After walking almost 1,700 miles across the heart of the Australian Outback, Davidson and her camels arrived at the Indian Ocean. Never having seen a body of water larger than a puddle before, her camels were mesmerized. Photograph by Rick Smolan/Against All Odds Productions
In 1977 photographer Rick Smolan was traveling in Australia on assignment for Time magazine when he encountered an angry woman in the small town of Alice Springs. Little did he know that 37 years later their story would be dramatized by movie stars.
The woman was Robyn Davidson—the so-called “camel-lady” who undertook a 1,700-mile trek from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean on foot with four camels and a dog as her companions. A new movie, TRACKS, brings her epic journey and evolving relationship with Smolan to the big screen.
Written for Proof: Rick Smolan’s Trek with TRACKS, from Australian Outback to Silver Screen