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Haven’t posted on Tumblr for a while but happy to say this images was commended at the World Photo Awards and was also judged the best single entry by an Australian photographer (The Australia National Award).

As a celebration I’m selling limited edition 11x14inch archival inkjet prints for USD$150 (AUD$195). They are pin sharp with exquisite tones. Edition of 25 (+2APs).

The image is mult-award winning and a large version is in the highly prestigious Macquarie Group collection.

Click the link above or message me if you need extra info. Or contact me at roundyc@hotmail.com

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The warm glow of the sun breaks through the autumn fog to reveal the rear wall of Tantangara Dam in kosciusko national park. Another image that's part of my ongoing series concerning the Snowy Hydro Scheme in NSW

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Intake tower, Blowering Reservoir, NSW

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Unsealed road junction, near Tantangara Reservoir in kosciusko national park on a foggy Autumn morning.

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Another foggy image from my study of the Snowy hydro Scheme in NSW. This is another of the Murrumbidgee River just downstream from Tantangara Reservoir in kosciusko national park

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Another new image from my study of the Snowy hydro Scheme in NSW. This is on the banks Murrumbidgee River just downstream from Tantangara Reservoir in kosciusko national park. The sun is trying to break through the Autumn morning fog.

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A new image from my study of the Snowy hydro Scheme in #nsw. This is the Murrumbidgee River just downstream from Tantangara Reservoir in kosciusko national park. The sun is trying to break through the Autumn morning fog.

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Another image from my ongoing series concerning the Snowy Hydro scheme in NSW. These are the Murray 2 Powerstation pipes in Khancoban, NSW

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A new shot from a visit to the Snowy Mountains in December. The path to Mount Kosciusko (behind the camera) crosses the footbridge in the distance. This is the Snowy River near its source not far from mount Kosciusko

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A new shot from a visit to the Snowy Mountains in December. A stubborn snow drift remains in a sheltered part of the Snowy River near its source not far from mount kosciusko

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A new shot from a visit to the Snowy Mountains in December. This is the Snowy River near its source not far from mount kosciusko

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These are from a new series called Legend that draws comparisons between cartographic symbols (reproduced from Geoscience Australia's symbol dictionary), from topographic maps, and the landforms and features they represent. I'd be interested in any feedback. It's an ongoing project that's now on my website. Artist statement below.

"Legend is an ongoing series that draws direct comparisons between cartographic symbols, found in topographic maps, and the real-world features and points of interest they represent. What interests me is how the infinite complexities and variations in landscapes are reproduced as a uniform and repeatable graphic language in maps.

In order to decode the map’s information, symbols are presented with short statements (called a legend, or key) that explain their meaning. Without this system of denotation, many of the symbols become purely abstract.

In this series I remove the explanatory statements, replacing them with photographs of places the symbols refer to, inviting the viewer to decode the meaning through use of a ‘photographic legend’ instead. It’s interesting to consider that the symbols and the photographs are essentially ‘pictures’ of the same thing. But my intention is to not just make a visual comparison between real-life landscapes and their abstract cartographic equivalents; I also want this to be a comparison between the phenomenology of ‘place’ and the abstract geometry of space."

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Beach cafe, Mollymook Beach, NSW.

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Mollymook beach, NSW

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Mollymook beach, NSW

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Water release, Jindabyne Dam, NSW

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Guthega Pondage, NSW