Peter Dombrovskis
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Peter Dombrovskis (1945– 28 March, 1996) was born in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Peter Dombrovskis was a highly influential Tasmanian photographer. The protege of noted wildlife photographer and activist Olegas Truchanas, his photos of the Tasmanian Wilderness - particularly in the annual Wilderness Society calendar - brought images of once remote and inaccessible areas of the state into the public realm.
His most influential photo was Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend, Franklin River, which some commentators believe played a large part in the victory for Bob Hawke in the 1983 election. The photo portrayed a section of the Franklin River which was to be submerged by the Franklin Dam.
He died of a heart attack while taking photographs alone on the Western Arthur mountain range in South West Tasmania.
External link
- Gallery of photos by Truchanas and Dombrovskis (http://www.abc.net.au/wildness/gallery.htm)