AUSTRALIA’S WILD NORTH - PHOTO FEATURE 2013 SOMETIMES it’s easy to forget what a wild, remote part of the world we live in. To celebrate our unique landscapes and environment, the Arafura Times is this week featuring a collection of photographs titled Australia’s Wild
North. Around the Top End the nature is vibrant, the locals are characters and everything seems to be tinged with a dry as a desert sense of humour - so it’s no wonder photographers flock up here like Magpie Geese.
PHOTOS compiled by: MATT GARRICK
One such was freelance photographer Milos Lekovic, who dropped by on January 12 to shoot a few as a part of a competition for National Geographic. “I used the theme of Travel, Culture and Sport to show how all aspects of these are brought together
by the community in a beautiful, remote location,” he said. Some of his wonderful works are featured here, alongside other quirky reminders of what an original place we live.
The Rio Tinto Alcan Bauxite mine at Yirrkala. The mine boasts an impressive 26km conveyor belt which moves 3000 tonne’s of bauxite ore per hour, from the mine to the refinery. Photo courtesy: Milos Lekovic, Southside Studios.
A very North Australian sight at the Nhulunbuy Tip. Photo: Matt Garrick.
A few local lads of Yirrkala about play basketball after a downpour. Photo courtesy: Milos Lekovic, Southside Studios.
No security check-in? At least they have a bin at Numbulwar Airport. Photo courtesy: Ali Thorn.
THRILLSEEKERS: Local Matt Waterson and some mates ventured into the wilds around Jabiru, and came a little too close for comfort to a giant Salty. ABOVE/RIGHT/BELOW: On Yam Island, in the Torres Strait, the Alag (bush spirits) come out during New Year’s celebrations. They do not talk and you are unable to identify them. The Alag chase people and try to hit them with sticks. This is based on old cultural practises of over coming fear for what may lay ahead in the new year.
Keep those photos coming in Remember to send your shots through to the Arafura Times at editor@arafuratimes.com.au, for your chance to be featured as the ‘Photo of the Month’, printed in the first edition of each new month.
At the end of this year, a photo exhibition will be held (location yet to be named) featuring the 12 monthly winners, and Arafura Times readers will have the opportunity to vote on the Photo of the Year for 2013.
Gove Country Golf Club ABOVE: Taking a dip in Crocodile Creek, with the refinery looming in the background. Photo courtesy: Milos Lekovic, Southside Studios. BELOW: Game of footy in Yirrkala. Photo courtesy: Milos Lekovic, Southside Studios.
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