Hoffman, Noel   (1931 - )

He is a retired School Principal who has had a lifelong passion for native orchids.

"I have been fascinated with our native orchids since discovering them alongside the road near Tambellup where I lived as a small child. During the school holidays I went to work with my father and when he stopped to stoke the gas producer on the truck (it was War time) I wandered into the bush and there they were. I thought my mother would like some of them so, heaven forbid, I picked a bunch to take home to her".

"It was in the 1950's that I bought my first 35 mm camera. It was a Practika reflex camera and while it had many good features one had to take great care when taking pics so as to not waste film.
It was nothing like the modern digital cameras which allow one to take multiple shots and select the best. Now there is also the advantage of being able to review photos immediately instead of having to wait two weeks to see the results.
I am now onto my fourth digital camera – a Canon EOS RP."

Source: Extracted from:
N. Hoffman, A. Brown, J.Brown 'The Orchids of South-West Australia' 4th ed 2019
https://orchidswa.com/home/noel-hoffman/
Portrait Photo: https://orchidswa.com/home/noel-hoffman/

Collecting localities for 'Hoffman, N.' from AVH (2025)

Data from 90 specimens