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THE FACES OF THE HIGH COUNTRY: STUNNING IMAGES PUT A FACE TO AUSTRALIA'S BRUMBY DEBATE

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Key Facts:

• Photographer Kiki Sjoberg has released a striking collection of images documenting wild brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park, shared through her Instagram page Brumby Strong.
• The photographs aim to humanise the horses at the centre of Australia's ongoing debate over wild brumby management, showing individual animals with distinct personalities and family bonds.
• Sjoberg hopes her work encourages a more compassionate and informed conversation, regardless of where people stand on current management plans.
• The collection features intimate portraits of stallions, mares and foals, capturing moments of curiosity, resilience and companionship in the Australian high country.
• Brumbies remain a divisive subject in Australia, representing pioneering heritage for some and a complex environmental challenge for others.

As renewed calls for culling continue, acclaimed photographer Kiki Sjoberg captures the individual horses behind one of Australia's most divisive wildlife conversations.

As debate intensifies over the future of wild brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park, a powerful new collection of photographs is reminding Australians that behind the statistics are living, breathing animals with distinct personalities, family bonds and stories of their own.

Captured by renowned brumby photographer Kiki Sjoberg who releases her work through her Instagram page Brumby Strong, the striking images showcase the horses that roam Australia's high country, many of whom she has followed and documented over years. Through her lens, viewers are invited to see beyond the headlines and connect with the individual faces that have become symbols of one of the nation's most contentious environmental and animal welfare issues.

"People often talk about brumbies as numbers, populations or management targets," says Kiki Sjoberg

"But when you spend time observing them, you realise each horse is an individual. They have family groups, social structures and unique personalities. My hope is that these images encourage people to see them not just as part of a debate, but as part of Australia's living story."

The release of the images comes as discussions surrounding wild horse management continue to generate strong opinions across the country. While perspectives differ on the future of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park, the photographs offer a rare opportunity to pause and reflect on the animals at the centre of the conversation.

For many Australians, brumbies represent a connection to the nation's pioneering history and high-country heritage. For others, they remain part of an ongoing environmental challenge requiring complex management solutions.

Rather than entering the political debate, Kiki hopes her work encourages a more informed and compassionate discussion.

"Whether people support the current management plans or oppose them, I think we can all agree that understanding what is at stake begins with seeing these horses for what they are," she says. "These images are about creating that connection."

The collection includes intimate portraits of stallions, mares and foals living within Kosciuszko National Park, capturing moments of curiosity, resilience, companionship and survival in one of Australia's most iconic landscapes.

Contact details:

Karen Griffin

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