Zahra Crough-Heaton, Across the Universe (ANIMALS 2022)

These glorious Green Turtles, some of whom become centenarians, carry their world on their backs. In the softly star-speckled waters off the North Queensland coast you'd be happy to float in their orbit for just a fraction of that time.

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