The salt pans of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre stretch beneath the deep brown cliffs, where soft pastels clash with rugged rock. Renaissance mirrors the tension of High Renaissance art, where the earthly and sacred converge in a timeless composition. Manolakis’ photograph captures the eternal dialogue between light and shadow, earth and sky, revealing the forces at work in nature.

Serpentine portrays a green stream winding through Roebuck Bay’s wetlands, where smooth waters cut a steady path through dense vegetation. This photograph highlights the flow of water as it moves gently through nature’s raw beauty. Manolakis captures the resilience of life, carving its way through the land’s embrace with purpose and grace.

Twisted reveals the intricate salt formations around Silcrete Island in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, where the raw power of a breaking wave is frozen in time. The salt formations twist and curl, embodying nature’s dynamic energy in a moment of stillness. This photograph captures the tension between motion and stasis, preserving the earth’s fluidity and force in striking, frozen shapes.