David Tatnall

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David Tatnall
Born1955
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPhotographer
Website davidtatnall.com

David Tatnall (born 1955) [1] is a Melbourne photographer, known for his representation of the natural landscape. [2] Tatnall began his career as an artistic photographer in 1975. He works with both large format and pinhole camera techniques. [2] His work is in the same tradition as Peter Dombrovskis and Olegas Truchanas – in the past, Tatnall has worked with Dombrovskis. [3]

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"I tend to go with no preconceived idea of what I'm going to photograph, other than I'm going to this particular location and I'll see what's there. I go mainly to experience the location, to experience the wilderness area, to go there on a walking trip and I take my camera. If I see things to make photographs, I'll stop and make photographs." [3]

Selected works

His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, [1] State Library of Victoria [4] and the Australian Embassy, Washington USA. [5]

The Monash Gallery of Art holds a famous 1986 work, 'Forest, Crows Foot Track, Rodger River, East Gippsland, Victoria'. [6] In 2014, Tatnall explained how the work was made and its subsequent impact. [7]

"On this ten-day trip I returned with twelve negatives; Forest at Crows Foot Track was the finest." [7]

Awards

Tatnall has been awarded a Life Time Contribution Award by Parks Victoria, and an Honorary Life Membership of the Victorian National Parks Association for his lasting influence on nature conservation in Victoria through photography. [8]

His photographs have become emblems of successful Australian nature conservation battles. [3] [5]

Projects and activities

Selected exhibitions

Publications

Interviews

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