Stuart Murphy
Context. This man made acid scald in a NSW north coast wetland was inundated in water just 2 days before I took this photo. The cracks in the clay hadn't had time to close up and and the rich colour of the iron was bolstered by the super clear acidic water over the top. Brolgas wade dissatisfied in search of food.
Celia Furt
U. From a helicopter, a unique and gobsmack morning in which I got to capture and experience the fog taking over the red sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib desert, Namibia, Africa.
Gary Nguyen
Web Surfing. In the moments before this shot, a massive wave had caught this group of surfers off guard, resulting in a total wipeout. This is an aftermath shot, where the foam of the waves on the surface of the water had formed a web-like pattern amidst the surfers coming up for air. This didnt seem to faze the group. They all recovered quickly and resumed their morning surf.
Kate Sheffield
Aerial view of the mountains in the Nazca Region, Peru. This is the region famous for the Nazca lines, which have been there for 2000 years, but the mountains are just as amazing.
Alex Ham
The Price We Pay 1. Aerial image taken from a fixed wing aircraft, of a tailing pond at an ilmenite mine.
Paul Hoelen
Armageddon. An industrial area in central California reveals an apocalyptic looking scene of how we can leave the earth by using purely as a resource through unsustainable industrial processes
Paul Graeme Dodd
Scrap Metal Yard. I was immediately struck by the intense cyan colour of the equipment being used to sort the scrap metal. From above, there is an organisation to something that looks entirely chaotic from the ground.
Paul Hoelen
Coal Mine. In a time when the world is on the verge of acknowledging an environmental crisis from global warming, caused at least in part by fossil fuel extraction and burning, the Australian government is supporting the opening of some of the world biggest coal mines to extract cheap low grade coal, and send 500 ships a year through channels in the Great Barrier Reef to burn for electricity on the other side of the world in India. The reef is dying from rising sea temperatures caused by global warming and the coal mine featured here, just inland from the Reef, and its coal will join that procession of resources to India. This invites reflection on one most topical and pressing questions of our time - Can we find a sustainable balance between our energy resource needs and the wellbeing of the worlds natural ecosystems?
Peter Virag
Petrochemical. High angle shot of storage tanks at Coode Island in Melbourne. I really loved the rusty texture, the repetition and the difference in size between the tanks.
Paul Hoelen
Sun flare. The King Sound in the Western Kimberley area has the highest tidal range of anywhere in Australia, reaching heights of well over 11 metres. Delicate and mysterious patterns reveal themselves briefly as they dry in the sun on the spring low tide, before the massive flow of the tide returns.
Mieke Boynton
Kati Thanda: Taking Flight. On the rare occasion that Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre fills with water, there is an area that blooms with a pink algae. I see a bird taking off in this image, which I think symbolises the explosion of birdlife that occurs when the lake is inundated.
Stuart Murphy
Blue Poles.I took this photo in the Spring of 2018 over a swamp near Grafton NSW a thin biofilm covered the water surface and reflected a blue sky above like a mirror. The long vertical dark lines are from the cattle heading out into the swamp to graze in the the morning, each animal breaking the film as they wade out. The photo was taken before the break in the film closed back up.
Oscar Riley
Chargers. Pango Point, Vanuatu, is one of the most danger waves in the pacific, surfed by only the most daring of locals. With a mere 20 cm of thin raging water separating Man and reef, one must be mad to seek its thrill.
Alex Ham
The Price We Pay 2. Aerial image from a fixed wing aircraft, of a bauxite mine tailing pond.
Tim Wrate
Eyes. Situated deep in the deserts of far northern South Australia, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an icon of nature sitting squarely in the beating heart of outback Australia. Ancient beyond imagining, its compelling atmosphere and intricate complexity provide the perfect palette for aerial photographers to apply their skill.
Drought
Drought flock. A passing cloud casts a shadow over a decimated paddock while Dan Boland hand feeds sheep from his ute in Gifford West. Farmers in the Giffard West region of Gippsland in Victoria are doing it tough after not seeing significant rainfall in months.
Geoffrey Ellis
Red Ocean. I live in The Pilbara, known mostly for it's intense red dirt and ranges. It means the ocean isn't the clearest most times, but it does make for striking photography- especially from above. At low tide, you can see a singular stream of water slowly soak back to the retreating ocean that created it. I love this country.
Tim Wrate
Wander. Situated deep in the deserts of far northern South Australia, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an icon of nature sitting squarely in the beating heart of outback Australia. Ancient beyond imagining, its compelling atmosphere and intricate complexity provide the perfect palette for aerial photographers to apply their skill.
Benjamin Hogan
Coarse Woody Debris. Dead trees and branches help to provide food and habitat for a wide range of organisms. To rehabilitate an area, park managers will sometimes place coarse woody debris to create shelter for wildlife, encourage plant growth, and stop erosion. On first glance, this image seems bleak, but when you explore a bit deeper, it becomes a representation of something more positive.
Vanessa Brown
Day Spa. Hot water Beach in New Zealand, has an underground river of hot water that flows beneath the sand. It can be accessed either side of low tide. Locals and visitors dig their own spa pool in the sand and sit back an relax.
Paul Graeme Dodd
Komatsu. I love the yellow of this equipment. I wonder if they realise how interesting this looks from above!
Martine Perret
Gungurrunga Ngawa 9. Gungurrunga Ngawa (Look Above) was shot above the Western Australian Goldfields salt lakes as part of an on-going project documenting both the landscape and the regions inhabitants. The ethereal beauty of the areas unique shapes and textures when seen from the air reveal an extraordinary and ancient land.
Tim Wrate
Lattice. As seen from above, the latticework of red salt and lime green mangrove creates abstract patterns in the estuaries of Farue Island, Western Australia.
Christine Goerner
Marbella Cloudscape Underwater. Literally flying through the clouds above the coastline of Marbella in Southern Spain, but with its deep sea-green tones this scene feels like the clouds are underwater giving this photograph a surreal and eerie submerged vibe.
Tim Wrate
Transitions. Situated deep in the deserts of far northern South Australia, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an icon of nature sitting squarely in the beating heart of outback Australia. Ancient beyond imagining, its compelling atmosphere and intricate complexity provide the perfect palette for aerial photographers to apply their skill.
Alex Ham
The Price We Pay 3. Aerial image taken from a fixed wing aircraft, of a bauxite mine tailing pond.
Ingrid Hendriksen
GRAZING IN A DESERT OASIS. Aerial photograph of the floodplains north of Lake Eyre, South Australia. Cows are grazing in a desert Oasis, lush fields of grass and flowers on the red sand.
Jon Wright
Pastel Sands. World Heritage listed Shark Bay, Western Australia, shows its unique colours and contrast of dry land with blue waters that create an oasis of fauna providing limited shade for wildlife in the area.
Craig George
Aerial Inversion. Aerial image of Tasmania's North West Coast. This image had it's colours inverted in post production to get the abstract effect.
Manabu Oya
Discovering an intersection . This is the intersection between humans traces and the footprints created by the sea.
Ingrid Hendriksen
VEIN OF THE BARREN DESERT.. Aerial photograph of the bare, barren windswept outback, with a river creating a vein like green path through this dry landscape.
Alex Ham
Slender. Aerial image taken from a fixed wing aircraft of a point of land in Lake Preston WA
Tim Wrate
Pounamu. Situated deep in the deserts of far northern South Australia, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an icon of nature sitting squarely in the beating heart of outback Australia. Ancient beyond imagining, its compelling atmosphere and intricate complexity provide the perfect palette for aerial photographers to apply their skill.
Martine Perret
Sel Rose 1. The 'Sel Rose' (Pink Salt) series of images was created above the Western Australian's Hutt Lagoon. The pink color from the salt lake arises from a bacterium producing a pigment. 'Sel Rose' series is how earth painted the land, using its unique palette of colors bleeding along the waters edge. In my mind's eye; the sublime, the surreal, the ethereal.
Christine Goerner
White Village of Andalusia. I felt like I was on a magic carpet ride over this other-worldly moorish landscape of the Sierra de Grazalema in Southern Spain. The limestone mountains were awash with beautiful sublime greys. And nestled into the majestic beauty of the landscape is one of the Pueblos Blancos (white villages) of Andalusia.
David Munro
Glacial Delta. Ariel shot from a doors-off helicopter flight of an Icelandic delta. Melted glacial waters make their long way to the sea over a terrain of ice, lava lakes and volcanic ash.
A sunbather on the beach
High tide. Sunshine Beach in Queensland is relatively uncrowded even on a glorious summer day and there is plenty of space to find a spot to spread out your towel and sunbathe. This location though was an interesting choice, I presume the woman (with her dog!) knew that the tide was dropping and that the next big wave wasn't going to wash up as far as the wet sand tideline left behind from the last one?
Peter Virag
Under development. More and more areas that used to belong to nature are under human development. In this is a drone shot I wanted to capture this particular stage of the construction when these two different layers were still visible, and also liked the way the high angle perspective made the heavy machinery look like matchbox toys.
Alex Ham
Life Begins. Aerial image taken from a fixed wing aircraft, of an island in Lake Preston WA.
Ingrid Hendriksen
Outback Dam. Aerial photograph of a near empty dam wall in the North Queensland outback.
Tim Wrate
Ribbon Dancer. Situated deep in the deserts of far northern South Australia, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an icon of nature sitting squarely in the beating heart of outback Australia. Ancient beyond imagining, its compelling atmosphere and intricate complexity provide the perfect palette for aerial photographers to apply their skill.
James Tudor
Old Man Emu Wandering. In a field, on the road between Renmark and Mildura, a wandering mob of Emus made for an interesting shot.
