About

Michelle Crawford is a Tasmanian writer, stylist, photographer and host whose work explores food, interiors and place.

Based in the Huon Valley, she creates bespoke gatherings, editorial stories and visual projects shaped by season, atmosphere and the quiet theatre of a well-set table.

Michelle is the custodian of The Bowmont — a former Edwardian bank in the riverside village of Franklin, restored and reimagined as a guest apartment, photography studio and event space, where much of her work unfolds, from editorial shoots to intimate celebrations and visiting creatives.

Over the past decade she has styled and photographed for food producers, tourism operators and design-led brands including Blundstone, Bruny Island Cheese, Lark Whisky and Hill Street Grocer. Her writing on food, travel and Tasmanian life has appeared in Country Style, Galah, Graziher, Feast, Inside Out, Lunch Lady and Jetstar Magazine.

Michelle is the author of the memoir A Table in the Orchard and has co-authored several books, including Not Just Jam with Matthew Evans, with whom she also worked as researcher and stylist on the Gourmet Farmer television series. She is currently co-authoring a book on adaptive reuse.

She lives and works at The Bowmont, where many of her stories, photographs and gatherings begin.