Launceston Silos & Woolsheds

October 15, 2020 in Industrial

This is my latest edit from my 10+ year project documenting the industrial beauty of the silos and woolsheds. The project explores the former industrial precinct located in the suburb of Invermay, Launceston before, during and after demolition. Over 10 years of documentation, this is a project close to my heart. I remember making this photograph just prior to the woolsheds being demolished. This was a prolific time of image making as I knew it would be only a matter of time before they were demolished and the silos being redeveloped and being unrecognisable to their original design. This photograph captured in 2015 was made exploring vantage points over the other side of the Tamar River, I enjoyed the process of finding as many different vantage points to document this landmark before it was gone forever. View the project photographs that I’ve edited so far here

Burnie Paper Mill - Rise and Fall of an Industrial Cathedral

August 12, 2020 in Industrial

This year marks a decade since the Burnie Paper Mill (Associated Pulp and Paper Mills) closed down. I’ve been reflecting on the history of the mill through my own photographs, and archive photographs.My inspiration for making photographs of sites like the mill is to record a quality record of architecture for posterity. I find it fascinating looking through archive photographs from library collections and this inspires me to capture my own photographs and inspires my process of creation.

Henty House - Where Architecture meets Art

May 02, 2020 in Industrial, Government

Henty House in Launceston is one of my favourite Modernist buildings in Tasmania. I enjoy its style and the photographic opportunities that it provides are countless. I find it such a photogenic building, its more akin to a piece of sculptural artwork. The textures, shapes and patterns from the concrete wood grain textures and how the light contrasts against shadow areas are a real joy and inspiration to capture on my camera. Over my 7 week road trip around Tasmania recently I focused on capturing new photos of Henty House. These are just some of the many details I captured of the sculptural beauty that is Henty House. Check out the new gallery on the website here for the entire ongoing project.

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