Cassandra McMahon, Tiger Stripes (PLACES 2025)

A sleeping giant slumbers in the lands of the wangkangurra people of the Simpson Desert region in outback Queensland. It's stripes changing and shifting on the whim of the winds. During my visit to Birdsville, my morning ritual of climbing to the top of nappanerica was always a wonder, observing the animals tracks and patterns in the sand.

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