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Photographer Spotlight: Tamara Dean

Australian artist Tamara Dean’s gorgeous photographic series captures her deep affection and longing to be in nature. As she states: “When I enter a forest I feel as though I have come home.” See more images below. All images courtesy of the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary in Sydney.

 

Tamara Dean
Colony, willow (Salix) in Autumn, 2017, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 120 x 160 cm

 

 

Tamara Dean
Dusty Miller (Senecio viravira), western wild garden, Winter, 2017, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 75 x 100 cm

 

 

Tamara Dean
Fallen willow (Salix) in Autumn, 2017, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 120 x 160 cm

 

 

Tamara Dean
Juniper (Juniperus) in Winter, 2017, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 75 x 100 cm

 

 

Tamara Dean
Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) in Spring, 2017, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 75 x 100 cm

 

 

Tamara Dean
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in Summer, 2018, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 120 x 160 cm

 

 

Tamara Dean
The Signal, Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata), Winter, 2017, pure pigment print on cotton rag paper, 75 x 100 cm

 

 

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Tamara Dean at Martin Browne Contemporary

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