"After the Flood" is a photo story dedicated to the people of Lismore, a regional city in Northern New South Wales. In March 2022 torrential ongoing rain caused the river to reach the highest level in recorded history - 14.4m - flood waters inundated the city and peoples homes and local businesses. The catastropic event was declared a national emergency; thousands of people were displaced without homes to return to, and hundreds of businesses are unable to start over again, following a similar flood event only 5 years earlier, in 2017. Much like the rescue efforts were led by citizens, the community are "in this together", with much of the clean up effort being administered and supported by the residents of Lismore, and volunteers from out of town helping people rebuild their lives. Photographed here is a still life with items salvaged from the defunct Lismore train station that runs adjacent to the Wilson River; the items are covered in a film of toxic material including oil, sludge, and sewrage.
