Broome is a small but extremely popular tropical town in Western Australia and gateway to The Kimberley. It is sometimes marketed for tourists as a tropical paradise with the 22km long Cable Beach complete with camels as the main feature. I reckon small and quiet outback town is much more describing. The weather is tropical and perfect in the dry season – where the town is not so quiet as the population of roughly 15,000 people triples around July! I have somehow ended up in Broome 3 times so far and love slipping into “Broometime” and hanging out here in perfect climate with quirky, funky and weird residents in a charming outback atmospheric town.
Broome have a few great photography spots right around town and here’s a few of my takes on Broome from September 2008:
Cable beach in pastel coloured light as the sun rises
Cable Beach at Dawn
© Flemming Bo Jensen Photography
Sun Pictures Cinema in Broome; world’s oldest picture gardens! – bring a pillow as the deck chairs get a bit uncomfy!
Sun Pictures
© Flemming Bo Jensen Photography
Dusk light at Gantheaume Point home of 130 million year old dinosaur footprints
Gantheaume Point at Dusk
© Flemming Bo Jensen Photography
Back at Cable Beach; this time at dusk
Cable Beach at Dusk
© Flemming Bo Jensen Photography
Broome is a great place to relax for a few days either before or after your Kimberley outback trip. Just remember to not get stuck in “Broometime” sunbaking on the beach all week but get up the Gibb River Road and experience the Kimberley Outback!
