Caroline Reynolds, Cycle of Life (PLACES 2024)

Ariel shot of the 2,530 km long Murray river, flowing towards the Murray mouth in South Australia, taken from a hot air balloon. Once teaming with Murray Cod, the now endangered Murray crayfish and the common yabbie, the health of the Murray is now in jeopardy as can be seen from the struggling River Red Gums that line its shores. This bringer of life is now fighting for its own.

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