Zack woke early and hiked to a nearby lake to see the sunrise. A drought that year meant that the lake had receded, leaving massive tiles of dried mud around the water’s edge. With his lens close to the ground, Zack used a technique called focus stacking, combining multiple images to achieve this single photograph.
The southwestern USA recently experienced its driest period since the 1500s. The temporary habitats created by such severe droughts can pose problems for animals that need to cross the exposed mudflats to access water. As droughts become increasingly extreme due to warmer temperatures caused by climate change, impacts may be felt more widely.
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Zack is a full-time nature photographer specialising in landscapes and wildlife of the American West. He is also an avid outdoorsman and skilled wildlife tracker. His work appeared in many advertising campaigns, publications and exhibitions around the world. When not photographing, Zack can be found backpacking into remote wilderness or fly fishing on a blue-ribbon trout stream in Montana, USA.
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