Dan Broun
Kuno Earth Media Centre Manager
About Dan
Dan Broun is an experienced photo-journalist and passionate advocate for wild nature
Background
I'm a passionate advocate for a better, fairer world through connection to nature. My professional background is in media and conservation. I spend as much time as possible adventuring in the wilds of my island home, lutruwita / Tasmania and I get great pleasure from helping people connect to our precious earth and it's mob.
Articles by Dan
Braiding Sweetgrass
Braiding Sweetgrass explores reciprocal relationships between humans and the land, with a focus on the role of plants and botany in both Native American and Western traditions. The book has been described as a gift of love to the Earth.
De Fiets is Niets - The Bicycle Is Nothing
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. This was not inevitable but the result of a long and concerted effort.
How trees talk to each other | Suzanne Simard
A former forester, Dr. Suzanne Simard discovered that trees can communicate with each other because their root systems are connected by networks of beneficial fungi. This was a revelation and has created a new paradigm of ecological research.
Lake Malbena
Lake Malbena is the heart of Tasmania's Western Lakes wilderness in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. The lake was carved out of the surrounding landscape in the last period of glaciation, well over 10,000 years ago.
The Power and Purpose of Photography
Photography serves many needs. It can inspire us to travel or to care for place. It can elicit emotion. A photograph can tell one story or a thousand stories. Photography has magical power when used with purpose.
The Oldest Soul
Plant and tree enthusiasts around the globe have long debated which tree is the oldest on Earth. Like anyone with passion they state the case for their favoured botanic beauty. This article contains a few of the oldest souls on our wondrous planet.
Forest Man
Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger than Central Park in New York.
Galleries by Dan
Southwest National Park - Tasmania
Southwest National Park in Tasmania is a vast, mostly trackless wilderness containing ancient forests, the wildest rivers, a glaciated and mountainous landscape and a spectacular coastline with rich aboriginal history.
Bruny Island - A Photographers Paradise
Bruny Island is an island off an island surrounded by islands. Image:Nick Monk
Dark Sky Sanctuaries
The aurora australis lights the skies of Southwest Tasmania. The next Dark Sky Sanctuary? Image: Dan Broun
takayna / Tarkine
Takayna / Tarkine is a hugely diverse wild landscape with an extraordinary history. Largely unprotected this region has huge potential for national park and world heritage status.
Galleries Contributed by Dan
Bruny Island - A Photographers Paradise
Bruny Island is an island off an island surrounded by islands. Image:Nick Monk
takayna / Tarkine
Takayna / Tarkine is a hugely diverse wild landscape with an extraordinary history. Largely unprotected this region has huge potential for national park and world heritage status.
Southwest National Park - Tasmania
Southwest National Park in Tasmania is a vast, mostly trackless wilderness containing ancient forests, the wildest rivers, a glaciated and mountainous landscape and a spectacular coastline with rich aboriginal history.
Dark Sky Sanctuaries
The aurora australis lights the skies of Southwest Tasmania. The next Dark Sky Sanctuary? Image: Dan Broun