In this black-and-white image from Botany Bay, the aftermath of the 100-year flood is etched into the landscape. Driftwood branches—once standing trees—lay scattered and tangled, their limbs reaching like fractured veins across the sand. The tide rushes in with relentless force, surging around the fallen wood, wrapping it in white foam and shadow. The water blurs in motion, a ghostly veil against the dark textures of bark and debris, echoing both violence and grace. There is a haunting stillness to the scene, even as everything moves—the ocean reclaiming what nature broke. The image becomes a quiet reckoning between resilience and ruin, memory and erosion.