In 1977, Robyn Davidson trekked across the Australian desert with four camels and a dog, in what would become one of National Geographic's most popular photo essays of all time.
Now her remarkable journey has been turned into a feature film, called "Tracks," starring Mia Wasikowska (pictured).
The adventure took nine months for the 26-year-old, setting off from Alice Springs and ending at the Indian Ocean, a journey of 2,700 kilometers. "I disappeared, but I've never felt so alive,"
Davidson was initially resistant to Smolan, feeling as though she'd "sold out" by having a National Geographic photographer with her. Smolan said he was "smitten" with the "intense and fascinating" woman.
Over three decades later, they remain firm friends, having shared an adventure across one of the most punishing landscapes on Earth. Here they are pictured(below) on the set of "Tracks."
Why did Davidson cross these red plains? "Why not," she says. "Maybe for men it's a longing to conquer something. They conquer the mountain, they conquer something in themselves. I never felt that way. For me it was more of a merging into, entering into, becoming part of."
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