Times Of Drought

Nature, third prize singles

22-08-2002

Kangaroos roam across Oley Station in drought-stricken New South Wales. In times of drought the animals move across the country in large groups, in search of water and food. The quest brings them into towns and on to cattle stations and sheep farms, where well-water is available and where they compete with the livestock for resources. This has led to an increasing demand by property owners for kangaroo populations to be culled. Culling is generally carried out by licensed 'harvesters', but meets opposition from animal rights activists.

Commissioned by: Network Photographers

Photo Credit: Micheal Amendolia

Based in Sydney, Australian photographer Michael Amendolia has 27 years experience working for Australian and international magazines, newspapers and companies. His editorial clients have included Stern, Der Spiegel, and Forbes, among others. Michael received recognition at the World Press Photo Awards in the categories of Science and Technology, and the Environment in 1999, 2001 and 2003.

He was the principal photographer for the book Seeing is Believing, based on the work of one of Australia’s great humanitarians, Professor Fred Hollows. Over the course of the last twenty years Michael has documented the progressing work of Nepalese ophthalmic visionary Dr. Sanduk Ruit all across Asia. Michael is one of four founding members of the Bi-Annual REPORTAGE festival that started in 1999 and continues to this day.