Tasmania Travel Story by Sarah McAskill

Today, we’re featuring a wonderful travel story from film photographer Sarah McAskill. Here is more from Sarah about capturing Tasmania on film…

This series was born on a family trip to Tasmania (Australia), one of my favorite places – a rugged symphony of wild coastline, working harbors, and weathered architecture steeped in stories. I shot these on Kodak Portra 400, using my beloved Yashica Mat 124G – a camera that insists on patience and the grace of constraint.

What began as a curious experiment to escape the endless scroll of digital images became a practice of quiet seeing. Film asks for more – it demands you slow down, to feel the weight of just twelve frames per roll. You learn to wait, to watch light dance and settle, to press the shutter only when the moment feels true.

The Yashica Mat 124G, with its waist-level viewfinder and pure mechanical heartbeat, is a gentle master of presence. It invites stillness, a pause where the world softens and sharpens all at once.

What captivates me most in these frames is how they cradle both nostalgia and now. Film has a magic for that – capturing not just the way things looked, but the way they breathed, felt. And in Tasmania, every frame was a slow, deep breath.

Analog cameras and films used: Yashica Mat 124G (Find at KEH Camera or on eBay) | Kodak Portra 400 (Find on Amazon)

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