Mother Earth - Tarkine Rainforest

Rhana Griffin

Mother Earth - Tarkine Rainforest

The Rainforests of the Tarkine, some 177,000 hectares, include the largest unbroken stand of rainforest in Australia.

A relic from the ancient continent, Gondwanaland, the Tarkine rainforest is one of the most significant temperate rainforests on earth. It is home to 56 threatened and endangered species, such as the Giant Freshwater Crayfish – the world’s largest freshwater invertebrate and the Tasmanian Wedge Tailed Eagle – the largest Eagle in Australia.

These rainforests are recognised as being one of the most significant tracts of temperate rainforest on earth, and are under imminent threat. While logging of pure stands of rainforest is occurring in and around the periphery of the Tarkine, the logging industry is pushing the Tasmanian Government to allow logging through the heart of the Tarkine Rainforests. This would divide the rainforest and seriously fragment the Tarkine’s wilderness qualities.

Information sourced from John Merory

I recently had the pleasure of working with Maree Jenkins who is soon to be opening her Tarkine Wilderness Lodge in the heart of the Tarkine Rainforest. Maree shared with me her love and intense passion for this very important little corner of the world. By establishing the Lodge as a viable tourism venture Maree hopes to stave off the chainsaws and brutal machinery of the Government which threaten to steal the life breath of the forest, stripping it of its natural beauty.

Save our forests. They desperately need our voice for they have no voice of their own.

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Mother Earth - Tarkine Rainforest by Rhana Griffin
Mother Earth - Tarkine Rainforest by Rhana Griffin
  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    beautiful perspective Rhana!

  • Cathy Middleton

    Cathy Middleton

    I love this Rhana, so magical. Was this in one of your calendars?

  • Jeff Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Giggity Giggity this is absolutely beautiful Rhana what awesome detail and color
    Breathtaking

  • George Link

    George Link

    What a magic piece of Mother Earth! Beautiful capture!

  • Troy Spencer

    Troy Spencer

    very mysterious yet welcoming shot, great perpective and composition
    and thanks for the information. Hard to get my heaad around the idea that anyone would actually want to chop down such long-lived majesty for the sake of something so temporary as money.

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Beautifully lush and almost magical. It looks so inviting, especially in the heat we’ve been having and still have to come. I love the way the “stepping stones” lead you into the clearing and the lovely light filtering down through the trees. I hope fervently that logging is NOT allowed in this wonderful place. Lovely image, rhana.

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Oh what ! Looks like you’ll have to rally round and get support against it Rhan, what a travesty it would be to lose any of it !!!! ................

  • Murray Swift

    Murray Swift

    This is a fabulous area of Tasmania which everyone should try to visit. Your image sums it up perfectly. It’s really difficult to believe that the logging industry could even contemplate any destruction of this area.

  • Lisa Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    How magical…...and rich…..and my idea of perfect beauty…...

    Stunning capture, Babe XO

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    God I love this place! And I haven’t even been there – yet.
    Thank you for showing me this beautiful area through your wonderful photos.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    what an amazing view of our world… so well shot Rhana!

  • Geoff Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    Definitely my favourite of your Tarkines Ms Muffin- the softness of the light and its luminous greeness captured so eloquently with those fern tree fronds across a pixie path – just inspired my friend.

  • Tempe

    Tempe

    beauteeeefulll, so serene so pristine. well done.

  • Jay Stockhaus

    Jay Stockhaus

    Fantastic image. Great composition and colors.

  • Garth Smith

    Garth Smith

    Great image Rhana and great sentiments but find it a bit ironic that the elements of your image were created with a chainsaw.

  • Julie Langford

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    Now this – is my idea of heaven. I could walk through here all day long, every day of the week just breathing, watching and listening . I love the forest, and this is a stunning shot.

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    ohhh my I wish I could walk thru something like this .. its stunning !

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Gorgeous, lush greens!!!!!!! Beautiful!!!!

  • DesImages

    DesImages

    The green in this is so lush and vibrant. it looks a beautiful area, and I hope that the logging isn’t allowed.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    This is Paradise! Beautiful capture!

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    Beautiful green photo!

    MY BUBBLESITE

  • Stephen Vecchiotti

    Stephen Vecchi...

    Very nice color, exposure and dof.

  • ghumphr1

    ghumphr1

    i wonder if edan looked like this – except for the chainsawed bits – lol – xXx

  • anaisnais

    anaisnais

    Truly stunning, love this pic!

  • Adam Bykowski

    Adam Bykowski

    The greens are awesome. This has such a serene feel to it. This image alone has now convinced me of what I already suspected. I need to go to a rainforest and photograph it before I die.

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    This is a magical place and capture. Well done, Rhana. An instant fav.

  • ilpo laurila

    ilpo laurila

    Really beautiful, magical.

  • Monkee

    Monkee

    I hope to see a view like this from a hammock one day..beautiful. great pic. ;oD

  • arora123

    arora123

    where is this place in the tarkine?? reply to arora.vo@hotmail.com

  • lllcarson

    lllcarson

    This is almost to good.

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    This is so beautiful!

  • rightasrain

    rightasrain

    What an amazing photo – truly gorgeous!

  • Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence replied

    Thankyou so much rightasrain, and thankyou also to everyone who has stopped by to leave inspirational comments. They mean more than you all could know.

  • TREVOR IRWIN

    TREVOR IRWIN

    So Beautiful and precious. you are a very talented artist Rhana. You paint so well with your Camera. Stunning Green colours.

  • Tim Sanders

    Tim Sanders

    Beautiful Image…..
    Tim

  • kittbagg

    kittbagg

    I sincerely hope that the govt sees past the $$$ signs and preserves this very beautiful part of the WORLD…..

    A stunning image

  • Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence replied

    So do I Kitt. I have just been up there today again… ahhh the serenity.

  • Veikko Suikkanen

    Veikko Suikkanen

    Really fantastic capture, very lovely atmosphere!

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    fabulous path, rhana – leading us on…

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    The perspective and the lush green is just tantalizing! What a beautiful area of this earth!

  • Shell59

    Shell59

    Beautiful place and great shot!

  • Paul Grinzi

    Paul Grinzi

    Beautiful shot … well captured Rhana

  • Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence replied

    Thanks Paul! I happened to sell and XL canvas of this one last nght about the time you commented… wasn’t you who bought it by any chance? ;)

  • Paul Grinzi

    Paul Grinzi

    Alas, I wasn’t me … obviously someone else with great taste!

  • Luís Lajas

    Luís Lajas

    Perfect

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Absolutely perfect!! One can almost feel the moist air and smell the wet leaves.

  • Michael Alesich

    Michael Alesich

    Stunning shot Rhana, I love the colours of this one.

  • Jeff Notti

    Jeff Notti

    GREEN!

  • Mark Snelling

    Mark Snelling

    Lovely pic, love the shades of Green, great work..

  • mklau

    mklau

    Magical capture - so delicious

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Another gorgeous capture!! Please consider putting this into the Which Way group.

  • GabrielK

    GabrielK

    stunning greens and great composition

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida 28 days ago

    excellent

  • jonpalma

    jonpalma 28 days ago

    Extraordinary!!!!!!!!

  • Sekans

    Sekans 6 days ago

    The green colours a very vibrant in an otherwise dark surrounding. Very good shot! :D

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