Linlin Zhao, Solitary (SINGLE SHOT 2024)

This photo was taken in Lake Eildon, Marysville in an early morning in May. I was there for a sunrise shot. Instead, I got this thick fog over the lake. As I waited for the fog to clear, a lone bird flew into the vast grey sky and water. This was the moment I’d been waiting for.

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