Lancelin Dunes

Formed during the Pleistocene Epoch, the dune system outside of Lancelin, about one hundred and twenty kilometres north of Perth Western Australia, is relatively young compared to the surrounding landscape, but they mark an ancient coastline inland from the present. During the holiday season dune buggies and four wheel drives churn up the sands as drivers compete with sandboarders to turn the dunes into a theme park for people who like messing with nature, yet these weekend adventurers may yet save the dunes from mineral sand mining. Tourism offers the only viable alternative to governments still willing to open any land to miners, despite knowing the ultimate consequences of their actions. These images were created over several visits to Lancelin, shooting Adox 20 in 35mm and Ilford PanF in medium format.