The vast salt lake in the South Australian outback is dry for most of its life, having only filled to capacity three times in the past 160 years. So when water does arrive, this enormous landscape becomes a riot of colour
Jay Collier
Main image: Water, salt and silt create a never-ending abstract artwork on the surface of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Photograph: Jay Collier/The Guardian
Sun 27 Jul 2025 02.00 CEST
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is Australia’s largest salt lake and the continent’s lowest point at 15.2 metres below sea level
