Paul Stargatt, Lightning Cracks over Cane Fields (LANDSCAPE 2027)

Lightning splits a violet storm sky above cane fields and a sugar mill, briefly illuminating the distant horizon. Rows of crops draw the eye towards the strikes, while silhouetted machinery anchors the foreground—a meeting of the working rural landscape and the immense power of the weather.

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