PORTFOLIO: Terra Nullius, Australia: Terranullius_36_DAV2010-1201_D01_36

24-year-old Sarah is a tall, robust woman with a serene air and a delicate face likea China doll. Fine-tuning the last settings on her plane’s panel board, she looks out forthe control tower’s green light so that she may take off at last.Sarah flies off to Tennant Creek, a 90-minute flight from Alice Springs. It’s the longestround for a postman in the state of Northern Territory. 221.000 people are spread overa surface area close to 1.400.000 square kilometres, or the equivalent of 0.16 people per km2. So she can set off at the break of drawn, Sarah must leave the night before : 2000 kilometres, 13 landings in 8 hours in one of the most remote areas of the state.In this photo : 6 am, Sarah is about to start her day. Working as a pilot, Sarah 25 years old, makes her dream comes true. Today with a Cessna 210, she delivers mails in the most remote places in Australia. Alice Spring, NT, Australia, 2011.

24-year-old Sarah is a tall, robust woman with a serene air and a delicate face likea China doll. Fine-tuning the last settings on her plane’s panel board, she looks out forthe control tower’s green light so that she may take off at last.Sarah flies off to Tennant Creek, a 90-minute flight from Alice Springs. It’s the longestround for a postman in the state of Northern Territory. 221.000 people are spread overa surface area close to 1.400.000 square kilometres, or the equivalent of 0.16 people per km2. So she can set off at the break of drawn, Sarah must leave the night before : 2000 kilometres, 13 landings in 8 hours in one of the most remote areas of the state. 

In this photo : 6 am, Sarah is about to start her day. Working as a pilot, Sarah 25 years old, makes her dream comes true. Today with a Cessna 210, she delivers mails in the most remote places in Australia. Alice Spring, NT, Australia, 2011.