Author(s): Don Defenderfer (Photographer)

Wilderness

"Defenderfer is the consummate writer of place - this place." -PETE HAYPoet, writer and environmentalist"As much about love as it is about Tasmania - Defenderfer's love for wild places is our planet's salvation." -HILARY BURDENWriter and journalist Praise for TASMANIA an island dream"A beautiful ode to the most astonishing island on Earth." -TIM FLANNERYWriter and environmentalistDon Defenderfer 's companion book to TASMANIA an island dream is a collection of stories, poems and photographs that capture the magic and beauty of Tasmania. The book represents an evolution in Don's creative work, which has been published nationally and internationally.Don, a native of San Francisco, came to Tasmania in 1982 on the advice of an Australian he met in Alaska. He hitched a ride to Cradle Mountain, started hiking, met a local woman and they have been together ever since. His love for Tasmania and for his wife have only grown deeper over the past forty years.A few years ago, by chance, Don met the Australian from Alaska who recommended he visit Tasmania. They have been close friends since, and have shared sailing trips to some of Tasmania's wildest coastal areas.