Tasmania, The Island of Inspiration
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Tasmania, the southern island appendage off the coast of Australia is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with a rich diversity of wildlife, and an even more breathtaking mix of landscapes. I recently took a trip around the island, in an 8 day adventure, in which myself and a couple friends covered 1616 km in a car, and 62 km by foot. The island is pretty small, roughly the same size of Ireland or West Virginia back in the States. But where it lacks in size, it makes up with diversity. On the course of one 6km hike, you could go from environments of Amazon-like subtropical rain forests, to planes of barren gum trees that mimic landscapes in Africa, to rolling green hills that resemble those in Scotland, to jagged cliff faces and rocky mountain summits that remind me of the Himalayas. With only a population density of only 500,000, most of which is compacted into two small cities, the country is mostly landscape with scattered winding roads that test the skills of any German driver.
I found it to be a great project to try and capture the diversity and the beauty of this place. In choice locations, Ben, Dennis, and myself chose to take a series of group photos to add a little more spark to this rather hidden gem. I highly urge anyone to visit Tasmania if they get the opportunity, and to really take a chance to embrace the outdoors. I can’t wait to return someday. It was needless to say, TassieTastic!
