This photograph shows a part of the Douglas-Apsley National Park on Tasmania’s east coast. It is typical of Peter Dombrovskis’s practice in that it shows a remote part of the Tasmanian landscape. His images were often produced with the intention of drawing viewers’ attention to the beauty of Tasmania’s wilderness in order to inspire its protection. Like other photographs by Dombrovskis this image has an unreal quality about it, as if it were a part of a surreal fantasy land. This inspires a sense of wonder and awe in the viewer and is one of the reasons Dombrovskis’s photographs have played a part in preserving various Tasmanian natural places.
(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.
