nipaluna/ Hobart
Hobart information:
Off Season https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/off-season/
Discover Tasmania https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/
Tourism Tasmania https://www.tourismtasmania.com.au/
Tasmania.com (Travel Agent) https://tasmania.com/points-of-interest/hobart/
Getting here
Hobart Airport https://hobartairport.com.au/travellers/transport-and-parking/ (including Uber + Sky Bus)
Spirit of Tasmania (Ferry) https://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/sailing-fares
University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus https://www.utas.edu.au/about/campuses/hobart
Accommodation
There are a range of options to suit your budget.
I suggest staying in the suburbs of Hobart, South Hobart, Battery Point, or Sandy Bay – especially if you won’t have a car and will be relying on public transport or taxi/rideshare.
Shoot locations
MONA – Museum of Old and New Art https://mona.net.au/
Shoot here at your own risk – no professional photography, tripods or flashes and remember to tag them on Instagram and Twitter https://mona.net.au/visit/facilities-and-cautions
TMAG – Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery https://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/home
Shoot here at your own risk – no professional photography, tripods or flashes https://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/visitor_information/planning_your_visit
Royal Botanical Gardens https://gardens.rtbg.tas.gov.au/
You could actually spend a whole day shooting here in the different gardens - go from dark European forests to formal Japanese gardens and retro futuristic lilyponds. https://gardens.rtbg.tas.gov.au/visit/top-locations/ https://gardens.rtbg.tas.gov.au/visit/visitor-map/
kunanyi/Mt Wellington
Shooting on kunanyi/Mt Wellington. Make sure you check the webcam to see if there’s snow and check for any road closures: https://www.hobartcity.com.au/.../Pinnacle-Road-current...
Check what you need to be on the mountain safely: READ THIS GUIDE https://www.hobartcity.com.au/.../Stay-safe-on-the-mountain
If you are going up in a group, make sure that you have warm clothes to wear while you are waiting to shoot - help each other out and stick to a shooting schedule!
PLAN HOW YOU ARE GETTING UP AND BACK
Suggested shoot locations – Silver Falls/Fern Glade area; O’Grady’s Falls track near the first boom gate off Pinnacle Road. For rocks check the Pipeline Track (accessible via the Chalet); for vast plains and views the Summit is the place to go.
Salamanca https://www.salamancamarket.com.au/Home
The old warehouse and drinking district - lots of pubs with stories of sailors and convicts (and ghosts). On Saturday the whole stretch will be closed off for the markets, but a good shoot option for Sunday.
Sandy Bay UTAS Campus https://www.utas.edu.au/about/campuses/hobart
UTAS is Tasmania’s only university with diverse campuses spread across the city. There will be a ‘hub’ at the Studio Theatre/Communities lounge where you can meet other cosplayers/photographers, stop for something to eat (we’ll have tea and coffee things and there’s a supermarket nearby), and fix your makeup
The Sandy Bay campus actually has some good looking shoot locations, so hang out in the hub and see if you can get an extra shoot or two.
Annotated map
These are some of the main locations used by Hobart photographers and cosplayers. You could spend the whole day based at the UTAS campus or at the Botanical Gardens and still have a variety of shoot locations. You’ll note that the suggested locations are grouped around Hobart CBD and the Sandy Bay UTAS campus.
The Eastern Shore (on the other side of the Derwent River) is also rich in great places to shoot but will need for you to have access to a car.
Remember to work with your shoot partners to plan your weekend (also - please remember that Hobart has pretty abysmal public transport)
Location Exchange
By popular demand, this year we are trialing an open source map for photographers and cosplayers to add their favourite locations, least favourite locations, words of caution, and images as examples.
Link to the open source cosplay location map.
Aussie Super Girl as Beauregard Lionett from Critical Role; photography by Karrtia Photography
Tessu as Awilda from Zangeki no Reginleiv; photography by Red Scarf Photograpy at the Tessellated Pavement
images used with permission