Carrie Prendeville, Karakia Karamea (PEOPLE WILDERNESS 2026)

Taken at Karamea on the rugged West Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, the image carries the feeling of humility before nature — where the ocean is both provider and force, calm and chaos, prayer and survival.

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