Dani Watson, The Land of the Elemental Beauty (Landscape 2020)

Over the years, I have been intrigued by stories of the Australian Landscape, however it is seldom that as photographers we communicate those stories. This series of images depicts the story of Lake Eyre and how drought and floods interacts to create abstract poetry as though a painter wields his watercolour brush across a canvas. Each image is that of mound springs which allows us to take a step back from our conventional line of sight to provide a unique perspective in the hope it triggers an emotional response. As a result, we can find value in the landscape through an elevated portal that highlights the interaction of colours, geology, textures, and details which tells the landscapes often concealed story.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.