the Johnston family in Billinudgel, New South Wales. Living in a small community outside of Byron Bay, father Bruce Johnston and son Martin Johnston worked together for 13 years as a two–man team, crafting a range of hand–built furniture and fittings for a variety of high–end architectural projects…

Into the wild, Cumulus Studio reveals Poetic Vision at Cradle Mountain Visitor’s Centre

Almost two hours west of Launceston sits the state’s jewel and international tourist destination, Cradle Mountain. It’s lush and tranquil landscape is home to enchanted rainforests, rolling grassland and provides habitat to the state’s elusive Tasmanian Devil and other famous fauna. Cumulus Studio has just completed a revamped version of the Cradle Mountain Visitor’s Centre…

With a history steeped in quality, Astra Furniture is a proud manufacturer of 100% Australian made furniture

With 40 years in the furniture manufacturing business, there’s one thing owner and Director of Astra Furniture Arki won’t sacrifice, and that’s quality. Priding the decades old business in making exceptional furniture all manufactured within Australia, the family run business operates out of a 30,000 square foot factory using state of the art technology to…

A tribute to Tasmania, Cumulus Studio’s Stillwater Seven honours history and place

With offices in Tasmania and interstate, Cumulus is an award–winning architecture studio and the brainchild behind some of Tasmania’s most iconic hospitality destinations including Pumphouse Point, Willie Smith’s and Devils Corner. With dozens of awards under their belts for these eye–catching projects that evoke an emotive response from their inhabitants and passersby, Cumulus studio continues…

Questions on Tasmanian Timber? Ask an expert.

Michael Lee from CSAW has been in the timber industry in Tasmania for over 35 years. Having once been a former production manager at one of the largest timber companies in the state, acting as the technical manager for the Forest and Forestry Industry Council (FFIC), involved with various government bodies and heavily involved with…

Cloudy with a chance of impeccable design

Derived from the Latin word for ‘heap’ or ‘pile’ Cumulus Studio has embodied the origin of this word, weaving it into the lifestyle and culture of their practice. Believing that through working together, a critical mass of ideas can accumulate quickly– forming idea clouds which then can take on any size or form and be…

Tasmanian Forest Industry launches COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing video series

The Tasmanian Forest Industry has released a four–part video series to support mental health and wellbeing within the industry through COVID–19. The videos were created as a collaboration between eight industry organisations and supported by the Tasmanian Government. The industry established a COVID–19 Communications Working Group, hosted by the Tasmanian Forest and Forest Products Network…

Spence & Lyda’s Innate Collection is a Timely Rally Cry

Design has been in Fiona Lyda’s blood for as long as she can remember. Having opened Spence & Lyda, Sydney’s renowned home interiors retail destination for the design–savvy, over 20 years ago, Lyda continues to be a pioneer in the retail and design space. With an emphasis on showcasing ‘products of unparalleled quality and distinction, visual…

Paving the way to optimal mental health & productive workplaces

The barriers between our work and home lives are becoming more blurred. Improvements in technology have seen work become more portable, the expectation to do more with less is commonplace, and it’s making us stressed. Today, 15% of depression is caused by the workplace. The good news is there is a lot we can do…

What is inflammation? And what are we doing to stop it?

Inflammation is a key driver of many diseases. Our innate immune system – the body’s first line of defence – is particularly important in initiating inflammation, which is essential for eliminating agents that may cause harm and for healing, but if uncontrolled, it can cause enormous damage. Researchers at the Centre for Inflammation and Disease…

The path to eradicating disease: can it be done in the next 25 years?

Genome editing and pre–implantation genetics are now a reality. If society wanted to, scientists could largely eradicate mendelian diseases within the next 25 years. The ability to identify a genetic variant that causes disease is now extremely good. And, if that variant is a single point mutation it is relatively simple to edit the genome…

Forestry protesters actions contrary to international climate science

The Bob Brown Foundation have acted to prevent a small selective harvest operation of Tasmania’s Special Timbers at Que River in the north west of the state, under the guise of action for climate. But their actions actually contradict the advice of the world’s leading scientific experts on climate change. The ‘Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

The sentinel on the edge of a cliff

On an island, off an island, on a remote farm, perched atop a very large cliff, sits the cottage of mercantile adventurer Captain Kelly, looking out to sea. Built from local hardwood by the many hands and various skills of ships carpenters off–season, she has sat there since the early 1830’s, like a sentinel, weathering…

The chaos, violence and beauty of cavitation

When fluid flows around an object at high speed, like water around a ship’s propeller, it may form bubbles like water boiling. This phenomenon is called cavitation. Instead of temperature increase causing the water to boil, a reduction in pressure causes the bubbling in cavitation. The process is violent and chaotic. Bubbles form and collapse…

The mysterious language of pain and the fight to switch it off.

Within our bodies, we have an intricate network of nerve cells that help us to perceive the world. They’re called sensory neurons. Sensory neurons convert external stimuli from the environment into messages within the body. One of their roles is to transmit pain messages to the brain.  It is a useful process that protects us…

Meet the scientists who walk inside cells

Nothing is more fundamental to our understanding of life and disease than the cell. We are made of them, but we still don’t know enough about them. What happens in a healthy cell? What happens to a cell in disease? What can we do to fix a cell that is unwell?  Technology is helping us…

More than a little luxury

A Tasmanian writer blends her love of the Tasmanian environment with her admiration for Tasmanian artisans to create a jewel.  Perched on the side of a hill in the seaside town of Lewisham, 40 minutes’ drive from Hobart, is a new little house that’s getting a lot of attention. From the road, it would be…

Buy once, buy well.

Lucy Given of award–winning retail store LUC Design, is undoing retail. After 30 years in design living all across the world, Lucy discovered that life is better if the things you keep close resonate with you – not just for your own wellbeing, but for the planet.  “The Global Innovation Award was won by Harrods…

Internationally acclaimed Australian Designer Maker, Jon Goulder, becomes Ambassador for Tasmanian Timber

Internationally acclaimed Australian Designer Maker, Jon Goulder, has become the ambassador for Tasmanian Timber. We spoke to him about why he has joined the campaign to support ‘buying local’, why Tasmanian timber is his material of choice, the rise of the Australian design industry and what he has on the agenda for 2019.  “To exclusively…

Landscape Restaurant

On entering Landscape Restaurant & Grill in Hobart’s historic waterfront precinct, it is immediately evident that the interior has been crafted to create a specific mood. The setting is dark, and rich, and warm. The fit–out was inspired by the island of Tasmania and the famous artworks of landscape painter John Glover. Each element within…

Timber Certification Explained

Consumers and professionals want to be assured that timber products are coming from responsibly and sustainably managed forests. But with multiple certification schemes available in Australia, how do you know what the best environmental choice is?  Forestry expert Andrew Morgan, Director of SFM Environmental Solutions, a national forest management company, explains.  Certification in Australia The…

Playing in the shadows, Tasmanian Timber is brought to light

Furniture and lighting designer Duncan Meerding is passionate about sustainable design. Favouring the use of timber in his designs, Meerding follows the design ethos that ‘a product should last as long as it took for the tree to grow.’ With his popular designs receiving international recognition and awards, his lighting masterpieces are set to do…

A rustic jewel on the banks of the Tamar

Set alongside Tasmania’s Tamar river in a lush valley known for its ample wineries, rests My Build’s latest completed design–build project, The Boathouse. While wine production may contribute to the area’s current economy, it hasn’t always been vines and corks. With its convenient location at the top end of the state, close to the Bass…

Handmade, sleek and simple. IN–TERIA creates the perfect timber hardware

Karryn Dargie and Dean Baird make up the team from Tasmanian based architecture and design studio IN–TERIA. With a passion for projects where re–interpretation, adaptation and re–use are the focus, this design duo is on a mission to spread their love for a material that they think ticks all the boxes: wood.  After meeting at…

This Blackwood waited 20 years to find this home

Highly figured Birdseye Blackwood only occurs randomly in nature, making the trees affected by it very rare and totally unique. When expert Tasmanian log graders came across this Blackwood, they knew they had something special that deserved a bespoke and iconic application. The logs were cut into boards and segregated from the normal stock, and…

Decreasing waste, increasing value and design opportunities: Porta aims to get the most out of every log

Australian timber manufacturer Porta has been in the timber industry for over 70 years. Porta prides themselves on being one of Australia’s leading suppliers of timber products, mouldings and custom moulding services to the building, trade, commercial and home improvement sectors.Leveraging their expertise in sustainable timber to source and provide aesthetically beautiful products for specifiers…

Tasmanian researcher at the leading edge of timber innovation

As the world’s surface temperature continues to rise, researchers around the globe have been scrambling to discover solutions to put a halt to climate change. People around Australia are far too familiar with some of the damaging effects climate change has brought on– ravaging fires, endless droughts and extreme flooding are only some of the…

How sensor technology is making Tasmanian Timber more valuable

Drying timber is complex. According to the University of Tasmania’s Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW), on a scientific level, drying timber to perfection should be straightforward. In practice, even the most experienced saw–miller will lament that it is anything but. CSAW are the national authority on the drying, processing, handling and installation of…

Oakdale Timber: Adding value to our timber and our community

Oakdale timber is the national distributor for an innovative laminated timber known as SmartOak. SmartOak is Tasmanian Oak that has been vertically laminated to produce a solid and sustainable product that can be used for flooring, internal panelling and joinery. It has exceptional strength and a low environmental impact. The smartest thing about SmartOak is…

The Forward Thinker

Britton Timbers has been producing beautiful timber products in Tasmania’s north–west for more than 110 years. They’re experts in processing native timbers, and as such they have a reputation throughout Australia, and indeed internationally, for high quality products that can be trusted to be technically sound and visually appealing. But building longevity and a strong…

The Value Adder

Tasmania was the first state in Australia to introduce a state wide ‘wood first’ policy. The Wood Encouragement Policy ensures that timber is considered as a key design component where feasible in the construction and refurbishment of all public building projects. The policy was applauded. Wood provides a carbon store and has fewer carbon emissions…

The virtue of good leadership

From international best–selling books and packed conference halls to sold out TED talks and viral snappy YouTube clips, leadership is a highly discussed, broadly researched and relevant interest to all businesses seeking to grow. While the topic is hot, the interest and application to a wide variety of methods often heeds insignificant or with ineffective…

Innovative timber structural solutions for mid-rise timber buildings

Since the early 1990s global developments in material science, digital fabrication and industrial assembly processes have opened the possibility of pushing timber structures to become a viable alternative to traditional construction methodologies. Changes to the Australian National Construction Code (NCC), introduced in May 2016, eased restrictions on the construction of structural timber buildings of up…

Considering mental health to create a successful generation of entrepreneurs

Paving the way for a new wave of workforce is the entrepreneur. Setting up shop straight from their laptops in cafes, their comfy living room sofas, or even mid–flight on their way to a meeting overseas, small business owners have the control to call the shots as they see fit. But the reality is not…

Are multi-national investors failing in their Corporate Social Responsibility and increasing levels of pollution?

As we live in an increasingly globalised world, the economic decisions of one country may have negative consequences, not only for that country, but for others far beyond its borders. In the worst–case scenario, the impact can even be experienced on a global scale. Therefore, such decisions must be critically examined to ensure that they…

The Seed House: Fitzpatrick’s timber monument

James Fitzpatrick has been designing buildings across Australia and Southeast Asia for the past 30 years. As the founding partner of Fitzpatrick+Partners, one of Australia’s leading architectural design studios, the firm has come to be known for pushing the boundaries on technology and building systems with every new build. When it came time to design…

Grandeur and a 5 Green Star Rating: Hydrowood Delivers

Salamanca Building is the new primary workplace of Tasmania’s government agencies, including the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The architects, FJMT were tasked with achieving a 5 Green Star rating and creating a unique sense of identity for staff and visitors. FJMT wanted their interiors to mirror the beautiful Tasmanian landscape, and they wanted to…

Sensor Smart Irrigation

Water is a scarce resource. And it’s an expensive resource. Maximising the productivity from every megalitre of water used on a farm, through effective management, is essential. Water management is also critical for the environment. Sense T, the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture and the Department of Primary Industries…

Secret Survival

65 million years ago a meteorite shower rained down on our planet and wiped out the Earth’s top line predators. Or so we thought. The hunt for information on how we evolved to dominate the planet and the history of what came before us has continued unabated, and new evidence has come to light. Nearly…

Sense-T: Smart Data Innovation Transforming Tasmanian Industry

Sense–T is an innovative and ground–breaking project, introducing advanced sensor technology and data analytics to Tasmanian businesses. The main mission of Sense–T is to enhance evidence–based business decision–making for a wide range of industries. Sense–T has completed 25 projects valued at $13 million and is already working on new projects including the development of telemetry…

Making psychology accessible

When people in regional communities need to talk to someone for support, they often have to travel to access professional services. Hannah Bird thinks that needs to change. She believes professional help should be readily available within regional areas, where people feel the safest, where they are comfortable in their environment. Hannah has seen first–hand…

Adrian Hodge on being a regional pharmacist

After graduating from a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of Tasmania, Adrian Hodge moved to Melbourne to practice. He practiced in a busy city centre and spent time working in a regional area. He found a vast difference in the practice. He developed an immediate fondness for practicing in rural areas and changed the…

Eight tips for making the most out of placement – from those that have already done it

Going out on placement is stressful, especially if you are going for the first time. Feeling anxiety around your first (or tenth!) placement is totally normal, but there are some things that you can do to feel more prepared. Here is some advice from those that have done it before. 1)    Do your homework. Find out from…

A land of opportunity – agricultural careers in the 21st century

Now is the perfect time to begin, or advance, your career in agriculture in Tasmania. There is more to agriculture in the 21st–century than meets the eye. It is high tech, innovative, progressive and dynamic, making for diverse and exciting careers. Tasmania has secured a place on the world stage as a gourmet island. The…

The Pasture Predictor

Forecasting of pasture growth rates is important for beef and dairy farmers. Farmers need to understand how the near–term weather forecast, soil type, soil moisture levels, and soil nitrogen levels are going to collectively impact on their pasture growth so they can make more informed and timely management decisions. But with so many variables, how…

Growing new organs

The demand for organ donation increases every year, but the tissue available for donation remains static. Dr Kelly Smith, during her PhD, was in the place where surgeons performed Australia’s first split liver transplant. They were trying to get more out of the organs that they had, and Dr Smith thought ‘we should be making…

How high performance computers could save your life

It would take many millions of years to process 100 trillion statistical tests by hand. But in the past five to ten years, the speed and scale of data processing have increased to such an extent that we can now process 100 trillion statistical tests in just hours. And this technology could well save your…

Sensing Macquarie Harbour

Understanding the levels of dissolved oxygen in Macquarie Harbour is vital to salmon companies in Tasmania. Effects of low dissolved oxygen greatly influence the health and behaviour of the fish. Salmon farmers therefore need to be able to accurately measure the levels of dissolved oxygen in real–time over a large area in order to respond…

At the centre of it all, could understanding inflammation provide the silver bullet?

Across the globe, scientists are hard at work studying the processes behind the plethora of diseases causing harm. What if one process was at the centre of it all? Inflammation is associated with many, if not most, common diseases. It is triggered when the body’s defence system identifies a problem. When it works effectively, it…

A night with your butcher

Behind the French looking façade of the Huon Valley Meat Co. on the corner of Goulburn and Molle Street’s in West Hobart, there is more going on than fine butchery. Every second Tuesday night members of the Meat Co. customer community are learning about cuts of meat and how to cook them, eating fine food…

From Equestrian to Historian

After school I went to uni and started commerce because I thought that would give me a good job. But I didn’t like it, it was just dry and not for me. I was a horse rider and bought an ex–racehorse that I went to the state championships on in the uni Easter break. His…

From diesel mechanic to foreign correspondent.

When I was young, all I wanted to do was go into the army. But I have a stutter and I’m colour blind, which meant I could only ever have an office job in the army, which didn’t interest me. I looked into other emergency services, like firefighting and the police force but faced similar…

Uncovering the truth of our colonial past

Associate Professor Anna Johnston is using her love of literature to gain a deeper understanding of our British colonial past. By studying non–fiction, she is uncovering information that allows us to better understand our history, as well as its effects on us today.  “There was a complex social dynamic in the 19th century. In Australia…

Understanding the genetics that lead to cancer

The vast majority of people’s lives are affected by cancer. Some people are more likely to develop cancer than others, with some developing more aggressive cancers and others milder forms of disease. Also, some respond well to treatment and others do not. Associate Professor of cancer genetics, Jo Dickinson, is trying to find out why….

Environmental economics

How do you place a value on an ecosystem? The answer is, with great difficulty. Decisions are being made daily that impact on the environment and the wellbeing of people. How can we be sure that we are appropriately weighing the options, considering all angles, weighing the opportunity costs and making the right decisions?  Darla…

63 days in the Indian Ocean

I photographed the Sydney to Hobart yacht Race in 1998. The storm that exploded on the fleet, referred to as the “Bass Strait Bomb”, rolled several boats more than once. Storm winds of up to 80 knots sank 5 boats, forced 7 to be abandoned, 16 to call for help and 115 boats to retire.  During that…

The art of producing a fine art print

Printing a photograph is a far more challenging art form than most people realize. It takes an enormous amount of skill and practice to perfect.  Personally, I believe printing an image well is more challenging than taking the photograph in the first place.   If producing a great photograph is like a musical score, making the…