In the central desert of Australia there are thousands of "lakes"
that, for most of the time, are dry. Some may go for as long as a
decade before water flows into them. Most of them are ephemeral.
Many of them are salt lakes. With evaporation and soakage some
of these lakes disappear quickly, as if into thin air. They are
sometimes called "Ghost Lakes" for this reason.
From the air these salt lake beds are like a vast canvas on the land.
Salt, sand and clay are mixed by water and wind currents to form
natural works of art like watercolour paintings.
When these lakes are dry very little life ventures onto them. Wild
camels can cope with the distances and heat, sometimes crossing
lakes that are 50 km wide. Emus are another animal adapted to
use these lakes, searching for insects that blown into them by
strong winds.
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Awards STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS - GARY STEER
2015 International Photography Awards IPA Honourable Mention,
Nature:Aerial Category, Ghost Lakes.
2013 International Loupe Awards, Category: Science and Nature, Out
on the Salt Lake, Silver Award, Category: Sport, The Kiteboarder. Bronze
2013 International Fine Art Photography Award, Paris, France
Juror Award of Merit, Out on the Salt Lake.
2013 Asferico – Italy – International Nature Photography Competition
Mammals category Finalist - Kangaroo Valley
2013 ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year, Australia
Runner-up in Animal Behaviour – Out on the Salt Lake
Finalist in Our Impact – The Vanishing Billabong
2012 Global Photo Awards. First Place Still Life Photographer.
Traveller of Old Oceania, Second Place Abstract Photographer,
Miner on the Slab Hut.
2012 International Loupe Awards
Three Bronze Awards in People & Portraits: Landscape: Ghost Lake, Science & Nature:
2011 International Loupe Awards
Sport category – 2 Bronze Awards; Abstract/Illustrative – 2
Bronze Awards; Science and Nature – 1 Bronze Award.
2010 International Aperture Awards
Silver Award, Portrait; Bronze Award, Landscape;
Bronze Award, Sport; Bronze Award, Abstract/Illustrative
2010 National Photographic Portrait Prize
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Australia
2009 ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year Competition
Runner-up Black and White Section
2009 International Nature Photography Competition – “Asferico” – Italy
9 Finalists in 4 categories
2008 Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards Smithsonian Washington
Highly Honoured Winner in two categories Art/Nature & Landscape
2008 International Aperture Awards
Five Bronze Awards in Landscape, Abstract, Sport
