A magician wordsmith at the height of her powers, Karen Knight is fearless in her image-making. – Anne Kellas

When I first encountered Jules Witek’s photographs, I was immediately struck by their unique beauty, composition and tonal brilliance. – Giles Hugo

Take a journey through the physical and imaginative landscape of the stunning Tasman Peninsula with two of Tasmania’s leading artists.

Karen Knight has been widely published and anthologised since the 1960s. The author of several poetry collections and chapbooks, she won the 2011 University of Tasmania Prize for her moving collection, Postcards from the Asylum. Jules Witek is a musician and photographer whose work has appeared in solo exhibitions at the Pear Shed Gallery, and in numerous publications, calendars and social media posts.  

At First Glance is a joyous hymn to nature, in poetry and pictures, celebrating the people, places, animals and landscapes that make southern Tasmania so breath-takingly stunning and unique.