Pollock

This image represents years of work, failure, learning and persistence. Captured over the Alcoa tailings ponds, Pollock is one of my most recognised and awarded pieces. It won Gold at both the AIPP State and National Awards and gained international attention not long after. It took everything to get this one. Conditions, timing, angle, gear, it all had to align. What I love about this image is how wild yet composed it feels. The fractured textures and splashes of colour give it a painterly quality that reminded me of Jackson Pollock, hence the name. But there’s also a deeper layer here. These tailings ponds are intense places, loaded with environmental tension. The beauty can be confronting. You’re looking at something created by industry, but from this angle, it becomes almost unrecognisably beautiful. That tension between attraction and discomfort sits at the core of this work. It’s a centrepiece, a conversation starter, and one of the most meaningful images I’ve created.

This image is part of my International Print Series, featuring the bold and abstract beauty found in aerial landscapes.

Alcoa tailings ponds are visually striking, industrial landscapes that reveal tension between nature and human impact. About Tailings