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It’s a phrase we often sing but rarely utter in conversation. That didn’t stop two Perth photographers, Denis Glennon and Tony Hewitt, from taking to the skies to find out what “girt by sea” really means.The pair embarked on an epic circumnavigation of Australia in a pint-sized light aircraft, taking off from Western Australia’s Jandakot Airport and flying 26,000km anticlockwise around the mainland coastline for 31 days. “It was a voyage of discovery akin to the explorers of old,” Denis says. “There’s lots of planning and preparation with a trip of this scale, but ultimately it’s instinct and curiosity that led to us taking the images.We had an expectation of what we might see, courtesy of Google Earth, but what we actually saw blew us out of our seats every time.” The result is more than 100 stunning aerial photos of Australia as it’s never been seen before.Visit Girt By Sea, the exhibition (page 29), or see it online at canon.com.au/explore/ girt-by-sea Can you guess where this photo was taken? See page 29 for the answer.