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Amy Brown is a photographer based in Hobart, Tasmania.

27/09/2025

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19/06/2025

Takayna - after the fires. This is the Anthropocene.

10/06/2025

I had an impromptu funk kitchen party with this incredibly talented and lovely human many years ago up in NorthWest Tassie. I was up there mentoring young women who live in places where there aren't many opportunities - especially in creative industries. Anyway ... me and quickly found a common love of all things musically funky and ever since I've enjoyed hearing her gorgeous voice in all the cool places. Check out .drippp and if you haven't already. .drippp are cruising on this coming week too ... as the DM fun spills out across our little island of Lutruwita

08/05/2025

These photos remind me of classic paintings depicting idyllic European agricultural scene. Places where nature is ordered and wildness is unwelcome. I took these on my way back from the residency. After spending days exploring ancient wilderness these very European scenes of farm land to the east of the Midlands Hwy, looking towards Ben Lomond National Park, were a stark contrast.

These lands were never ceded. They were violently taken from the First Nations people of Lutruwita and gifted to white settlers and military men. According to the Lutruwita/Tasmania has lost around 30% of its original native vegetation since settlement in 1803. "The greatest losses are an estimated 66% of swamp forests, 47% of coastal heathland, 46% of dry forest and woodland, and 40% of grasslands." these losses are largely related to land clearing for agriculture, urban settlement and intensive forestry.

Biodiversity is fundamental to Earth maintaining a habitable climate. Listen to the new podcast Voice of Commons by (link in bio) for a deep dive into the Earth systems that regulate the liveability of this planet. We are now in the Anthropocene - where humans are the dominant force in changing Earth's systems.

01/05/2025

I always find my visits to Material Institute deeply inspiring. If I could have my way all my commercial work would be in these spaces of potential, connection and creativity. It's also always a pleasure to create portraits with the lovely folk of and who are doing wonderful things with, and for, young people and community in Tassie - after all, we humans are happiest in community. If you haven't been out there for one of the public events or community offerings do it! And the brand new kitchen is looking fantastic team. Well done!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

10/04/2025

From the archives ... a story for a national masthead on the high demand for Australian lamb overseas. I wonder how the current trade wars will affect Tasmanian farmers.

06/04/2025

The delightful chef and all round good human Nicola in her abundant home garden, nestled in the foothills of Kunanyi/mt Wellington, for Takayna artist residency Ecological Imaginaries by . With thanks to

Question:- How can we, as individuals, foster a life that operates in right relationship with the natural world and ancient systems of existence?

Also ... black and white? Or colour? Sometimes it's easy to choose .. sometimes not

04/04/2025

Choices. What we choose collectively designs all our futures.

This was taken late 2024 from Pieman Road as me and a bunch of artists traversed the North West Tassie coast from Corinna to Tullah. Just a few weeks later dry lightning strikes sparked devastating fires in Takayna/the Tarkine, burning nearly 100,000 hectares of this precious, world heritage landscape. The fires are still burning. I don't know when this particular part of country was burnt ... but it was desolate and barren. A harbinger of times to come.

The wind farm in the distance is Granville Harbour Windfarm.

Recently I found myself researching polarisation - through the lens of contemporary behavioural science. I'm fascinated by how people make meaning and especially how, despite clear evidence to the contrary, great numbers of humans don't understand that the way we are (collectively) existing is literally destroying the very systems that enable us to live. It's fascinating but also very confronting. If you're interested look up echo chambers and filter bubbles.

And I dare say I'm preaching to the converted if you are reading this ... but a) don't give up and b) vote for the planet this coming Australian election - Greens and independents, who will act to protect Earth, and c) keep having conversations anywhere and anytime on the topic of how important it is to protect nature. You've got this.

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04/03/2025

Toward the end of 2024 I had the honour of accompanying an inspiring group of creatives and deep thinkers on an immersive artist residency - Ecological Imaginaries- in Takayna/Tarkine.

As my dear friend, and the deep thinker behind Ecological Imaginaries, Selena de Carvalho says ... "artist speak a different language ... they perform politics in a way that enchants ..."

We explored the forests, plains and waterways of this incredible, ancient and threatened landscape. And even though the cold winter months had just passed, the rainforest was sometimes crunchy underfoot. It was much drier than I expected. Bureau Of Meterorology data shows below average rainfall for the region in 2024.

Fast forward to today and some 100 hectares of this unique wilderness has burnt to a crisp. This is a devastating situation, made all the worse by the knowledge that native forest logging continues in this state ... and areas of this ancient forest are marked for logging this year and beyond.

Now is a good time to put your name down on the petition to have Takayna/Tarkine protected as a World Heritage area. Link in bio to the petition and to more about Ecological Imaginaries.

With thanks to and the science team.

Uncle Jim Everett &
Professor Glenn Albrecht

And to artists and deep thinkers

Fiona Hall

And for your wonderful sustenance

29/11/2024

I started my photography career as a news photographer right out of uni journo degree. Back then it was all tight, light and bright and grab what you can. I've worked really hard to learn and develop my technical and creative story making skills over the past 20 years. I do still really enjoy a bit of moonlighting in the news/editorial world. Especially when I can make gorgeous portraits like these for with Heather Tillott and Adam Sable of world renowned Tasmanian whisky label 🥃⚡️

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