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TROPIC • UP FRONT
Scene Around Tropic profiiles an amazing image from the Tropical North

with photographer
Q&A Ellen Wilson
Location: Stoney Creek Falls within the this for a photo shoot. The challenge kind of story with simplicity. Freia and
Barron Gorge National Park - one of my wasn’t really for me, but mostly for my I have been collaborating now for a few
favourite local places in Cairns to explore. model as it was quite a cold, windy day years. She’s been featured in Vogue Italia
and she was immersed in that water. We four times now for my photography. I
Challenges of the shoot: Freia and I shot a few other images first before this just submit my images to the magazine
hiked to this lovely National Park and particular one. and they either accept it or not. It’s an
went right up to the Stoney Creek Falls online Vogue Italia publication for this
via the Douglas Track, then followed the I love this shot because: This image of sort of feature. It’s an honour to be part
train track to the waterfall. Our walk took Freia is just so natural and raw with of that community and it’s very inspiring
us about an hour to get to this place. It those feminine emotions on her face. The for artists/photographers such as myself.
was very enjoyable. We both love hiking, flow of light with the water is beautiful.
so it wasn’t hard to do something like It’s a photograph that tells an ethereal INSTAGRAM: @theraven_andthemoon

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