At 1841 metres, Busselton Jetty, in southern Western Australia, is the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. Construction began in 1865 and it was extended many times due to drifting sands, and to allow larger ships to moor. The jetty is now solely a tourist attraction, but what’s above the water is only part of the story. Underwater, around its thousands of pylons, nature has claimed it as a reef.
The reef’s flora and fauna is well known to divers. Now, with Broome-based photographer and filmmaker Peter Strain’s exhibition In An Octopuses Garden, appreciation of its extravagant, barely macroscopic beauty has been taken to another level. By working at extreme technical limits, Strain has been able to give us glimpses of what sea creatures see in their watery world…