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This is the first journey of discovery of Maja Obreza. Living in the centre of Europe, in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, she has long been fascinated by the far continent, particularly the tropical rainforests and deserts of the far north. She landed in Brisbane, but her journey of discovery began in Cairns. more...
The Hinterland of the Great Ocean Road - named Lorne State Park - is a picturesque forested area of valleys, rivers and waterfalls. There are hotels, camping grounds, rest areas, well marked walks, and great views of the ocean. more...
Yellow River is the life blood of the great Kakadu National Park, about 20,000sq km in size and of the great flood plains of the world, rich in fauna and flora, and enjoying plenitude of water riches, even during the dry season. The shots were taken in December 2008, just the beginning of the wet season. more...
Aboriginal rock paintings in Australia are an amazing and aweinspiring phenomenon. They are to be found in all the rocky places of Australia where the tribes sheltered and have remained, constantly retouched, refreshed and repainted through millenia. Some paintings are si old that they don't relate to the living memory of any Aboriginal group. and are often claimed to be the work of spirits. The paintings in Ubirr, Kakadu National Park are of such international significance that the area has been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. more...
Nourlangie Rock, the Aboriginal name is Nawurlandja, and is the actual name of smaller rock outcrop at the Anbangbang billabong, is a spectacular region in Kakadu National Park in Northern Territory, Australia. The area was visited regularly as far back as 20,000 years ago. It appars to have been used more fequently after 6,000 years ago, probably because more food was available. The rock art gallery contains some outstanding representations of Aboriginal mythical figures. more...
Central Australian landscapes with the focus on the most famous landmarks, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Watarrka National Park with Kings Canyon, West Mac Donnell Ranges with Standley Chasm, and Finke River in flood on Stuart Highway - Alice Springs to Adelaide more...
Nitmiluk National Park, previousy known as Katherine Gorge National Park, the park is home to the spectacular series of 13 sandstone gorges, carved over a billion years by the waters of Katherine River. It is located near the township of Katherine and covers the area of 2,920 sq km. Its northern edge borders on Kakadu National Park. During the dry season (April to October) the gorges become separated as the level of the river falls. The gorges and the surrounding landscape give great ceremonial significance to the local Aboriginal people. The park is jointly managed by the Northern Territory government and the traditional owners - the Jawoyn people, according to their laws. more...
Lake Argyle, situated in the north-eastern Kimberley region in Western Australia, is Australia's largest man-made lake. At extreme flood capacity surface area of the lake is 2,062 sq km, lake volume 34,655 cubic metres and approx.55 times the size of Sydney harbour. The massive Lake Argyle was formed in the 1960ies and 1970ies as part of the Ord River irrigation scheme. The catchment area presently covers approx. 50,000 sq km. Today the area produces 60 different crops on 13,000 hectares. Argyle Diamond Mine is currently the world's largest diamond producer with 6 tonnes of diamonds or in excess of 30 million carats annually. The majority of diamonds are f industrial quality and 5% are the famous pink diamonds are of the highest quality in the world. more...
Kakadu National Park, covering nearly 20,000 sq.km is the largest national park in Australia and one of the very few places listed a world heritage area for both its cultural and natural value. Generations of traditional aboriginal owners have lived on and cared for this country for tens of thousands of years. Kakadu rock art of more than 5,000 sites, dating human occupation for fifty to sixty thousand years represents one of the longest historical records of any group of people in the world. Within the vast landscapes of Kakadu there are six main landforms, comprising savanna woodlands, monsoon forests, southern hills and ridges, stone country, tidal flats and coast and billabongs, each one in their diversity truly unique.It encompasses the floodplains of the South Alligator River system with their massive up to 300 m high Arnhem Land Plateau. The Kakadu National Park is managed jointly by the traditional owners and the federal government. more...
Bungle Bungle Range in East Kimberley was until early 1980ies known only to local pastoralists, stockmen, geologists and local Aborigenes. The area is rich in artwork by Aborigenes who have lived in the area for at least 20,000 years. Formed by uplift and erosion over the last 20 mill. years the distinctive domes are made of sandstone sediments, deposited into the area by flowing rivers from surrounding mountains from 360 to 370 million years ago. Over time the heavy rains of the wet seasons and winds have eroded the sandstone to form the rounded rock towers and carved out the steep-sided chasms and gorges. The orange and black stripes across behive-like mount, are encased in the skin of silica and algae, and are clearly visible. Bungle Bungle became a national park in 1987 and was declared a world heritage area in 2003. more...
The Chamberlain River is approx. 150 kilometres long and winds through the Kimberley's second-longest range, the Durack range, named after the pioneering Durack family. Almost 130 kilometres of the river winds through steep valleys and spectacular cliffs, forming the Kimberley's longest gorge. The gorge is home to extraordinary geological formations and similarly to nearby ElQuestro Gorge the surrounding cliff faces and scree slopes are up to 1,800 million years old and known as King Leopold sandstone. more...
Emma Gorge is part of spectacular Cockburn Range, the dominant landmark of El Questro's Wilderness Park. Towering cliffs drop to a large permanent pool and sixty-five metres droplet waterfall. The sandstone and shale surrounding the gorge are members of the bastion group dating 1,800 million years. more...
The viewer will be able to walk in the footsteps of Maja Obreza, a teacher from Slovenia on a month long tour of the varied visual delights and experiences Australia offers the visitor. The journey took her from the north via the red centre to Adelaide and then Melbourne. While fascinated by glowing rainforests and deserts of the north and centre, Melbourne impressed her as a great city, where she was able to feel at home, particularly since she was able to enjoy the hospitality of relatives and friends who had made their home in Melbourne.
the photo album is a collaborative attempt by Maja Obreza and Sasha Ceferin to record the impressions of Melbourne centre. more...
To really know Australia is to begin in the north, its tropical forests, its rivers and waterfalls, and its distinct rock formations. The journey then proceeds to the desert and the red heart of the continent - the Urulu. more...
The Great Ocean Road - built after the 1st World War - is one of the greatest tourist attractions of Victoria. With its beautiful ocean beaches, and its scenic forested hinterland - streams, valleys and native plant and birdlife - it is a unique experience for the nature lover. more...
