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Aurora australis from kanamaluka

BEN ALLDRIDGE

Most of what's worth looking at in the sky happens when no one's looking.

About

Ben Alldridge is an occasional Pulitzer winner with a D.Sc., the owner of a private jet and a Caribbean island, and an award-winning space and nature photographer. Several of these facts are lies.

The remaining facts: marine biologist turned software engineer turned photographer, based on kanamaluka / River Tamar, lutruwita / Tasmania. Willing to drive a long way for clear skies.

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Work

Prints and experiences

Print

Eastern quoll under ultraviolet

A3 on hahnemuehle photo rag. Ships from Launceston. Tracked courier, Australia-wide.

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Experience

Tasmanian Dark Skies — field workshop

Three nights in the rain-shadow country of western lutruwita. We chase the conditions, not the calendar. You bring a camera body you are comfortable with; I bring most of the rest. Expect long evenings, weather that changes its mind, and more coffee than is strictly necessary.

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Recognition