Isabel Ma, Head Held High (ANIMAL 2022)

These photos were taken on a sunny day in the afternoon at Wollongong in Winter 2020. That was the time when COVID restrictions had eased and we were able to go for a road trip. What I like about these images is that the light landed softly on the Laughing Kookaburra, while the iconic Australian kingfisher was looking confident and hopeful, with its head held high.

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