Through the lens: Remote locations that remind us of Earth’s splendour

This Sydney-based photographer has made an art form of wandering the globe searching for those special “surreal moments” in sparsely populated places.

Detail from “Above the clouds, the spirit soars” depicts the roiling skies above the summit of Mount Rinjani, an active volcano in Lombok, Indonesia. Rae Begley

Rae Begley

Sep 30, 2022 – 5.00am

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For as long as I can recall, travel for me has meant seeking out otherworldly places, from the Atacama Desert and Patagonia in Chile to the vast rural areas in Argentina; the Himalayas in Nepal; Lombok, Indonesia, and the desert landscapes of Australia.

Forthcoming travel plans include a deep-dive on the Great Barrier Reef in October as part of the Heron Island Fellowship with Groundswell, Australia’s first giving organisation dedicated to funding high-impact climate advocacy and action.Then I’m off to Iceland in 2023.