Sheila Peake, Milky Way reflection (LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT 2026)

Standing, on a beach in the dark, under the Milky Way, makes you reflect on our place in the universe. Photographing the Milky Way at Glasshouse Rocks in NSW, I felt very insignificant when I looked at the scale of the stars above me. The Milky Way, huge as it might seem, is such a small part of what exists beyond earth. An amazing subject to photograph, with no two photos ever the same.

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