Becoming Ellie by Graeme Whittle & Lyndon Riggall | HB Tasmanian Travel In the early nineteenth century

In the early nineteenth century Wapping was a humble settlement known for its hostelries

you can wake up one morning and it’s not there

With that publication was born the culture of good writing that has followed ever since

With cameras on their backs

These early photographers recorded not just the dramatic physical features they found but also the typically rough shelters of the miners

Becoming Ellie by Graeme Whittle & Lyndon Riggall | HB Tasmanian Travel In the early nineteenth centuryLaunceston based artist, Graeme Whittle, has collaborated with author, Lyndon Riggall, on this story about a racing greyhound and her life after an injury ends her racing career. A celebration of the discovery of new identities, Becoming Ellie is gorgeously crafted in both word and image. It serves as a timely and beautiful reminder of one of life's most important lessons: that happiness can be found in the simplest of places.