The Pod
by Ari Rex
Title
The Pod
Artist
Ari Rex
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Empty kids playground during the devastating Orroral valley bushfires
I had a P2 face mask when I took this picture.
During the bushfires Canberrans were locked in their homes with sealed windows to protect from the smoke of the devastating bushfires that made world headlines, all shops were out of air purifiers. I went out almost every day to document this tragedy capturing the empty city under the thick smoke, I photographed many places but my favourite spot was National Arboretum (where this playground is located) you never see this place without kids, but during the fires it felt like an otherworldly deserted structure.
Awards
- Finalist at Australian Professional Photography Awards SLA 2020 "Isolated" category
- 2021 Represented Team Australia – 2020 World Photography Cup Winning Team
- Honourable Mention at International Photography Awards 2020 "Landscape'
- Finalist at APA Australian Photography Awards "Documentary" Category
- Highly Commended on The Mono Awards 2020 "Places" Category
- Finalist at HeadOn photo festival 2021 on Landscape category.
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November 21st, 2021
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