Salt

I recently saw a 2009 documentary movie called Salt about a photographer’s work in the Australian desert. This should not be confused with the 2010 film of the same name, which is a completely different thing.

Salt is a documentary about Australian film Murray Fredericks and his annual pilgrimage to Lake Eyre in the state of South Australia. Lake Eyre is the Australia’s largest lake, but it’s typically mostly dry. Angus rides a specially built bicycle across the lake bed and camps on the lake bed, often for several weeks. During that time he uses view cameras to photograph the seemingly infinite landscape on the lake. It’s fascinating to see how different the “empty” landscape appears at different times of the day and in different seasons. Given the conditions he must endure, his work is truly a labor of love.

The movie is definitely worth watching if you’re into landscape photography and interesting concepts in art photography projects.

For more information, visit the website for the documentary.