In pictures: Photographing Australia's tallest trees

25 January 2017
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Photographers have scaled towering eucalyptus trees in Tasmania for a spectacula
r art project.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption One of the world's tallest trees, eu
calyptus regnans dot the state's Styx Valley, 90km (55 miles) northwest of Hobar
t.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption The species, which is the tallest fl
owering plant, is also known as mountain ash or swamp gum.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption The photographers hope to draw atten
tion to some of the world's largest and most unusual trees.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption "It's purely about awareness," photo
grapher Steven Pearce told the BBC.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption The team suspended a camera between
branches to photograph the eucalypts, which can grow to almost 100m (328ft).
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption Mr Pearce said he became interested
in trees through his wife, ecologist Dr Jen Sanger, who studies plants that grow
on other plants.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption The trees in the valley have Lord of
the Rings-themed nicknames, including Fangorn and Gandalf's Staff.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption The Tree Project team spent 67 days
on the project, which is now on display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
Image copyright Steven Pearce Image caption "For our next project, we're plannin
g shoot a tropical rainforest tree 94m high in a place called Danum Valley in Bo
rneo," Mr Pearce said.
Click here to see The Tree Project's high-resolution image of a tree dubbed Gand
alf's Staff.
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