I had the pleasure of travelling to Central Queensland for Christmas this year. I wish I had taken more photos (and let’s face it, who doesn’t), but for me at least it was more a situation of learning more about the environment I was in and the people that inhabit the space moreso than photographing everything.
In saying that, I did manage to take a few photos.
This is big sky country. The land is obviously ancient, the climate harsh, the people who farm the land warm and inviting.
Bottle trees (above, below), dot the rangelands which were previously dense scrub. They stand as imposing sentinels.
Some aspects of this environment ring closer to western USA than Australia, like this cactus (above) and the old yards at dusk (below)
Originally built between 1880-1885, the Dingo fence is over 6000km of fencing with the aim of preventing dingoes moving into the fertile south east of Australia. It’s still actively maintained to this day.