Morning mist, Rock Island Bend, Franklin River, Tasmaniac. 1980
This is one of Peter Dombrovskis’s most well
known photographs. It became famous in the early 1980s when it was used as part of the campaign against the proposed damming of the Franklin River. The photograph shows a part of the river that would have been submerged by the proposed dam and the image is credited with playing a large role in preventing the dam’s construction. Dombrovskis’s practice focused on documenting remote areas of the Tasmanian landscape and like other works by Dombrovskis, this image has an inherently unreal quality about it, as if it were a part of a surreal fantasy land. This inspires the viewer with a sense of wonder and awe and is one of the reasons it played such a powerful role in preserving the Franklin River.
(2016)
Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
