Lesley Ambrose , Melissa - Behind the Sunglasses (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2026)

This candid photograph of Melissa was taken on a sunny afternoon at Philip Island. Melissa’s shadow sitting silently next to her listening to her conversations without saying a word, knowing the grief she is concealing behind her darkened glasses.

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