Helin Bereket's Photography Series Documents Australia's Abandoned Rural Towns
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Tom May
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Summary
Photographer Helin Bereket documents abandoned towns and derelict buildings in regional Victoria and South Australia, capturing the haunting beauty and solitude of forgotten places that exist between past and present. Her series "Abandoned Australia" offers a counter-narrative to the country's typical beach and city imagery, focusing on rural decline and the quiet complexity of these overlooked spaces.
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These are places caught between past and present
Australia's global image may be built on sun-soaked beaches and gleaming city skylines. But most people who've visited will know that this is just a tiny fraction of this vast, continent-sized country
She's turned her lens away from these familiar postcard pictures to document a quieter, more complex story
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