Laura Symes, Where the River Cuts Deep (LANDSCAPE & ENVIRONMENT 2025)

In South Australia’s rural country, the Murray River carves its path between scorched cliffs and shadowed gums. These ochre walls, weathered by time and water, rise in quiet contrast against the calm. A fleeting moment beneath an endless sky — etched in colour, shaped by silence.

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