Australia fires: Plants photographed regrowing in ashes

Australia fires

The unprecedented bush fires sweeping parts of Australia have devastated huge areas of the country's natural environment.

At least half a billion animals and countless trees, plants and other living things are killed since the fires began in September.

More than 6.3 million hectares (63,000 sq km or 15.6 million acres) are burned thus far - one hectare is roughly the dimensions of a sports field.

But in some recently-burned areas, signs of life are returning, as captured by local photographer Murray Lowe, who visited investigate how fire had affected the bush near his range in Kulnura on Central Coast, New South Wales.

A very simple guide to the fires
Walking on the grey ash, next to mobile masts downed by the hearth that ravaged the world in late December, he found green grasses and rose-coloured leaves sprouting through burnt tree trunks.

The photos are shared thousands of times on social media since Mr Lowe, who's 71, posted them on Monday, as people look for hope amid the devastation.

Murray Lowe who lives in New South Wales, Australia shared a bunch of photographs that he covered  from Kulnara on the Central Coast of NSW in the week .

“Ventured out into the hearth grounds today to capture some images of how the Aussie bush responds to fireside , and therefore the way it regenerates itself and comes back to life,” he said.

“It’s so heartening to ascertain the bush returning to life again.”


Murray is now selling the photos and can be giving the profits to assist victims of the fires.