Steven's Favourites
[14]Handpicked for their ability to transcend the ordinary, these works invite you to witness the sublime—where nature’s vastness meets the boundless depths of imagination.

Blue Dragon
A gnarling river twists like a Chinese street dragon.
A river winds through Lake MacLeod, its twisting form echoing the shape of a mythical Chinese street dragon. In Blue Dragon, Manolakis captures the raw power of nature as deep blues and earthy tones merge seamlessly. The photograph invites the viewer to experience a surreal landscape where water and land intertwine, reflecting the vitality and movement of the natural world.

The Shimmer
A luminous dance between amber sands and celadon waters.
Amber sands stretch into celadon waters, their edges blurred by sunlight dancing across the surface. The Shimmer brings this ethereal beauty to life, where light, colour, and texture merge in a seamless flow. This aerial photograph reveals the subtle yet powerful connection between earth, water, and sky, showing nature’s ever-changing brilliance.

Neuron
A linear tidal channel mimics the delicate form of a neuron.
A tidal channel cuts sharply through silver mudflats, its branching form mirroring the intricate pathways of a neuron. In Neuron, Manolakis highlights the connection between the landscape and the networks that sustain life. This aerial photograph captures nature’s design with perfect symmetry, revealing the harmony between water, earth, and life.

Physis
Turquoise waters carve their path through ivory sands.
In Shark Bay’s renowned estuary, turquoise waters flow across the landscape, shaping intricate patterns in the sands. Physis captures this ongoing transformation, where the forces of water and land converge to create new forms. Through Manolakis' lens, the delicate balance between movement and stillness becomes a testament to nature’s power to reshape itself.

Broken Moon
Fragments of a moon drift outward as the Kimberley’s reefs stretch toward the infinite.
In the Kimberley, the reefs rise softly from the earth, while the sandbars stretch across the water, their sharp edges evoking the form of a shattered moon. Broken Moon brings this celestial imagery into focus, where the landscape reflects nature’s raw power and the vast sky beyond. Through Manolakis' lens, the eternal connection between earth and the infinite is captured with meticulous detail.