Global Snapshots Recipient of the inaugural World Nomads Travel Photography Scholarship is let loose in Australia's top end...

Garma was an awesome, life changing experience. It took me a few days to settle in but as challenging as some of it was, when I look back I can see how much I have grown as a person from the experience, and grown in my confidence and ability to get out there in the world and do this kind of work. It has equipped and prepared me for the competitive cut-throat photographic world out there, and for that I'm deeply thankful.

I hope it won't be my only Garma experience, as I miss the love and passion for life the Yolngu possess. I miss their bungul (dancing), manikay (song) and miny’tji (designs). I miss their smiling faces, and gentle nature. I miss their rich use of colour. I miss the red dust. I miss my friends, the community and family of Garma, and long to go back.

I can clearly see the important role Garma plays in preserving Yolngu culture and traditions, enriching their lives and maintaining their identity for now and future generations.

I would like to thank World Nomads and the Yothu Yindi Foundation for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks to Mark Rogers for your support and advice.

and thank you for reading,
Cameron Herweynen.