May 22, 2015 4:06am Karajane, I cannot explain it either. I came here with my lovely new wife in 1986. After a career attempting to teach our indigenous I discover that they have taught me way more than I did them. It's a strange world. Our academic qualifications are both worth so much, and yet so little. They do not teach us about the fundamentals of the universe or of ourselves. Better to disappear into The Outback and find oneself. With my career over, my wife long gone, I guess it's what keeps me here.
You can do it again Karajane. But don't expect it to be the same. Your starting and ending points will be very different. Look on it as adding depth to your previous visit.
March 28, 2015 1:07am I can’t explain what happened out there in that Billabong. I just started to dance and everything came together. There was some kind of unification process that as someone who graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) I shouldn’t really believe in, let alone be able to explain, but it felt as though there was a special kind of connection between us mere mortals and that land. This image is very dear to my heart; I consider it to be the most important thing I’ve ever done because it allowed me to really FEEL the outback. We were privileged to have you as our guide. What I wouldn’t give to do it all over again!
January 18, 2015 2:08am Well Karajane, it's pretty close to how it came out of the camera! We made it from a shared imagination and some wonderful desert storms that filled the clay pans. A rare event!
Goodness Karajane... how do I reply? I'm so glad that we inspired one another and that you went on to bigger things! Very inspirational for me too.
I feel that my time to move-on is approaching but this place even after 30 years remains such a magnet. There is nothing like flying back and looking out over the timeless Macdonnell Ranges stretching seemingly forever. There are bigger and 'better' deserts, but none that seem older than Time itself.
January 13, 2015 10:47am Gosh, I love what you did with this image, Mark. It feels like just yesterday, and yet so much time has passed. I have traveled the world since I shot with you in the Simpson Desert and of all the places I have seen, I can honestly say that nothing compares to your slice of paradise. You were right - do you remember telling me I would travel the world and never see anything like it?
Thank you for this opportunity. There is an other-worldly quality to this image that speaks to your talent. You helped me do precisely what I wanted to do when I first began modelling: help photographers bring mystery and magic into their images.
I have now been modelling for four years in total and returned to the industry two weeks ago. You were my inspiration to return. Of all the shoots I have completed, this was undoubtedly my favourite.
December 29, 2011 6:12pm This is truely a beautiful shot..the landscape is remarakable..her pose in the frame you caught her..her hair.. the dress.. the water surroudning her..she looks like shes stepped out of a book into the real world and is about to dissapear..
My favourite image in your port :)